Listening to Beck. Dealing with the news that I have a HUGE tax bill. Late meetings at church Monday, Tuesday and tonight. Up at 4:30 Friday morning to take my vigil stand in front of Planned Parenthood.
Our DRE is at the hospital with his pregnant wife. I may have to step in tonight and teach his class. So I have to spend time preparing while I know that everything may be fine and all the preparation and stomach churning will be for nothing.
I wonder how I can do all the stuff I have to do. It all seems to be too much.
It IS too much, for ME.
Fortunately it doesn’t really depend on me. I just have to show up. God is already there, as He is here. It depends on Him.
My job is to pray for the grace to remember that.
Maybe, almost certainly, vanity is related to fear — to a failure of Faith and Hope. If I’m afraid, on the edge of being overwhelmed, the “old man” says, “It’s up to you! Get to work, make it happen, or drown.”
The new man says, “You are one of His people, one of the sheep of His pasture — it is HE that made you, and not you yourself.”
The grace of humility comes with the grace of faith. It’s part of it, integrated into it.
So, Lord, I believe. Help thou my unbelief so that I can drop this heavy illusion of vanity and take up the easy yoke of your love.
**The grace of humility comes with the grace of faith. It’s part of it, integrated into it.**
May the Lord be with you.
My stomach was churning yesterday as I led an adult Bible Study group with several new people as well as our Director of Adult Faith Formation in the class.
It went well — studying Genesis.....oh, I have already learned so much myself!
Ping to the above. I was talking to myself again. I need help.
I'll be at the Eaton/Fairfax clinic Saturday, if you're anywhere close.
GOD BE WITH YOU BRO.