Wow the last few weeks have been so busy. End of summer scheduling and enrollments at work quickly gave way to teachers being back and now students. It has been a struggle to get back into the normal school day routines for me. I’m have been learning a lot of patience at work. I’ve found myself in the middle of staff members who disagree and do not see the whole picture of each other’s jobs. The Lord is teaching me how to a peace maker for Him in those situations. He is also teaching me, and praise the Lord I’m learning, to lay the day’s issues down at His feet. I’ve been praying more on my way to and from work about issues and the Lord is faithful.
A while back Mark preached at church about Jesus calming the storm. Last Sunday he taught on Mary & Martha. Both Mary and the disciples came to Jesus with a lack of faith and basically demanding things from the Lord. How often do I, in the midst of the swirling circumstances, come to Jesus with a lack of faith. Saying “Hey Jesus I’m going to be swamped and drown here, just thought you would want to wake up to see it.” On the other hand “Jesus, I demand you change this circumstance right now.” They are polar opposite responces and both are wrong. But I praise the Lord that He is faithful to keep teaching and and guiding me. I want to walk more and more in Him. Walking with the faith to trust that “All thinks work together for good for those who love Him and are called accordning to his purposes.” The hurricanes my life self created or sent out by others are tools that the Lord can use (if I allow it) to grow me up and grow me more dependant on Him. I have to learn to continually lay all things at feet and trust Him. Like the song says “some times He calms the storm, other times He calms His child.”
I’m so gratefull He is teaching me. I’m so grateful that when I put my eyes and my focus on Him, it changes me. I can choose to take the focus off of my circumstances and look with Jesus’ eyes and see the needs in others. It is truely a blessing to be His hands and feet to serve others in their time of need. Lord help open my eyes spiritual and physical to see You at work and join You in it. Open my ears spiritual and physical to hear the needs (spoke and not) of those around me, that I may serve them. Quicken my spirit to hear the hearts cry of your children and in Your strength and wisdom minister to their hearts.
I’ve been listening to Ten Shekel Shirt’s new CD Jubliee (deep rich lyrics) but this one is a classic too
Unashamed Love
on the CD Much
You’re calling me to lay aside the worries of my day
To quiet down my busy mind and find a hiding place
Worthy, Worthy
I open up my heart and let my spirit worship Yours
I open up my mouth and let a song of praise come forth
Worthy, You are worthy
chorus
Of a child-like faith
And of my honest praise
And of my unashamed love
Of a holy life
And of my sacrifice
And of my unashamed love
