A seemingly uneventful weekend...
While this weekend may appear to be pretty average and uninspired, a series of events have inspired me on a couple of levels. On Friday, I went to the doctor for the first time in years. Since I live with 2 nurse practitioners, I knew this was inevitable. It was a routine physical, nothing out of the ordinary, but it brought to the forefront of my mind that the decisions I make concerning food and exercise are generally erratic and extreme. I just so happen to be in a cycle of inactivity. This is a continual struggle for me - yet balance is the name of the game. Just because time is an issue, I am not at liberty to throw in the towel on my health. Balance.
After the doctor's appointment, I drove down to San Antonio to visit my parents. They are both doing well. Dad's doing great - his 6 week check up is Thursday. He's stopped one of his medications and has lost 20 pounds. Everything is healing very well. Yesterday, I took them to the San Antonio Zoo. It was something pretty small and insignificant, but we all had a wonderful time and it served as a picture of some more imbalance in my life. For over a month, I've been struggling with living with purpose and passion. Nothing was exciting or "worth it". But I've been focusing on me - my feelings, my wants, my dissatisfaction - and not focusing on others - their feelings, their needs, their opportunities. Being able to give someone I care about an afternoon of something fun was incredibly fulfilling. We do need to take care of ourselves, with the purpose of being able to better serve others. Otherwise, self awareness and improvement are empty. Balance.
After the zoo, we met up with an amazing young woman from our church in Indiana and a friend of hers from San Antonio. They met on a missions trip last summer and have followed the Lord's work in their lives by starting a non-profit organization to help women who have been victims of human trafficking. Talk about inspiration! Hearing the story of 2 high school girls, a junior and a senior, who were burdened by a need and walked through the open doors God gave them without knowing what was on the other side - I walked away from that meeting humbled, challenged, and eager to stop looking at myself and start looking for opportunities that the Lord is daily putting in my path. Perhaps balance is not what I need when considering what I want and what the Lord wants. I think this is in area where it's right to be extreme - as long as I'm extremely living out with the Lord wants.
Trips to San Antonio are fairly regular in my life...but there was nothing regular about this particular trip. Thank you, Lord, for waking me up. Help me to remember my life is not mine to run. I'm yours. Use me.
After the doctor's appointment, I drove down to San Antonio to visit my parents. They are both doing well. Dad's doing great - his 6 week check up is Thursday. He's stopped one of his medications and has lost 20 pounds. Everything is healing very well. Yesterday, I took them to the San Antonio Zoo. It was something pretty small and insignificant, but we all had a wonderful time and it served as a picture of some more imbalance in my life. For over a month, I've been struggling with living with purpose and passion. Nothing was exciting or "worth it". But I've been focusing on me - my feelings, my wants, my dissatisfaction - and not focusing on others - their feelings, their needs, their opportunities. Being able to give someone I care about an afternoon of something fun was incredibly fulfilling. We do need to take care of ourselves, with the purpose of being able to better serve others. Otherwise, self awareness and improvement are empty. Balance.
After the zoo, we met up with an amazing young woman from our church in Indiana and a friend of hers from San Antonio. They met on a missions trip last summer and have followed the Lord's work in their lives by starting a non-profit organization to help women who have been victims of human trafficking. Talk about inspiration! Hearing the story of 2 high school girls, a junior and a senior, who were burdened by a need and walked through the open doors God gave them without knowing what was on the other side - I walked away from that meeting humbled, challenged, and eager to stop looking at myself and start looking for opportunities that the Lord is daily putting in my path. Perhaps balance is not what I need when considering what I want and what the Lord wants. I think this is in area where it's right to be extreme - as long as I'm extremely living out with the Lord wants.
Trips to San Antonio are fairly regular in my life...but there was nothing regular about this particular trip. Thank you, Lord, for waking me up. Help me to remember my life is not mine to run. I'm yours. Use me.
Thanks for sharing. ALWAYS such good stuff.
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