I read a lot. Most of the time it’s Harvard Journals, different devotionals, my Bible, and books about parenting, coaching and loss/grief/dealing with tragedy etc., well last night, I was reading a book about Servant Leadership in the workplace, from Butler University. I can hear you now….booooorriiiiiing…well, this type of thing isn’t boring for me because I emphasized my Masters in Leadership and actually wrote papers on stewardship, change, and workplace integrity. Often times when I’m having an exceptionally bad, for what I now call “Alli Days”, I seclude myself in this now tiny cube, put in my Bose nose canceling earbuds, and turn up whatever music I can stream through our network server. I’ve noticed others notice my seclusion and offer awkward hellos or simply say nothing but express downcast eyes. While reading Servant Leadership, I learned a few things. As a servant leader, I’m to replace command and control and be more focused on the needs of others. Instead of seclusion, I should do something in her honor. By putting myself in a more thoughtful mindset, I am often able to dig myself out of my own self loathing to memorialize my desires. Romans 8:28 says, “We can anchor our hopes to it’s truth in the middle of our turbulent sea.” How beautiful is that? My turbulence ie. Alli Days seem to lose anchor. The book was an easy read and finished within an hour. The very last page of the book was Romans 8:28 with a caption under that said, “God will bring something good from our current suffering.” Think about that. How can anything good come of what has happened? How can I possibly ever feel good again? Instead of counting my tragedies, I decided to count my blessings. I fell asleep and hadn’t even finished. We know that our part of this faith puzzle is to love Him, to trust Him and to live out the purpose for which He called us. We must let the raging waters of our suffering polish us like stones on the seashore. Eventually our rough places will give way to smoothness and our surfaces will shine with the reflection of the creator. Prayer for today: Lord, I am grateful that you can and will bring good out of my suffering. I need to know you have a purpose for my pain to keep me from hopelessness. Thank you for your word of hope today. Amen.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:53:08 +0000
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