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When God makes me stop... |
So it's Wednesday evening at 7:30 - and where am I? In bed getting
ready to watch the Celtics...because I'm sick. Yep - sick. I gotta tell
you - I don't get sick very often, but this one has kicked my butt on
and off for three days, so I have spent MUCH time in bed (which gets
old really quickly, considering that I would rather be up and getting
things accomplished)....
So I believe this is God's way of saying "stop." As well, it reminds me
that my own little world doesn't revolve around me - everything still
goes on, and ministry is still happening. That ministry happens in my
church without me is one of the greatest joys of my ministry life - you
train and equip men and women to do the work, and that's exactly what
is happening. God is good.
But this sitting around is frustrating - and it's not like I can do a
ton of work in bed. Sometimes my energy just GOES, and my eyes hurt,
and I am useless. I am medicating to the max, but after a while, the
meds wear off. So it's been touch and go today.
This morning I read Andy Stanley's Communicating for a Change in
one sitting which I've been meaning to do for a while, and then working
on my message as I lay in bed, but I am anxious to be up and about. It
WAS a good read - challenging in many ways and affirming in others.
So right now, God is saying, "Stop." So I am...but my rear-end is getting soar...
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