Last night I had dinner with one of my old mentors. She's in her late thirties, married, funny as all get out, and we have lots of fun when we are together. We have similar personalities which I think is one of the reasons our mentorship worked so well. We both love to laugh and be silly but we're also very grounded in our respective relationships with God.
We had dinner, of course it was Chinese. I hadn't seen her in months. She wanted to know what I'd been up to since I'd last seen her. Of course my big news was the ring community church launch. Then I told her about my ginormous cg and the girls in it who absolutely have my heart, emailing the prayer requests and cg announcements, running the words on the screen at the ring, 5:45 prayer and 30 days. And that was just the ring. Then there's my full time job that has me traveling all over the state, the state office fundraiser in April where I'm responsible for the silent auction, doing the format for the newsletter, and my new responsibilities as webmaster for the state website. Throw in a little medical mystery, and my inability to guard my heart, and I've got a very full, very confused plate. Then there's my own personal relationship with Him. He's still there, but I'm going in so many directions that I put Him and me on the backburner. Like I'll get around to repairing my faltering relationship with the Love of my Life when I've got time. I've relegated the God of the Universe to a to-do list.
She said I'd lost some of my sparkle. She said I used to be full of joy and not that it is gone, it's just not as evident as it used to be. I'd agree with that. I feel like I need to pace myself with everything I'm involved in, and I've not done too good of a job with it. So I need to give up some things. Realize that although I would love to help, I am not the only one with two hands who can help out. It's not about me. How did I get to the point where I thought it was? And why are there so many Is in this story? God forgive me for the selfishness I am so easily attracted to.
We had dinner, of course it was Chinese. I hadn't seen her in months. She wanted to know what I'd been up to since I'd last seen her. Of course my big news was the ring community church launch. Then I told her about my ginormous cg and the girls in it who absolutely have my heart, emailing the prayer requests and cg announcements, running the words on the screen at the ring, 5:45 prayer and 30 days. And that was just the ring. Then there's my full time job that has me traveling all over the state, the state office fundraiser in April where I'm responsible for the silent auction, doing the format for the newsletter, and my new responsibilities as webmaster for the state website. Throw in a little medical mystery, and my inability to guard my heart, and I've got a very full, very confused plate. Then there's my own personal relationship with Him. He's still there, but I'm going in so many directions that I put Him and me on the backburner. Like I'll get around to repairing my faltering relationship with the Love of my Life when I've got time. I've relegated the God of the Universe to a to-do list.
She said I'd lost some of my sparkle. She said I used to be full of joy and not that it is gone, it's just not as evident as it used to be. I'd agree with that. I feel like I need to pace myself with everything I'm involved in, and I've not done too good of a job with it. So I need to give up some things. Realize that although I would love to help, I am not the only one with two hands who can help out. It's not about me. How did I get to the point where I thought it was? And why are there so many Is in this story? God forgive me for the selfishness I am so easily attracted to.
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