It is no secret that I put my heart into almost everything I do. There are times like yesterday you'll find me in tears writing an email response to a parent. Or the other week chatting with a mom about how her teen is doing, which ended up being a wonderful conversation. That only happened because I spent time with her teen months before chatting about how things were going because I cared about him and how he was doing. My most favorite times are sitting with the confirmation candidates in their interviews as we chat about life and faith. There are times I send out too many emails, call too many times, and spend too much time thinking about situations. My 30 minute car rides into work are filled with work prep, to-dos, prayers, worries, contemplation on how to do many things, and taking in Christian lyrics. Sometimes I sing. :) Some days this giving it my all can be too much. There are people that can do this without putting so much heart into it. But I don't know how to do that, and I don't know why I would want to do ministry that way. It is a gift to have a place in my heart for these families and for them to be in love with Jesus. What I am coming to learn through my business, which overflows into ministry is that I can't take everything so personally. A person that does put so much heart into her work, will naturally take things to heart and potentially more personally. I believe some of that is very good, but sometimes it isn't necessary or healthy. Being able to keep things in their court as their choice and not taking anything on as my fault can stop the on-going evaluation process. All I know is what I know. I've done all I've done. This is what happened. Now it's time to move on. Dwelling on situations, decisions, and circumstances is not healthy no matter how difficult they may be. Part of my Time Warrior book talks about doing this, because you save time when you do this. Just think about how much time I've wasted worrying about situations I couldn't change. ...to run freely with a heart so full...trying to see what really matters...
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So this is me...I am a woman who lives with passion, self-reflection, and a desire to do God's will.
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