“Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ
and stewards of the mysteries of God.” 1 Corinthians 4:1
Since I last
wrote, I’ve been busy wrapping up important projects at work and taking care of
3 sick boys! There’s been this short, but violent stomach bug going around, and
all three of the boys in my household came down with it on Tuesday night, one
at 9 pm, one at 1 am, and one at 3 am.
It consisted of about 6 hours of throwing up, mostly without much notice
it was coming. Out of a deep sleep, all of a sudden my baby boys are throwing
up into buckets, then my husband is laying on the bathroom floor waiting for
his next turn. Thankfully, so far, God
has answered my prayers and kept me well from it, and it’s a good thing because
we are scheduled to leave on our delayed honeymoon to Hawaii tonight! OR at
least we were supposed to leave tonight; in fact, we should have been landing
about now, but our flight was very, very delayed, so I am catching up on my
blog at 11 pm waiting to go back to the terminal for our 2:00 am flight to
arrive in Hawaii around 10 am. We’ve
been waiting and waiting and waiting for the chance to finally go on our
honeymoon, and so far, it’s been fraught with bad luck stating with the
illnesses right before and the delayed flight now. I’ve always ascribed to the belief that
everything happens for a reason, and I still do, but I also ascribe to the
thought that we may never know the reason. Some parts of life are just
mysteries and will remain so, like the mysteries of God. My family getting sick and a delayed flight
are to me, just part of life. At this
point, I don’t see it meaning anything in particular or there being a certain
reason for these challenges to have happened, but it’s a good learning
experience for the larger, more difficult times of life, the times that really
are unexplained and true mysteries. The
learning experience to be gained from this can be summed up in the title of the
book, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff.” There were some people at the terminal
tonight very upset about the delayed flight, and I understand why. They are
missing connecting flights and losing even more sleep than they would have if
the flight had left on time, but if you allow the small stuff to work you up,
how are you going to handle the large stuff?
This is the lesson I have been learning for several years now, and I am
proud to say that I have seen great improvement within myself and in my trust
in God. I am able to stay calm, let it
go, and move forward without the stress it used to cause me (well, at least in
most situations I am-it’s still a work in progress). This is a great accomplishment for me, so I
choose this verse today because it sums up that thought. If I simply regard
myself as a servant of God and a steward of the mysteries of God, than I don’t
have to worry about solving all my own and/or the world’s problems, and I don’t
have to worry about trying to explain those problems and why God allows them.
My job is just to trust and believe, to have faith and accept His mercy and
grace. Wow, what a release. J Now, it’s time for me to get ready to head
back to that terminal, ready for whatever comes next, no matter what it is!
