Wednesday, May 19, 2010

A Perfect What

In about a month I'm going to try something new. I'm going to be sharing something on my heart before a group of women out for an evening. I've spoken in public quite a bit, but usually as a teacher or master of ceremonies. This will be my first time to share something like this so I've been considering and praying about what to share. The name of the event is A Perfect Summer Evening and there are lots of places I can go w/ that. What immediately jumps to my mind is how I have spent my life both in pursuit and expectation of perfection and how the Father gently (but sometime not so gently) reminds me that if I could be perfect or create the perfect atmosphere around me then I would not need His presence and intervention in my life. By admitting my inability to get things right and be the person I so want to be, I give Him place to step in and allow me to live in His ability. Actually, it's living daily above my natural ability or living supernaturally. If I truly get this into my heart I can  live each moment, each encounter, each challenge above my own ability - tucked in the Fathers hand.

1 comment:

  1. Shery, this taps into a huge need in the Church today--not just in mainline churches, but in every church--our church! It is so difficult for hurting, guilty, confused people to walk into a church and see that everyone is "happy,"
    "well-adjusted," and beautifully "put together!"
    HA! HA!
    Praying for you as you prepare to speak!

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