Thursday, July 26, 2007
Where I Stand
I read a delightful book just recently, titled Please Get Off the Seesaw Slowly by Norma Williamson. In her delightful way she gave insight to how she allowed humor to aid her purpose of mother to many children and wife to a pastor. In one story she shared how she felt as though she just wasn't doing anything right, not the way her husband would want her to do it. I quote from her book, "I can't do anything right!" I wailed . "Nothing ever works for me. You're always having to straighten out something for me. And I never know where I stand with you!"
He reached out one arm and hugged me to him.
"Right up against me---that's where," he pronounced.
And that took care of that.
The problem with trying to do things the way my Heavenly Father wants me to , is that I get caught up sometimes in thinking that how I'm doing is going to affect where I stand.
I know He wants me to have meaningful relationships with people, I know He wants me to be anxious for nothing and not worry about how I will pay my bills, I know He wants me to do as many nice things for people as I can possibly fill in my days, I know He wants me to read His word and ........................
Actually He isn't all that concerned with how good a job I am doing.
He would like me to remember where I stand.
He reached out one arm and hugged me to him.
"Right up against me---that's where," he pronounced.
And that took care of that.
The problem with trying to do things the way my Heavenly Father wants me to , is that I get caught up sometimes in thinking that how I'm doing is going to affect where I stand.
I know He wants me to have meaningful relationships with people, I know He wants me to be anxious for nothing and not worry about how I will pay my bills, I know He wants me to do as many nice things for people as I can possibly fill in my days, I know He wants me to read His word and ........................
Actually He isn't all that concerned with how good a job I am doing.
He would like me to remember where I stand.
