Carrie's Corner

This is something I have been pondering for a bit.  I confess that I don't believe I'm doing a very good job of fulfilling my ministry.  I've let too many things get in the way.  Here are some of my issues: 1).  What other people think of me 2).  I'm not qualified 3).  The opportunity hasn't presented itself 4).  The timing is all wrong 5).  I'm so busy, busy, busy..... 6).  My family has needs I could list other things, but you get the idea.  Do you resonate with any of those "reasons"?  I thought so. Usually when I realize I'm struggling with something, I find I'm not alone.  Let's get honest here:  These are just excuses.  Yeah--you heard me-- EXCUSES !  When I exchange the word   reason   for  excuse , then I start to sound a bit whiny and my justification starts melting away. Look at what  2 Timothy 4:2-5 says:  "Proclaim the message; persist in it whether convenient or n...

I hung up the phone.  My mind raced with what to do next.  I needed to find David and he was coaching little league football at a park.  We had only been married a couple of months and we weren't expecting this dreaded news quite yet.  This time it sounded serious.  Of course it had sounded serious before.  I hopped in the car and headed to the park a few miles away from our apartment.  I found David and told him the news.  My mom had told me I needed to get home as soon as possible.  My dad had taken a turn for the worse and might not make it through the weekend.  David agreed I needed to go.  He still had to work on Friday, but he said I should go ahead and he would come Friday evening. Fortunately, we only lived about an hour away from my parents' home.  That hour gave me time to think and to pray.  My dad had been fighting cancer for six years and it had been a tumultuous journey.  I was only in high school...