Still processing the last few days. Rewind – make that the last few months. We (I) gave our groundbreaking presentation
at Belmont. Right. Mixed reviews and mixed emotions – and it
hurt. I was very brave immediately
after, but when adrenaline and shock wore off it began to sting. I wanted it to be epic. It was not.
It was “okay.” Part of me wants
to say “epic fail” – but that wouldn’t be true either. I was not comfortable, and it showed.
Now what? I go to
Daddy and hand Him my broken toy and see what He can do with it. Daddy knows.
Compared to His plans for me this “just okay” workshop is a broken
toy.
I could say this is just an iceberg tip… an indication of a
larger problem. Or I could simply say it’s
a course correction. Or I could keep my
mouth shut and let Daddy tell me what it actually is. Like a leaf in autumn, these little deaths
burn away the green and reveal the true colors underneath. In the little death, beauty is revealed. I can’t see it… I have no mirror for my
experience, but if Daddy says it, He will make it so.
I do think He has placed a flame inside me… something that
is burning the rubble away. I do think
He has dreamed a dream in me… something bigger than me that only He can
do. I do think He plotting a course for
me, setting Himself as a star above me and is unlashing me from my safe
harbor.
I get scared – but I do trust Him.
Lead on Daddy…
Lead on Daddy! I love that He leads so tenderly and yet boldly. Why do I often find myself lingering instead of following? -- Mary
ReplyDeleteMost people never "fail", because they never attempt. We Christ-followers have our sanctified ace-in-the-hole, Romans 8.28.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am rather confident the pluses outweighed any minuses in your presentation...and the Molder is molding...and doing it well, wisely, and in His timeframe.