up and down
This is my third attempt at making sense of my week and feelings toward it.
The Good:
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Melissa is the most incredible mom and wife
Spent time with teenagers
New Office
Very encouraging Board Meeting
(r)evolve started well
Isabella waved and attempted to clap
Spent a little bit of extra time with the fam
Great children's ministry team meeting
Spent more time with our youth
Hung out at school (CAIS)
Have a hot wife
Amazed at God's sovereignty (even when I'm not sure I like how it works)
Don't need surgery
Began Grad school
The not so good:
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Melissa's sick
Dad Rose is fighting some nasty stuff, again
The Giants got shut out in the first round of the playoffs
Homesick
I don't speak Cantonese
Discouraged in ways I can't seem to put to words
Unsure of what's next or how to get there
Burdened for a city that's lost and they don't even know it
Dislocated kneecap (it hurts)
Burma trip may not happen
Can't seem to get out of the rut I'm in
Disconnected
I'm frail (not just my knee)
God feels distant (I've kept Him there)
I don't know what all this means. I guess you could say I'm conflicted. Tomorrow is a new day. Pressin' on.
posted by Mike at 11:28 PM
4 Comments:
hey pm!
i love you and i will for sure be praying for you. i get stuck in ruts when everything becomes routine. maybe try something new for devos or something? i dunno well i hope your knee heals really quick and i'll pray for your dad
in christ,
kt
hey... crazy, but we're so in the same boat right now. It's "all the sudden" (seems like it, but probably not really) become very difficult to be away, to be here, to be a parent, a spouse, in ministry, in language study...can't seem to put it into words either. One day at a time, here.
We love you guys and pray for you often!
iris and the boys.
I think that the majority of my life is lived in the rut moments and in the conflicted. The dificulty for my is finding God in the ruts. I know he is there. And I am coming to learn that contentment can still come in the moments of being conflicted. At least that what I desire.
I have to admit that sometimes I think the grass would be greener on the other side (whatever that other side is, not doing ministry, living close to home, having a 9-5 job, etc...) but when I take a step back, I know that soon ruts would develop there also.
May God give you the ability and eyes of faith to see him in the ruts.
Peace brother.
hey mike i dont really have any words of encouragement other than i know that God has a wicked sweet plan for you and i know everyone back here is still praying for you all.(like mad) so i love you and hope you heal up fast!
your chr-sister-ist
sarah
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