Mention was made at John's appointment (I am still awaiting contact from the Dr.'s office so I can get my answers "straight from the horses mouth.") About the possibility that medication caused (or intensified) the problems John faced which took him to the hospital last month. Therefore, John is on a mission to eliminate all pain meds from his life. He dropped them cold turkey (but is still taking anti-inflamtory med and muscle relaxers). So far not so bad... please pray for him in this endeavor.
My doggie has me thinking lately... All the snow combined with the bitterly cold tempeartures are making "doing her duty" not so fun for her. She races out into the harsh world to "take care of business" and then zooms back to the warmth and comfort of her home. Jaunts through the neighboring farm are the furthest thing from her mind. She goes out into the icky world only for what she HAS to do. Then she basks in the warmth of her family, her home.
Shouldn't we be like that? Shouldn't all the sin and ICK of this work make "doing our duty" out there not so fun? Shouldn't we race out into the harsh world to "take care of business" and then zoom back to the warmth and comfort of our Father's presence? So often during this season, time with God, spiritual endeavors take a back seat to working, shopping, wrapping, etc... Those "jaunts through the neighboring farm" pull us away from God. Doncha wanna just get back to basking in the warmth of His presence?
I do.
[Worship Wednesday later in the day... I promise!]
I like to wrap Him around me and take Him with me. Spending forty plus hours a week in a secular workplace - even one where faith (of all sorts) is encouraged and the people are nice - still leaves me feeling battered and worn. So I try to integrate conscious moments of resting in His presence throughout the workday. Sometimes I'm more successful than not, sometimes the other way around.
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