tommorow: worship

This morning I looked down at my 3G phone and notices that my phone said the phrase tomorrow: worship. It was informing about church on Saturday and that I was scheduled to play, but it got my mind-a-thinkin'. I wonder sometimes if this isn't the current state of the church at large; tomorrow: worship. I recently was leading a life group we had at our church and we were discussing the message which was brought forth that night. It was coming from the story of Mary and Martha in which one sister just listened to Jesus and the other worked hard and became angry because she thought that her sister was being lazy. Anyways one of the questions was is listening to God a priority in your life? Almost everyone one of us (including me) said Yes but... and then an excuse that we are too busy for a simple time of listening to our heavenly father. I think that we as the church constantly push off things till the next day. bible reading, prayer time, you know what I mean; Tomorrow: worship. The problem though is that in doing this we push off the greatness that the modern church has been promising that we would become and still haven't delivered. Our issue is a lack of discipline in our lives. We push of our time with God day in and day out, until we get to church on Sunday morning and then wonder why we feel no genuine connection with God. We have to come back to priority 1 which is a true communion with God everyday. Then and only then will we reach our potential both individually and as a the kingdom of God. make it Today:worship, Today:God. Thanks for reading.

God HELP me with this mess!!!!!

As I sit back in the backroom of my store. I have a feeling of relief that come can only come from a solid days work. I manage a retail store(Suit City) and one of my biggest responsibilities is to put out the inventory. It can be a handful; especially around the busy seasons such as Christmas and Easter(it's probably busy on the account that alot people only go to church around these times), but I digress. This past week I have over 150 boxes come through my back door and this is light compared to what lies ahead in the coming weeks. First thing in the morning UPS comes with it's heavy load and then about half hour later FedEx comes with its heavy load. I have never been in a actual boxing match that went twelve rounds, but I can imagine I feel pretty darn close after getting done with this season. When the boxes come through I have to open them up, take the stuff out, hang it on a Z rack, pull the plastic off ,throw the plastic away, price it and then find a spot to put it on the sales floor and then put it out (And I left the whole computer input thing out). This is tedious and at the beginning of it; it seems like you will never get it done and the area in which I am working becomes utter chaos(and for those who know me, know I hate chaos). It bugs me, makes me angry, sad, and really tired almost to the point of walking out and saying forget it. This season goes on for weeks with total disregard for what I am going through emotionally. Does this sound an awful like life to anyone? It does to me. Life sometimes gets like that. It is unrelenting, throwing everything it has at you and when you think it is all done it hits you with both barrels. I totally empathize with the story of Job. When the backroom gets messy and chaotic and it won't stop coming eventually the end of the day or the week or the season comes and it ends. Then PEACE. I love and appreciate these seasons in life. I really love the lesson being taught and the reward that comes at the end. I might be the only one that ever reads this. But that's OK because even now I am getting encouraged that though the sorrow may last for the night or your backroom maybe a mess Joy comes in the morning. Stay encouraged and know that God will bring you through this messy season into one that is clear and beautiful. The season will come again that everything looks like a mess but God never ever leaves. Thank you God for never leaving my side. Thank you for lessons taught that are for my perfecting. Help me to remember that you and only you can get me through these times. Thank you. Amen and thanks for reading.