Been a bit

Sorry, I've not posted in a while. I got violently sick for a few days this week. I am still getting over the cold and trying to catch up on the work I did not do when I was sick.
There is one thing I am learning from this week's experience. That is that I need to rely of God's strength and not my own. I have always known this simple concept but I am finding it to be even more true as I work more with people in a ministry setting. It is indeed God who works in us both to will and do of His good pleasure. God loves us and wants the best for us. Sometimes, His best involves permitting Him to do His work while I simply stay out of the way. That can mean simply listening to God or to other people or Just taking time to rest and re-charge my physical form. God is honored in our humble obedience to Him; not in our rushing through life to one more thing trying to fit it all in. So, I learn to cultivate the quiet of my own heart and listen to the still small voice of the Lord that says "I love you, take some time to rest and I'll help you get it all done."

Sam