Ministering to Others,
The last post I wrote was about abuse, and in my neighborhood. I had some good advice from many people come from that. I have also seen my own kids being more appreciative of our way of handling things in the last few days.
Isn’t it something how knowing the horror that some people go through in life can change your perspective about your own life?
I have had many women who have come to me for advice, support, and encouragement in one area or another. I always come away with even more of an appreciation of my own life.
Not that it’s perfect. We have financial struggles, health challenges, parenting challenges, a marriage that though not perfect, is continually being worked to make better- by both of us.
We also face difficult decisions, temptations, and trials.
The reason I come away more appreciative, is that when I minister to other women, I am ministering to myself also. It’s almost like I am letting God show me areas in my own life that may be similar to the life of the other woman, where I need to change, grow, and surrender to Him.
One of the challenges I face in that, is to not grow weary. Not become hard. There are some days that I just plain don’t want to be bothered. When I don’t get enough rest, when I am not feeling at my best, or when I haven’t been in the Word enough- I can very easily become weary.
My goal in this life is to always have something to offer. To always be an open vessle to be used by Him. To be growing and able to give of myself, to help others.
So, I guess I need to take care of me. That means learning from the lives of others, getting enough rest, staying strong in the Lord, building myself up in the Word, and letting God use the lives of those I minister to, to touch me.
I have to- my life depends on it.
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