Friday

Today I:
slept in until 10:30 and still didn't want to wake up. Had a bunch of 614 songs in my head on the walk to work, kind of like a familiar arm around your shoulder...very comforting!

spent 5 more hours organizing the stupid craft closet....it looks beautiful now, but I'm told the beauty will probably not last too long with all the hands that go in there from week to week...(sigh!)...pulled out the "Army of the Lord" cd, and listened to the prayers of my friends and missed them...Lord, bring me to the place where I can join them again, instead of just miss them.

Travis called again...good timing, as always.

Went to Subway with Al before Powerhouse.

Hung out in the parking lot with Chazz and Jess and Al until kids showed up for our teen centre, then read a few encouraging words from friends like you....thank you, by the way!

Still frustrated at situations that I am powerless to do anything about. I can research and pray and love hard, but still feel often times relatively useless. I wonder if this is a common thing in ministry. You see so much potential for excellence, then the enemy comes and tries to steal it away, and we sit back and let him. NO NO NO! THERE WILL BE NO MORE STEALING OF JOY IN THIS PLACE! THERE WILL BE NO MORE STEALING OF LOVE IN THIS PLACE! THE LORD HAS DONE GREAT THINGS FOR US, AND WE ARE GLAD! HE IS THE AUTHOR OF LOVE, AND CREATED US TO HONOR HIM AND BRING GLORY TO HIS NAME AND WE WILL DO IT, BECAUSE WE ARE CALLED AND WE ARE EQUIPPED. Even though we don't always FEEL it, the Lord gives us eyes to see things and hope for things and live for the possibility of the things He has promised, and as we continue to step out in faith, He reminds us "I AM THE LORD, AND I WILL DO IT" so we continue to step forward through the desert, keeping our eyes peeled for the springs of water to gush forth in the midst of the wastelands, and WHEN THEY DO, we rejoice, and run to the water, and are refreshed.