Blessed Are The Flexible

Probably one of the top three qualities needed in a woman of God.

Flexibility.

Yesterday afternoon around at 3:45pm, I received a call from work saying my shift was called off with my current client seeing she was in the hospital. I texted my husband and told him I could go to the high school football game with him. He was very excited and honestly, I was relieved to have a little extra time off to catch up on a few things.

Around 5:30pm, I received another call from work asking if I could do a shift for a new client. I called my husband back and told him I couldn't go. Then I cried. Being flexible. It is a challenge.

Flexible is such a needed and important aspect as a mom, wife, Christian.

And honestly, it can break us if we let it.

1. When you're flexible, you present a much more positive attitude.

I am the person who writes out a To Do list for every day and I want to stick with it. My husband loves to be spontaneous. Sometimes, he calls me and asks what I am doing. Then he asks me to go somewhere with him. It may be for a lunch date...shopping...a visit...or errands. I can either enjoy the time with him (and away from the kids!) or I can sit and think about the things on my to do list and be poor company. He wants and needs me to be positive! Pastors have enough negative from others - they need their wives to be the most positive person in their world.

2. When you're flexible, you gain the reputation of being easy to work with.

In ministry, there are certain people that you just don't ask anything of. Usually because they always seem bothered, put out or reluctant when you ask something. There are others who say yes with a happy spirit and truly want to help. They are easy to work with and just a blessing to a pastor and pastor's wife. Which one are you?

3. When you're flexible, you will be balanced in different areas of your life.

While I am encouraging being flexible, I also want to mention that you do not need to let people run you over with every whim and request. You do need to consider yourself and how much you can handle. It is all a matter of balance.

Challenge: Plan to be spontaneous. Being spontaneous is a great way to purposely work on being flexible. So hard for some of us but it is needed!

Comments

Disney Vacation 2024 - Memory Maker Day 1: Magic Kingdom

Disney Vacation 2024 Day 1 - Magic Kingdom We bought the Memory Maker. These are all the photos from Day 1 that the staff took for us. :). I absolutely loved getting this! In front of the train station. We are here - Magic Kingdom! Happy faces. In front of the Haunted Mansion. Love! Meeting Ariel - The Little Mermaid. Beautiful shot with the castle. I like the girls in the middle. :) The ladies in front of Tron. In front of Tiana's Bayou Adventure. The ladies in front of the castle. LOVE! End of Day 1 in Magic Kingdom!

You May Abound In Hope

Today I completed a devotional book by Candace Cameron Bure. 100 Days of Joy and Strength. I was struggling last night. Darkness seemed to overwhelm me. The last day of this devotional gave me exactly the encouragement I needed to go another day. Here are the verses she shared from God's Word. "I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in His word I put my hope." Psalm 130:5 "We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;" II Corinthians 4:8-9 "As for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light." Micah 7:7-8 "I remain confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." Psalm 27

Ten Tips for Sunday School Teachers

Ideas for Sunday School Teachers: 1. Write a note to each student and mail it to their home. 2. Visit the child in his home and bring a small treat. 3. Make a special treat once a month for your students on Sunday. 4. Have a Sunday School class activity on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. 5. Pray for your students. 6. Have a monthly or quarterly contest for your students. Include bringing their Bible, saying memory verses, attendance, etc. Award small prizes. 7. Have a special craft once a month. 8. Rev up your teaching time! Use props such as costumes, pictures, videos. Make your lesson time come alive. Teach your lesson 2-3 times during the week out loud – you will be amazed at how you will be able to teach it to your students – not just following the words in the book. 9. After the lesson, be creative! Students should not just be sitting and waiting for Sunday School hour to end. You have 45 minutes each week to impact that little life. Make e

Hope Continually -- Psalm 71:14

Search This Blog