When God says "WAIT", I learn to:
Willfully commit to the process
Actively participate in new opportunities
Intentionally pray about the situation
Trustfully anticipate His provisions
It's the weight of waiting that keeps me down.
Once I trust the Way of waiting, I begin to see Him more clearly.
Silence
a thinking time - - for finding peace
a trying time - - for finding patience
a trusting time - - for finding purpose
a teaching time - - for finding plans
a turning time - - for finding passion
a trying time - - for finding patience
a trusting time - - for finding purpose
a teaching time - - for finding plans
a turning time - - for finding passion
Harmony
Last night, we had praise team practice at church - - always an uplifting encouragement to me after a long month of life. Thus it comes as no surprise that I feel better after a worship experience with other believers, even if it is just a rehearsal. Our worship guy mixes up the vocals from Sunday to Sunday, so the vocal team I have the privilege to sing with this weekend is amazing.
I love harmony.
Voices giving it all to God with His gift of music and finding the parts to increase the flight of harmonies to the heavens!
Through the journey of life and all its goods and bads, these words from the songs last night spoke directly to me. I'm carrying them, pondering them, and praying in preparation for this weekend:
You hold my life, You know my heart, and You call me by name
I live to say: God You reign
and
Bring me to my knees; Lord, lay me down
Rid me of myself; I belong to You
Oh lead me....Lead me to the cross
Singing harmonies with others, praying with others, serving through worship with others. That's church to me.
God, help your church live in harmony.
I love harmony.
Voices giving it all to God with His gift of music and finding the parts to increase the flight of harmonies to the heavens!
Through the journey of life and all its goods and bads, these words from the songs last night spoke directly to me. I'm carrying them, pondering them, and praying in preparation for this weekend:
You hold my life, You know my heart, and You call me by name
I live to say: God You reign
and
Bring me to my knees; Lord, lay me down
Rid me of myself; I belong to You
Oh lead me....Lead me to the cross
Singing harmonies with others, praying with others, serving through worship with others. That's church to me.
God, help your church live in harmony.
TODAY
So when things get tough in my life, the reality is that I become mopey. Yep. Real nice witness to others, huh? If you read this blog often, you see how I have been tired a lot lately. Yes....the things of this crazy world are getting me down....and yes....my attitude sucks. (Ew...I really hate that word!)
So when sucky times occur, I like to mope about and feel sorry for myself and eat more than I should and feel guilty for my attitude. Yeh....that really helps a lot!
TODAY.
Honestly, it was hell. Crazy busy at work brought out crazy dramas to deal with. Annoying ants in the house. Messes in the basement from neighbor kids. Nothing feels right these days. DAMN: Drama, Ants, Messes, Nothing!
Thank goodness we can't always go on feelings! Even after a DAMN hard day of life, TODAY goes on and I have to figure out how to deal with all the feelings so the day itself isn't a waste.
TODAY.
After work, I heard myself singing worship in the car on the way home and taking time to play and laugh with my kids. Talking to my wife about the DAMN crappy day is always helpful. Most of all, praying to God Who takes my mopey feelings and helps me adjust my attitude!
Yeh.....He's pretty good at the attitude adjustment thing. As long as I keep moving through this life, looking down and around and trying to feel my way through the messes....welp, things rarely work for the best.
It's only when I stop with this DAMN life and look UP and try to understand things from His perspective that I see what matters: the HIM in my life that is working amidst the drama, the ants, the messes, and the nothing. He saves me from it all, and He reminds me of His love through all of it.
So when sucky times occur, I like to mope about and feel sorry for myself and eat more than I should and feel guilty for my attitude. Yeh....that really helps a lot!
TODAY.
Honestly, it was hell. Crazy busy at work brought out crazy dramas to deal with. Annoying ants in the house. Messes in the basement from neighbor kids. Nothing feels right these days. DAMN: Drama, Ants, Messes, Nothing!
Thank goodness we can't always go on feelings! Even after a DAMN hard day of life, TODAY goes on and I have to figure out how to deal with all the feelings so the day itself isn't a waste.
TODAY.
After work, I heard myself singing worship in the car on the way home and taking time to play and laugh with my kids. Talking to my wife about the DAMN crappy day is always helpful. Most of all, praying to God Who takes my mopey feelings and helps me adjust my attitude!
Yeh.....He's pretty good at the attitude adjustment thing. As long as I keep moving through this life, looking down and around and trying to feel my way through the messes....welp, things rarely work for the best.
It's only when I stop with this DAMN life and look UP and try to understand things from His perspective that I see what matters: the HIM in my life that is working amidst the drama, the ants, the messes, and the nothing. He saves me from it all, and He reminds me of His love through all of it.
Change makes me tired.
It takes time to process and requires patience to move forward.
It brings out the best in people....and the worst in people.
Sometimes it's drastic and sometimes it's dramatic.
Either way it consumes precious time.
On the other hand:
It slows me down/picks up the pace and requires perseverance to see it through.
It challenges me to choose optimism.....or be a negative nelly.
Sometimes when drastic, it's a wake-up call.
Sometimes its drama helps me become a better person/professional.
Either way it consumes me and makes me tired.
A good tired, of course; for at what seems like the end, I can look back and see the reasons behind it, the reality of it, and the renewed passions because of it.
It brings out the best in people....and the worst in people.
Sometimes it's drastic and sometimes it's dramatic.
Either way it consumes precious time.
On the other hand:
It slows me down/picks up the pace and requires perseverance to see it through.
It challenges me to choose optimism.....or be a negative nelly.
Sometimes when drastic, it's a wake-up call.
Sometimes its drama helps me become a better person/professional.
Either way it consumes me and makes me tired.
A good tired, of course; for at what seems like the end, I can look back and see the reasons behind it, the reality of it, and the renewed passions because of it.
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