Lately I’ve let myself get in a funk, a pit. The funny thing is that I just started reading Mark Batterson’s book, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. I have really been enjoying the book and will post a review of it when I’m finished. But as I was reading last night when one part stuck out at me and hit me in the face. In chapter 4 Mark says, “but sometimes the biggest problems present the greatest opportunities for God to reveal His glory and work for His purposes. No one likes being in the pits or put out to pasture, but maybe God is developing character and honing skills that will serve you later in life”.
Right after we got to CCDS the senior minister left. It has just been me now for about a month. And right after he left I thought everything was going great and my attitude was right and focused on God but in the last week or two I have let myself get into this slump, rut, pit whatever you want to call it and it has really affected me. But this chapter really but some perspective on where I feel I am and helped me see that maybe God is preparing me for something in the future where I will need the skills and experience I have been put into now. I had forgotten a real encouraging statement from lady in our church a few weeks back when she said to another guy and then to me, “I wonder what God is preparing you for” as we talked about everything going on at church and the minister leaving. I don’t know what God has in store but I do know that my attitude and perspective have not been in the right place for God to use me and teach me and prepare me for whatever lies ahead.
In the beginning of the In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day Mark talks about God’s plan and placing us in His right place even when it does seem like it to us. And I think that God placed this book in my hands at His right time. I tried and tried to get Chris to finish reading it and it took a little longer than he was hoping so I didn’t get it when I wanted it. Anyways now is the right time for me to be reading it and I praise God all the way for it.
[tags]Mark Batterson, In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day, Chasing the Lion[/tags]
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