Perspective

Many people exhaust themselves in efforts to appear a certain way before others. Perhaps it involves how they look or dress. It could be how they are perceived socially. Maybe they hang their reputation on their list of accomplishments.

In finishing Paul's second letter to the Corinthian church tonight I came across the following statement, "If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness." (11:30) This certainly seem in direct opposition to the posturing that often goes on in our society.

Paul earlier referred to "jars of clay" in chapter 4. Paul recognized that God was accomplishing His purpose through him, even with all of his personal weaknesses and deficiencies. In fact, this use of a less than spectacular vessel further demonstrated God's power.

We do not have to be perfect to be useful. We do not have to have presence to demonstrate Presence.

Back at it

I recently started journaling as part of a class at church. It has been a bit of a struggle, but I sometimes do find it helpful. I think that exercise is what reminded me that I started a blog quite a while back. I was surprised to realize that it has been nearly a year since I last posted!

I hope to incorporate this into my journaling efforts and being more regular at posting. I don't know yet if I'll keep the focus where it was initially or if I will begin to emphasize other thoughts. Time will tell.

There...a blog entry for the first time since April 2010.