Lists

I must admit I love a good list. There is nothing like having a "to do" list with little lines crossing through the chores I've already accomplished and seeing the non-crossed-through items become less and less. My husband thinks it's weird, but I've also been known to add things I've already done to my list just to be able to cross them off! I think the main thing about lists is knowing I am in control. How quickly the things get done (and how well I do each thing) is totally up to me. Of course, that is not the case with lists I make for my kids to do or the "honey-do" lists I make for my husband to do. Those are not as fun as lists go. I like to be in control. As a believer, there is another list in which I have no control, and it's my prayer list. I know it's important to realize that in the "big picture of lists" I don't have control. It's a life lesson for me that I have been hard headed in trying to learn. However, the items I "cross off" my prayer list are the most satisfying "crosses" (no pun intended). There was a season in my life when I had a prayer list of about five ladies who were having trouble becoming pregnant. It was such a joy when each of those names were crossed off in God's timing. I guess the joy came in knowing not only that these families would get to enjoy sweet babies, but that when God does a job, he does it perfectly in His perfect timing. Now I am in a different season of my life, and, unfortunately, I have several couples on my list whose marriages are not looking good and a friend who has been diligently searching for a job. Patience is a virtue, and I look forward to the time when I can cross those names off as well. I trust that God will take care of each situation because those names are not just on my list, they are on His.

Comments

[grandpa]

Great insight and a testament to your caring, loving heart.

Bless you.