Honestly, it’s amazing not to have
any more homework –or, at least, for a little while before I start my Masters.
I get to explore so many new activities I’ve been wanting to dive into such as
hand-made cards, learning to cook, quilting projects –and of course all while
watching movies. A couple days ago I even had my first “company for dinner” and
shared homemade chicken stew with one of my best friends.
Throughout all my new endeavors and
the freedom to really choose how I spend my time, God has been continuously
finding ways to remind me that my main focus in what I do should not be the
selfish seen –but the eternal impact that is often impossible for me to
comprehend in the moment. I was reading in Lamentations; and chapter 2, verse
19 really captured my heart: “Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of
the watches pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up
your hands toward Him for the life of your young children, that faint for
hunger in the top of every street.” I was recently offered a position of
leadership in a local horse ministry, but what had I been doing to truly
prepare for it besides worrying if I had what it takes, if I would know how to
touch the children’s souls, or if I could possibly keep every safe, etc.? While
my time in crafts is definitely positive skills to develop, I can’t possibly
allow myself no time to let God prepare me for reaching out to the spiritually
starving children of my neighborhood.
God has given me this present
season to live and learn –to discover how to use my time wisely to bless
others, how to improve my skills to better serve and uplift others, and to
become more and more secure in my fellowship and calling in Him. What am I
waiting for?
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is
unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” –II Cor.
4:18
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