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May 12, 2006

I Surrender...

I wanted to write a well-thought out, cohesive entry that tied together catharsis, surrender, and secular versus spiritual perspectives. But since I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo exhausted, you'll have to settle for more stream-of-consciousness rambling from me. =)

This was my 6th consecutive 60-80+ hour work week, and man, I'm exhausted. =) But God is good, and sustained me throughout this entire time - I was physically and emotionally drained, but still felt full of His grace. =) I think this experience has really pointed out the importance of surrendering to His will, and clinging to God for strength and wisdom rather than depending on myself. Very important lessons as I prepare for another short-term missions trip... and perhaps long-term service in the future.

Today was particularly stressful and draining for a variety of reasons, including the pressure of trying to meet an important project deadline while still carrying out responsibilities as tech lead by answering questions, resolving problems of other developers and business people, among others. As people and emails continued to come to my desk for help with some new emergency, I felt myself growing more frustrated as I thought: "Gahhhhh, leave me alone! I have my own problems to worry about!"

But, in one wonderful blessed moment, I felt completely encouraged and blessed when a co-worker asked me abou t a book on my shelf: "Making Jesus Lord" by Loren Cunningham. I got the chance to share some of my testimony and the gospel, which she totally took to heart! That was awesome!!!

Thank you Lord for allowing this unworthy servant to serve you, and for giving me the words to share with and encourage my co-worker! =D
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I arrived early for pre-fellowship prayer tonight and saw Enrique and some of the ACG guys hanging in the MAC... one thing led to another and we suddenly found ourselves in the middle of a big "noodle war!" Basically, there are these long, nerf-like noodle things that are like perfect for throwing around... and we spent the next 10-20 mins trying to hit each other!

Hahahaha... boys will be boys, right? ;) But, I think it was a much-needed, cathartic experience for me... to simply laugh out loud without worrying about anything else. Other than getting smacked in the face from the side! ;P

Posted by stevelee at May 12, 2006 11:28 PM

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