I am spending some time reading blogs; and I realized that I haven't updated ours since our trip to Germany. Although the trip was exciting and a great blessing, I don't have much to report on right now. Our lives are the every day thing that rolls through and we just go along with it -- really rather boring.
I love reading the blogs mostly because this Tante remains in contact with all of her surrogate and real nieces and nephews. It's enjoyable to see the pictures and hear of the learning milestones as they are attained.
Today sitting in church, Pastor Mark finished a series on Capitalizing on moments. Today, was the final segment before beginning next weeks, "The Blues." However, today he discussed having a God job. God Job's are really the job that God gives us to be his servants in whatever way we can. As I sitting there, I think about the new baby that is coming into the world and is blessing the Atkinson Family. I am thrilled as I know there were struggles and certainly some wrestling with God on that subject. But as I look at those around me who have or will have children, I thought. What a cool God job, to be a mommy. Joy Lanford has a cool sticker on her facebook page, "I'm so crafty I make people." She's good at it, and an excellent mother. My point is simple. No matter how "boring" life may seem, there is always a God job for us some where being his servant. It's taken me a few years to overcome and accept the adversity to not having children, but I'll leave that God Job to those women who are great at it. Each of them are...because they've been given the blessing of children, one or many....they have that blessing.
Just like I've been blessed with the responsibility and the places I journeyed in life. I once had someone ask me, how I dealt with the stress and still found time to wear a smile and laugh. The answer although anecdotal was simple, God's in control, I'm just along for the ride.
I found myself to believe that my God Job was my current profession and the witness I bare to those around me. I see a tremendous amount of adversity and chaos at times. Sometimes things make sense, and other times the stress is so tremendous I just want to hide. But, I know that's not what he wants/expects. At least that is what I'm hoping, maybe it's not...I have some thinking to do to resolve the question of, "what is my God Job?"
