Last Wednesday I went home early with a “tummy ache”. That little irritation turned into full blown stomach flu the next day. I spent the next few days in bed. As I was healing, a thought kept running through my mind, “What about the wedding?” On Friday night I was scheduled to officiate at my cousins wedding. After a few hours of fretting, I finally put it in God’s hand and trusted Him with the outcome.
Fortunately, He gave me the grace and strength to do the wedding. As I look back on that time of illnesses, I am so grateful for my health. Someone has said, “The greatest wealth is health.” Whether you agree with that statement or not, I think you will agree that our health is very important. When was the last time you thanked God for your health? Do you take care of your health? Do you treat your body like the temple of the Holy Spirit?
Today I finished an evaluation process with the staff. However, I didn’t evaluate them. They evaluated me. Specifically, I asked them to give me feedback on four questions:
What are my known strengths?
What are my unknown strengths?
What are my known weaknesses?
What are my unknown weaknesses?
What a humbling process.
You ask, “Why did you do it?” Answer: We all have blind spots. I wanted them to help me see mine. If I don’t see them, I can’t fix them.
Dr. Henry Cloud in Integrity writes about the need for us to seek reality not as we think it is but as it really is. He says that we need to be able to give up the pride of thinking that we already know what reality is and be open to feedback from others. “The natural human tendency is to not face ourselves as we really are.” From this feedback process I believe I was able to better see myself as I really am. Thanks staff!
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