"Sometimes working in a third world country makes me feel like I am emptying the ocean with an eyedropper.' Today it often still feels that way. I have learned to be okay with this feeling because I have learned that I will not change the world. Jesus will do that. I can, however, change the world for one person...and if one person sees the love of Christ in me, it is worth every minute." 1.
That quote was from Katie Davis' book "Kisses from Katie". A book that from the first read has landed among my most favorite books. I am going through it again for the second time and this entry from her journal really hit home for me.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Tempted to fear?
"Women are always tempted to be initiators. We like to get things done. We want to talk about situations and feelings, get it all out in the open, deal with it. It appears to us that men often ignore and evade issues, sweep things under the rug, forget about them, get on with projects, business, pleasures, sports, eat a big steak, turn on the television, roll over, and go to sleep. Women respond to this tendency by insisting on confrontation, communication, showdown. If we can't dragoon our men into that, we nag, we plead, we get attention by tears, silence, or withholding warmth and intimacy. We have a large bag of tricks.
C.S. Lewis's vision of purgatory was a place where milk was always boiling over, crockery smashing and toast burning. The lesson assigned to the men was to do something about it. The lesson for the women was to do nothing. That would be purgatory for most of us."1.
I read this quote a few days ago and it has been burned in my memory since then. I know in my own life, most of what this quote says rang true. I want to communicate when something is wrong. I want to fix the situation. I want to fix every one's problems...and when certain people whether they be male or female, seem to ignore or evade or even seem to forget, (get ready for this, since I'm sure I am the only one that does this) I either give the silent treatment or get confrontational....yep, I am no saint. This is an area that God has really been working on my heart lately.
Yes, I believe it is good to communicate, but so often what is spurring me on? Is it fear or rational thinking that causes me to lose my control and demand communication? I think we all know that a LOT of the time it is fear. Fear of something getting out of control. Fear of what others will think. Fear that it is not moving quick enough. Fear that something will go wrong if it is not taken care of.
C.S. Lewis's vision of purgatory was a place where milk was always boiling over, crockery smashing and toast burning. The lesson assigned to the men was to do something about it. The lesson for the women was to do nothing. That would be purgatory for most of us."1.
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I read this quote a few days ago and it has been burned in my memory since then. I know in my own life, most of what this quote says rang true. I want to communicate when something is wrong. I want to fix the situation. I want to fix every one's problems...and when certain people whether they be male or female, seem to ignore or evade or even seem to forget, (get ready for this, since I'm sure I am the only one that does this) I either give the silent treatment or get confrontational....yep, I am no saint. This is an area that God has really been working on my heart lately.
Yes, I believe it is good to communicate, but so often what is spurring me on? Is it fear or rational thinking that causes me to lose my control and demand communication? I think we all know that a LOT of the time it is fear. Fear of something getting out of control. Fear of what others will think. Fear that it is not moving quick enough. Fear that something will go wrong if it is not taken care of.
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