Through Other Eyes
“A balanced man of God sees the Lord as his strength, his refuge, and his shield when things refuse to be resolved.” Stress Fractures, P.149
It was another one of those days that I left my office totally spent. It had begun like every other day, up at 6 AM, out of the house by 7:45 AM. Early to work and late leaving in comparison to my 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM weekly schedule. This day I left the office later than usual, determined to finish what I had started, in the interest of doing my job well. Even if it meant I was not getting paid for the “overtime.” It was as I was on my way to my car, that I took a few minutes, and took a deep breath, and truly thanked God for having provided a job for me, for equipping me to do the job well, and for getting me through yet another challenging day- and while that was all good I repented that with all that I had accomplished that day, and indeed in the week; I had not done anything for the Kingdom.
I has sent hundreds of emails; answered tens of calls; solved many problems, and written several letters, but what had I done for the Kingdom? I wondered as I reflected on how exhausted I was. I had not shared the Word with anyone. In fact, the Name of Jesus had not come up during my work week at all, beyond “God Bless You!” when someone sneezed, especially considering the pandemic of The Coronavirus. Read more…