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Feb. 1, 2008
Ouch
I read this quote this morning from Amy Carmichael while I was typing up some copywork for Elisha. It's a tough one.
"If interruptions annoy me, and private cares make me impatient; if I shadow the souls about me because I myself am shadowed, then I know nothing of Calvary's love."
Even when we read the Bible and see people coming up to JESUS as HE is on HIS way somewhere in particular, we think HE is being interrupted. I don't think HE thought about it that way. I can tell the difference when I get up and plan my day and when I get up and let the LORD lead me in the day. My mind gets in a groove and it's hard to get out of it.
Anybody else feel that way? Any introverted people out there that crave HOURS of time alone? That is my struggle right now. On the days I'm volleying back and forth between Isaac and the girls and get no time alone to think for a few minutes, I feel like a nutcase by the end of the day. I'm trying to both get up early and stay up late. The late night hours are great as they are so quiet, but I know I will pay for it if I don't get some sleep. The morning hours aren't as "safe" as anyone can get up at any time :o). It's like my brain can relax after having a few hours to get something done uninterrupted and to even do something I want to do versus need to do. Ahh.
But this is where I'm tempted to view things as interruptions. Am I casting bad moods on my family because I am in a bad mood? Likely so. I'm getting a bit better, but it seems like it's millimeter by millimeter. |
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Feb. 22, 2008 - Amen, sister
Your quote was so good and thought-provoking