A Little Perspective, Please…
I’ve been working for the past few months to plan my store’s VBS workshop coming up in February. These past couple weeks I have felt the pressure of deadlines and responsibilities bear down on my shoulders as I strive to get things done. There have been more than a couple times when I have woken up in the middle of the night completely stressed about the workshop and how everything was going to get done. These past couple days have been particularly stressful, so much so that the stress and pressure do not abate once I have come home from work. This has been trying for Colby and I and finally last night I broke down and cried after a benign comment that he made. This is where my lesson in perspective came in. After a long talk with Colby, in which he reminded me that because I am only human (I had forgotten), I can only get a certain amount of work done in a given day and that it is useless to stress about the rest. I must focus on doing the best that I can, prioritizing my work, and giving everything to the Lord. If I don’t get everything done, I don’t get everything done. This is life sometimes. I had been going crazy operating under the impression that the workshop rises and falls on me and that I absolutely must accomplish everything I need to do. This reminder allows me to step back, realize that God is in control, and concentrate on what is most important. A little perspective….it has done my heart some good!