A dear older friend was watching me round up our offspring on Sunday as we got ready to head home after church, and she commented to me, "I don't know how you do it." Now that we have 5 children, we are getting more and more interesting comments all the time, but that is another post for another day. On Sunday, my line of thinking was somewhere along the line of, "yeah, today I don't know how I'm going to do it, either."
With our busy summer schedule, I've gotten drained. Give out here, pour out there. It's been good, it's been fun, but it's been draining. Now with school starting, I find that I'm not ready for the next season, so there's this big "Uh-oh" feeling, as I realize that I don't have the creativity, the energy, the patience, the stamina, that I need to do this, much less do it well. And I'm really, really glad.
I'm glad that I'm realizing that I can't do it, and I'm glad I'm realizing it at the beginning. That way I can get out of the way, I can stop trying to "be all that" and just let God be in me.
In my drained state I turned on a good podcast and got just what I needed: good news! Ephesians 3:16 says that I can be strengthened with might in my inner self. That's just what I need, and it's a grant that God gives when we ask. I'm applying for that grant, and I know I'll get it. And I think that, doing it in God's strength and with His wisdom, this will probably be our best year yet.
I don't think I'm conveying this idea very well, but time is limited. Maybe I can write something else tomorrow...
I think the idea is conveyed indeed. Would you mind sending me that podcast? I could use some encouragement to find my might in my inner self as we near the insanity point - and we don't even have kids!
ReplyDeleteThe best news you can share when people say, "I don't know how you do it," is the fact that you don't to it - you and God do it by His grace and strength in you.
I keep wanting to call you - I miss you so much! Every time I think to call, it's dinner time, homework time, rabbit time, or 5-kids-leave-you-no-time time! Sometime you'll have to call me when you have time, so that I know I'm not interrupting your family, uhm, time. :)
Love, hugs, and many blessings to you and yours!
You're awesome; I'm calling!
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