"But as for me,
my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of
Your lovingkindness, Answer me with Your saving truth. Deliver me from
the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes and from the
deep waters" (Psalm
69:13-14).
Sleep escaped me
earlier this morning. That seems to have become a way of life as I have
grown more mature. I have always been a morning person and feel if I have
not made a contribution to the tasks of the day before the sun comes up, I have
wasted a good portion of the day.
This morning the
darkness seemed to be so very intense. I felt as if the weight
of the world was hanging around my neck. Did you ever feel that way?
Of course that is not the case but, when we try to move into God's
turf it seems to be the yoke, mentioned in a previous message, seems to grow
tighter around our neck.
I think David must
have had at least one day like that when he wrote, "But as for me, my prayer is to You, O
Lord, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with Your saving truth. Deliver me from the mire and don't let
me sink" (vs. 13-14a).
It is at times like
that when we need to be obedient to God's word and get alone with the Lord and
turn it all over to Him. Again turning to the words of the Psalmist, "Answer me, O Lord, for Your
lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion,
turn to me. And do not hide Your face from Your servant, Fort I am in distress;
answer me quickly." (vs. 16-17).
This morning when I
turned the computer on it presented me with screens I have never seen
before. Now, understand I am an old duck, (perhaps frog would be better)
that requires a five year old to help me get to where I want to get on this
one eyed monster. After pressing about every button on the key board I
hit the right button or perhaps the wrong button and the screen went blank, so
I rebooted and praise God, a familiar face appeared.
Within the morning
hours the can opener failed and the toaster crashed and several incoming calls
did not fill my heart with peace, joy and contentment. In other
words the alligators were in high gear. It soon became apparent I had to
make a decision, would I allow this nonsense to continue, or would I do as
David did, He cried out to the Lord, "Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink".
And then it
happened. The sun peeked through the trees and the skies began to
brighten. I am blessed to live on the edge of a small forest and the
sun radiating through the trees can be a very beautiful picture.
How many out there
know when you are working with children who have severe emotional problems life
can be a roller coaster. I spent many hours i training our staff that
they are only seed planters and not harvesters. When you look for the
harvest you are programming yourself for burn out. And how did I try and
get that message across? By convincing them they needed to go home and
cut the grass, sweep the deck or do something that they can see completed.
Soooo, I did as I
preached .I shut off the one eyed monster, and went and cleaned the
basement. It looks wonderful! But
I also know that when the creepee's come a bothering (ya all know what a
creepee is, a hillbilly word for "thorn)) it will be there the next
time I need to feel the sense of accomplishment and completion.
Blessings,
Gramps
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