Balance can be a difficult concept to identify, reach, and maintain. Priorities can shift subtly, slowly, escaping notice until suddenly a crisis draws our attention to the shift. One needs to stay alert and intentionally keep goals clear or they fade. Urgent problems can shift priorities as can day to day, 'normal' routines.
Thankfully the Lord grants us wisdom when we ask. Only He can help us identify health balance in our lives and reach balance. Balance requires making hard choices and sometimes saying 'NO' not only to bad or unhealthy things but sometimes to good things. Good things but things we just do not have time or energy for.
Thankfully many things in our lives the Lord balances for us. We do not normally think about these balances in our lives. My grandmother's can no longer produce enough blood cells-so she needs regular transfusions. Ironically my mom makes to many blood cells therefore needs to have blood drawn weekly to keep her levels down. Thankfully most of us do not need medical help to maintain normal blood levels.
Balance.
Computer time with real life time. Devotions and prayer time. Money-life needs vs. wants. Helping others enough without causing dependence. Personal time vs. sharing time with others. Family time vs. serving others. Work vs. rest. Busy vs. slowing down to enjoy earth's beauty. Order vs. random. Pressure vs. control. Details vs. basics......Eli, Anna, and I continue to wind down the school year with each day seeing projects completed. Yesterday after a French quiz our teacher told us we were doing well. Grammar falls low on each of our 'like' list to study in any language but we continue to learn.
Most of the people sitting on the clinic benches yesterday morning turned out to be family of the 15 or so Cholera patients receiving treatment. Cory reported seeing a body removed after clinic. I cannot imagine being sick in a room with 15+ other people, staff and family members coming and going at all hours and witnessing the death of someone with the same diagnosis. But I remain grateful that the Lord continues to supply the resources [supplies and staff] to keep this vital ministry going.
My parents continue to work on getting tickets for a visit in February. Please join us in praying for the potential work teams for 2012: right people, right dates, right travel, right projects and right experiences.
Cory attempted to contact our friend for news about his wife but the phones would not work.
Praise: Ministries at Fauche-spiritual, medical, agricultural, educational.
Prayer: Ministry balance, effectiveness.
1 comment:
Sometimes I get grumpy about how many balances life requires! but I guess that is why we have "relationship" with the Lord..and thankfully he does give us wisdom when we ask like you said. Praying for you guys! thanks for blogging!
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