What are you doing here?

I've been hearing that question a lot lately, as people suddenly realize that it's not summer anymore, and I'm still here. Well, if you've been reading long, you know what I'm still doing here- waiting for God to provide the needed monthly partners for me to go back to Missourri. But while working on that, God's got other stuff for me to do here.

One of them is my part time job at Chelten Child Development Center, which, conveniently, is where I worked before I left for the Missionary Training Center. What a blessing that God had a part time job for me when I got back! This particular group is special to me because I had a lot of them as two year olds when I taught before. So fun to get to have them again and get to plant more seeds about Jesus.

Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable? Prov. 20:6

I have been so blessed in the five years since college- to continue enjoying the faithful friendship of these two ladies.  What a blessing to see them both while I was up in Clarks Summit!

Give me One Pure and Holy Passion....

Isn't it ridiculous how easy it is to become distracted?   And dumb stuff like, cooking or watching TV. Even good things, like spending time with people, or (cough cough) support raising, Everyday things, that God wants me to worship Him through, instead become the only thing I'm thinking about, and shut God out. The way the songs  put it is looking only for His hand, and instead of seeking His face. In regular English, the danger is wanting God to do a bunch of stuff more than wanting God Himself. Loving the gifts (or desired gifts) instead of the Giver.

I have to admit I've been guilty of this lately. I got so focused on getting back to the Missionary Training Center to continue serving, so focused on the process of support raising, that I forgot the most important thing.  Not doing that (or any) specific service for God, but rather loving God Himself.
Like the Israelits got so hung up on doing the Law that they missed  their Messiah. Like the Galatians got so wrapped up in do's and don'ts that Paul had to write them a rather pointed letter to remind them- it's not about what we do- it's about what Jesus has already done. God wants my heart- your heart.
And absolutely I still have to do laundry and dishes and cooking and emails, and phone calls  and go to work.etc. But all those things are not the point. Even serving God is not the point. The point is God Himself.