When my husband was asked to be pastor of our new church, there arose a slight problem.  What would I do about the unfinished library at our old church?  Here we are with boxes of books (which had been donated by other libraries) that I have been processing as time allows.  By processing I mean adding the book to the database and putting a spline label on it.  It also would nomrally mean putting a plastic covering of some kind on it.  But the pastor of this church decided he didn't want to spend money on that.  While I should have put that issue up for vote with the others, I decided not to.  Although the congregation voted for it, this pastor never wanted a library in the first place. It is best to tread carefully on this matter with him. 

So what were we going to do with all the books?  My husband wanted to take some of them and start a library at the new church.  That was put on hold because he was interim pastor. He didn't yet want to make that sort of decision.  And I was unsure I wanted to do that.  As the time got closer for the new church to make his position permanent, I began to like the idea of starting another library less and less.  Finally I told him that I didn't think I had it in me to start another library.  It takes away from family time, school time, and housework time. 

He said, "The Lord put it in your heart to start the other library, didn't he?"

"Yes.  But not at the new church."

"And when you were finally given the chance to start that library, He blessed us with almost two thousand books that were donated.  What do you want to do?"

"I want to just finish this library.  And not start another one."

"Okay.  Finish what He wanted you to do.  If He does want to start another one at our new church, He will put it in your heart then.  And He will bless that one, if that's what He wants to happen."

I am relieved that the matter is settled.  I disliked things being up in the air for so long.  I plan to throw myself into the task of finishing this library this week, as time allows.  I hope to have it finished by the business meeting on the 7th.  I want to ask them if they would like me to come in for maintaince once a week, or just turn it over to someone else.