My Big Fat Greek Wedding
I will forever be amazed by God’s perfect timing. The last week and a half have left me mentally and physically exhausted. I am juggling a small group bible study, a leadership training class, a mentor group, training for a half marathon, a singles Fusion group, attending mission trip meetings and trying to find a new place to live. Most groups have required reading and homework. All the while, I continue to maintain a busy social calendar. To say that I have a way too many plates spinning is an under statement.
My mentor group (a different group then I went out-of-town with a few weeks ago… I told you I was busy) had plans to spend the weekend together up in a lake cabin about an hour outside of the city. We were going to leave at noon on Friday and not get back until Sunday afternoon. I knew the weekend would be amazing. But, selfishly, the thought of spending 48ish hours away from all of my commitments wasn’t my first choice for a weekend. I was grieving the loss of those precious hours.
As I sit here on this Monday afternoon, after spending that time getting to know some amazing women and hearing some amazing Godly wisdom, I am blown away about how much I could have potentially missed had I not come gone up there. Shame on me for wanting to be so selfish with “my” time.
We did lots of talking this weekend about the paths that we are on (or want to be on). Our dreams, our hopes and our images of the future were all hot topics over these last few days. We discussed the things in our lives that distract us from those goals. We had conversations on how being busy didn’t necessarily add up to being productive. It was basically a hard elbow shove and a “I told you so” from God. Perfect.
And if that wasn’t enough to get my attention, that seems to be a common theme with several of my groups here lately. My leadership class is teaching me to release my grip from the other gods in my world (money, jobs, personal appearance, friends etc) and to open my hands (and free my schedule) so that God will fill my life with the things he wants to give me. The current series at church is entitled “White Flag” and is centered around the thought of running away from what God has for us.
OK, God. I get it.
My problem lies in the fact that I find enjoyment in every one of my current obligations. I love the responsibility and thrive within a full, busy schedule. Most of my groups are Christian based, and therefore good for me, right? But let’s be honest…. I haven’t blogged in several weeks. Blogging is my current passion and allows me to de-stress. If I can’t find thirty minutes to sit down and type, I think there is a problem. 
In response to my recent request to pray for all of my spinning plates I was given this advice; Praying for God to help you prioritize your plates…and allowing you to drop the ones that aren’t as important! Kinda like a Greek wedding right?
Thankfully, a few of these groups are winding down, the housing situation has been resolved and the half marathon is only a few more weeks away. I am nowhere near Greek, but I will be happy to drop those plates and hopefully a few more very soon!
The lovely ladies I spent my weekend with... Well worth the extra plate!
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