The Lord has really been revealing Himself to me this weekend, especially with the big change in our home as of yesterday. My step-son, his wife and their baby lived with us for 10 1/2 months and just got in a moving van and are heading for college in the mid-west. I am not going to lie and say that it has been easy sharing a small house with three extra people, but it has been really good.
He is teaching me that relationships are worth it. They are worth the work and the lack of control they bring into your life. When you are engaging with others, it won't always turn out the way you expected. I am learning that is okay, actually I am finding that when I leave things in God's hands, they turn out better than if I had orchestrated the situation on my own. God works out the details. By not being intentional or putting in the effort (or because I am uncomfortable or don't want to risk "rejection") I often don't make the attempt to connect with others as much as I could.
Lord, help me in this area. I want to take more risks for the sake of relationships. Keep shifting my perspective back in line with Yours, Lord I want to love people like you do, not as Heidi finds easiest. Move in me.
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