May 03 2005
Art and Craft
Sometimes, I wonder what I’m doing here at this job of mine. It’s enjoyable, yet very dead-end. I can’t ever see my boss promoting me, giving me more responsibility, or even giving me a living wage (which I think I would have earned after almost 6 years of faithful service). Conversely, I wonder if God keeps waiting for me to get off my butt and actually do something.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” — Phil 4:13
So, why don’t I do all things (or even something) with Christ’s strength in me? Seriously here. Why don’t I? I think that keep waiting for God to come down and say, “DO THIS!” Well, he could do that, but I feel that so often I wait on Him and He’s waiting on me. Yeah, that’s right — God is waiting on me. Why? Probably because I’m lazy, weak, and fearful. Why? Probably because I don’t trust myself and I’m too practical sometimes to actually live in/with faith. And that’s really sad on many levels — emotionally, spiritually, theologically, not to mention just sad that I have so much to offer an employer (or the world around me with my talents) and I can’t bring myself to do anything.
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