Tuesday, March 11, 2008

What happens when women say "yes to God"

For the past few weeks I have been in a funk. I have wondered if what I'm doing matters. Am I a good mother, friend, or wife. I wonder if my time at work has outlasted my performance. I have been wondering will I make a difference in my children's life. I wonder if I am being a good christian. I have been wondering if I am anything good at all. One day last week I decided that I I, I, I am not good at anything unless I am doing it for "God" Every time I clean my house and the children dirty it again, "I" don't want to clean it up. Then, I think about being a good wife and mother and doing all these unto the Lord. I love to bake. I like to bake a whole lot. Have you seen my fanny? Well, last week it dawned on me that sometimes my family does not appreciate the time, love and energy it takes for me to always bake for them. Then, I decided that I should not think of doing it for them. I should be thinking of baking for the Lord. So to get to my good story..this morning I was driving to work and praying as I drove.."Lord, I want to say "yes" to what ever you want me to do today. Where ever you lead, I will go. I will follow you and say "yes". No matter where that leads me. Whether it leads me to stay at the job I truly love or to go back home and be a full time mommy, that I loved so much too. Where ever you lead me Lord, I will go." After I prayed this prayer I went inside work and was having a wonderful, as usual day at the Chick-fil-A. I was to have a meeting with my boss, so right before that I did what any women would do prior to meeting a male person. I went to the bathroom. When I returned back to my office to get my things for the meeting. Low and behold.... there sitting slap in the middle of my desk was a book. And not just any book..."WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WOMEN SAY 'YES TO GOD'. What, are you kidding me.?There was a note that said,"Lysa thought you might like this book, Art". (This is one of the many books that my bosses wife has written.) I loved that she thought of me to have it. But, back to my shock...I sat down for a minute and could not believe this. What was God telling me? Had Lysa and Art heard my prayers of possibly leaving the good ole Chick-fil-A? Was my car bugged? Was my office bugged? No, silly I thought to myself. God his self had bugged my heart. Pretty cool I thought. I don't know what will happen after I read the book, but I do know that I have said "Yes to God" and where he leads and will follow. I will let you know how everything goes. As for now. I still love my job, love being a mom, love my humble home, love my husband, love my family and love, love, love to bake. One other thing I have decided that I need to work on --I use I too much...I need to begin to say we- me and Jesus..not I..I am not focusing on me anymore, just Jesus and me.
On a giddy note: I am going to visit the boys on Thursday. Yep! Lindsay and Chip have invited me to come to the ultrasound appointment and I can't wait to tell them to hurry up and enter this wonderful world. These little fellas are so loved and everyone is antisipating their arrival. I am so dang excited.

1 comment:

Lysa TerKeurst said...

Wow... great post Paige. You are most pleasing to God when you are most faithful right where you are today.

I love you BIG!

And hey... how come I've never been a recipient of some of that love for baking??? No, really, I'm glad I'm not... I'm with you on the whole fanny thing.

Have mercy!