As a guest (again) at a local hospital, something dawned on me when the nurse came in to serve me water. Here I am, watching TV, typing on my laptop, SO engrossed in both, that I missed "It." ALL OUR LIVES we get served beverages at drive-thru's, restaurants, hospitals, resorts, airplanes, stadiums, Starbucks. Yet here I sat, a God-follower, missing the opportunity to serve my nurse God's love while she served me water. BUSTED! So for the rest of the day, I turned off the TV and tried to foster an environment where I could engage with the hospital staff serving me. No spiritual fireworks went off, but this felt like a step in a better direction. Tomorrow, when they send me home, I'm taking this "Leverage the Beverage" lesson with me and applying it more often!
Wednesday, May 7
LEVERAGE THE BEVERAGE
As a guest (again) at a local hospital, something dawned on me when the nurse came in to serve me water. Here I am, watching TV, typing on my laptop, SO engrossed in both, that I missed "It." ALL OUR LIVES we get served beverages at drive-thru's, restaurants, hospitals, resorts, airplanes, stadiums, Starbucks. Yet here I sat, a God-follower, missing the opportunity to serve my nurse God's love while she served me water. BUSTED! So for the rest of the day, I turned off the TV and tried to foster an environment where I could engage with the hospital staff serving me. No spiritual fireworks went off, but this felt like a step in a better direction. Tomorrow, when they send me home, I'm taking this "Leverage the Beverage" lesson with me and applying it more often!
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Confronting words that we all needed to hear. Thanks...again!
Hope you feel better soon Heat(Her)!
Lily
great reminder with a very pithy saying! I love what the Bible says in James to bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. If we're constantly thinking like this more people would go to heaven!
Hope you feel better soon!! Take Care!!
Love ya,
Keri
I pray that I continually am looking for ways to serve others! Great post!
Pris - I liked the letter you posted on your blog. The mirror - what a poignant point.
Lily - Thank you, Lily and thanks for stopping by
Allen - thank you for the great encouragement AND for using "pithy" in a sentence : )
Keri - hi friend! email me, let me know how you are. And get your butt down here for a weekend, k? Love you, girl
Justin
Justin - Man, thanks for stopping by AND for commenting. Grateful, Heather
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