Under Water

Happy Memorial Day! This post is part personal reflection, part audio blog. Thank you for reading and listening in!

School just ended for my girls (ages 14 and almost 6), and we are enjoying a visit to extended family before we settle into a summer routine. This summer will be different from previous ones because my employment takes me outside of our home regularly for the first time since I became a mom.

In February, I accepted a position as my church’s administration pastor, a position I would define as part office administrator, part junior executive pastor. Even though I planned my part-time hours around my girls’ school days, it was still a big adjustment for all of us, and I felt like I was “under water” for a while.

One place this has been evident is in my blogging. I began my blog with the New Year, planning to post twice a month; instead, I’ve posted twice. This year. Part of that was due to this adjustment. But part was due to my desire to meticulously prepare posts.

God called me to author this blog about the "biblical process of letting go" (see “About the Author”).

       And He’s also called me to be a staff pastor at my church.

              [He has clearly confirmed both of these paths in my life.]

                     And of course He’s still calling me to be a wife and mom.

But God has NOT given me the ability or the authority to accomplish these things the way I think they should be done. God is using this new season in my life to remind me that as the Author of my story, He has determined not only what He is calling me to, but how to live it out. When I follow Him in both the what and the how, He supplies both the ability and the authority to accomplish His purposes.

Interestingly, that is part of the message He gave me to share during the Mother’s Day presentation at our church. Here is the link to the brief (< 6 minutes) word of encouragement the Lord had me share:

Mantled with Authority: Word of Encouragement to Women

Once you listen, you’ll know why we handed out gladiolas to the women in attendance rather than traditional Mother’s Day flowers. (Hint: The root word for gladiolas is NOT the same root word for glad, but for… [you’ll have to listen to find out!])

Have you found yourself "under water" lately, unable to come up for air? Pause for a moment to consider: What has the Author of your story called you to do? And how is He leading you to go about doing it? As you follow Him in the what and the how, you will feel the angst of human effort fall away and find that you have everything (and all the time) you need.

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