This was a re-read as I will be progressing to Sharon's second book, and wanted to re-acquaint myself with her 4 characters. Just as I remembered, I found myself in each character especially controlling Charissa, and ministry driven Hannah. My sidenote comments were insightful from four years ago, and I do realize that the combination of being out of the ministry spotlight plus retirement has definitely put a more rested and less stressed spin on my life. I am learning to sense better when my need for approval kicks in, producing guilt and then pushing me to fill my schedule out of obligation rather than joy. I am separating some control issues -- by understanding my organizational giftedness in a different light, not just that I want to "do it my way", but that I really enjoy planning (trips/projects/budget keeping) and calendar organization. It makes our life work together, so I am choosing to not belittle this skill set by mistakenly thinking it is always "controlling".
And, as before, the reminder of the various spiritual disciplines energized me to trust God in utilizing these to listen well to His Voice.
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