I’m tired and I don’t feel good. And I’m tired of not feeling good.
I feel like whining – but I don’t want to be a whiner.
My female parts have decided to revolt and they want out! Problem is, my surgery isn’t scheduled until September. Okay, that was by my choice – I could have scheduled it for August, but I didn’t want to cancel my family’s vacation -- so I decided to put it off for a few more weeks. At the time, I somehow thought the magic shot and the drugs they gave me would make me feel great until I decided to trek on into the hospital. It’s not working.
On top of that, I got a new job at work. That’s a good thing – but it comes with a huge learning curve for me. It takes me completely out of my comfort zone – and that’s not a fun place to be when you don’t feel good.
My attitude stinks and I know it. So yesterday I did what I knew I needed to do – checked in with John Piper for a dose of some good medicine that I knew would work. I stumbled upon his sermon from June 7, 2009 -- Sustained by Sovereign Grace: How to Endure to the End. The title seemed to be screaming my name – so I gave it a listen. I love John Piper! His passion for God’s Word encourages me and his love for the Lord is infectious! This little poem he wrote pretty much sums it up…
What is Sustaining Grace?
Not Grace that bars what is not bliss
Nor flight from all distress
But this, the Grace that orders our trouble and pain
And then in the darkness is there to sustain
John Piper
Another object lesson in my life… I’m done whining.
My female parts have decided to revolt and they want out! Problem is, my surgery isn’t scheduled until September. Okay, that was by my choice – I could have scheduled it for August, but I didn’t want to cancel my family’s vacation -- so I decided to put it off for a few more weeks. At the time, I somehow thought the magic shot and the drugs they gave me would make me feel great until I decided to trek on into the hospital. It’s not working.
On top of that, I got a new job at work. That’s a good thing – but it comes with a huge learning curve for me. It takes me completely out of my comfort zone – and that’s not a fun place to be when you don’t feel good.
My attitude stinks and I know it. So yesterday I did what I knew I needed to do – checked in with John Piper for a dose of some good medicine that I knew would work. I stumbled upon his sermon from June 7, 2009 -- Sustained by Sovereign Grace: How to Endure to the End. The title seemed to be screaming my name – so I gave it a listen. I love John Piper! His passion for God’s Word encourages me and his love for the Lord is infectious! This little poem he wrote pretty much sums it up…
What is Sustaining Grace?
Not Grace that bars what is not bliss
Nor flight from all distress
But this, the Grace that orders our trouble and pain
And then in the darkness is there to sustain
John Piper
Another object lesson in my life… I’m done whining.
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