Darryl's Blog
Waiting
A couple of friends rescued me today and took me out for a Dairy Queen Blizzard. That goes a long way. It's been a long time since I was taken out for a Blizzard.
Sometimes my role forces me to be the bad guy. Sometimes I take on that role myself. Both times it's not much fun. Blizzards go a long way to take off the edge.
I've been frustrated this week because I've been the point person on something that continues to get resistance. I've got more than my share of the blame, but I get defensive too and that doesn't help. It's frustrating to have to worry about fire codes and insurance requirements and policies to protect against child abuse, but that's part of my world right now. If only the intention to do good was enough.
I'm also facing a delay in one of my plans. My friend Sandy helped me more than he knows when he sent me this:
I wait for the LORD , my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. (Psalm 130:5-6)
And then this from Living the Message by Eugene Peterson:
Waiting does not mean doing nothing. It is not fatalistic resignation. It means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions...It is the opposite of desperate and panicky manipulations, of scurrying and worrying.And hoping is not dreaming. It is not spinning an illusion of fantasy to protect us from our boredom or our pain. It means a confident alert expectation that God will do what he said he will do. It is imagination put in the harness of faith. It is a willingness to let him do it his way and in his time. It is the opposite of making plans that we demand that God put into effect, telling him both how and when to do it. That is not hoping in God but bullying God.
"I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning."
My soul is waiting.
And don't be too concerned about Jimmy Fallon leaving SNL, its really not that important in the whole scheme of things, I don't believe the Lord's pleased with that show anyway. :) (is that the right symbol?)
George: Why not? I'm sure God has a sense of humour.
Darryl: Be strong and know I'll pray for you. Waiting is so hard to do especially even if you're trying to wait actively by trusting, but if we all support you it may be a bit easier.
Note to self: Darryl likes Blizzards.
Any particular flavour?
SMc
"Those who wait upon the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint."
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)
Praying for you, Brother!
Don't worry darrel it'll be ok.
Trish, did you check out SNL Saturday night? I hadn't watched it in a long time but thought I'd check it out after the post about it here and how this Jimmy Fallon guy is going to be missed.
I know God has a sense of humour but I really doubt he'd be laughing at the stuff that was on Saturday night. I know now why I've tuned out that show. What garbage. The first three segments were all sex related, the one having to do with cunnilingus.
Just doesn't make sense to me, taking in a show like that on a Sat night as one prepares for the privilege we have in coming to God's house the next day. A bit of a contrast there I think.
I think again of being in the world but not a part of it, not being conformed to it.
I wonder what God thinks about it all as He sees us,who consider ourselves to be his children, being entertained by a show like that. I wonder if it would affect our relationship with Him and His blessings upon us?
I mentioned to you before and I would like to offer to you again, that if you need anyone wacked...just kidding... but seriously, if you need any Plumbing or Heating/air-con. or sprinkler help, call me. I might even work in exchange for DQ blizzards.
George, I know what you mean about Saturday nights but if it's not super late it's no problem for me. This may be a dumb question but what is cunnilingus?
Whoa, there are some things that should only be defined by the dictionary.
This comment thread has gone way off track, given the original post.
George, VCRs help with the late-night problem and fast-forward comes in handy too with inappropriate material. My last post explains why humor can be spiritually helpful:
http://www.dashhouse.com/darryl/001581.html
Oh mannn I'm sorry I just looked that up in the dictionary. Geesh.