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I’m feeling …
Posted on February 16th, 2008 in Church Life, Encouragement, Faith, Family by Fred McKinnon
a bit tired …
a bit overwhelmed …
a bit excited …
a bit grateful …
a bit frustrated
a bit grieved …
a lot blessed
It’s Saturday night. I’m exhausted. This day started around 6:45 … the kids never sleep in on Saturdays. You can’t drag them out of bed on a school day, but the one, single day of the week I could sleep in, they are always up early. ALWAYS.
I had a great father/son date with Jon Michael, my oldest (he’s 7). We went to “Sweet Mamas” for breakfast and then he accompanied me to our new church facility where he was a great helper. We built table carts .. you know, those big metal dollies you can load folding tables up on and push around? He’s only 7, but he can run a socket, allen wrench, and knows the different sizes of bolts, washers, and nuts. Thanks, kiddo.
I’m overwhelmed. We have two more Sundays until we make the huge transition to our new church facility. I’ve never been involved in something this huge – this big – this massive. Every square foot of this 74,000 ft2 facility is about to bust with ministry. All of the music/audio/lighting/tech stuff comes together this coming week – including our first sound checks and rehearsals. Yet at the same time, I have this stuff going on with Andrew, our youngest son. I’ve had multiple shipments of products from vendors for my e-biz this week, many of which are still packed in boxes and not even listed for sale. I think I’m 2-3 days behind on shipping orders.
I’m excited … this new church building is going to be awesome. I’m also excited because I can feel the energy, excitement, vision, and I know that this island and region will be turned upside down.
I’m grateful … Joy’s upstairs getting the kids to bed. They are laughing, giggling. We had prayers together. We had a wonderful meal. I have a great church, a great job, beautiful kids, and a gorgeous wife who loves me. We live in a nice house on a resort island. Who could ask for more?
I’m frustrated … I love blogging, and keeping up with my friends in blogworld – but I just cannot keep up. Over 250+ unread blogs. I’ve not even been able to track the Compassion Blogs … from all my blog friends who are out in Uganda with Compassion International. Joy and I are SO READY to sponsor a child.
I’m grieved … not a week goes by, it seems, that I don’t hear reports of people who have walked with God for years .. decades, and I hear the stories of how they’ve stumbled in terrible ways. Sin you wouldn’t imagine. Scenarios that astound you. I’ve been saying over the last few years that “nothing surprises me” anymore. I wish it weren’t that way. Satan is a horrific foe … and I’ve seen how he’s ravaged the lives of those I’ve known for years, and it only makes me work out my own salvation with “fear and trembling”. But by the grace of God, it could be me.
I’m a lot blessed. God loves me, in spite of myself. When I’m tired, when I’m weak. When I’m excited, when I’m grieved. Regardless, God’s blessings overtake me.
I’m forever grateful. Are you?
For the Kingdom,
Fred
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What a beautiful beginning, and great words by the way, thank you! The path is difficult sometimes, especially for someone like me who had been un-churched for the majority of my life. Make no mistake about it, I love Christ. I don’t EVER want to fall away again. I am learning something new everyday. One by one the pieces are coming together to reveal what the Lord has for me. These are some pretty neat times for me as well! Have a look see at my blogs!
Good stuff Fred.
I am totally tracking with you right now…might have something to with us working together. Not enough time to write more, just home from Winter Retreat,
I am grateful for all I have. Just the last few months has been great. I can see how the favor of God has blessed my wife and I. It’s awesome.
thank you for this post… glad to know where you are right now.
whew!
I have said many, many times before (in fact, almost daily) that I am the most blessed man on the face of the earth! Even though I’ve been “processing” a serious healing for the past six days, I’m still ever so grateful for the blessings the Father has poured out on me and my family. There’s a saying in the world: “I’d rather be born lucky than rich.” I simply laugh at this saying, because I know that the favor of God is sooooo superior than either luck or riches! “Oh taste and see that the Lord is good!
What a wonderful blog, Fred. It’s amazing how we can feel so many emotions at one time! I am thankful and grateful – pulling out of this flu that has had me down for the first time in years and years and years! I am grateful for the healing atonement of the Lord and that it is for today!! I am excited for you and what is going on in your life with the church and the impact that it will have on you, your community and beyond! I am grateful for you and your wonderful family which is also part of mine!!! I am grateful for the gift of Faith which can move mountains and that faith is inside of me! I know that we all have Andrew deep in our hearts and prayers and I am grateful for that deep assurance that “all is well”. Love you.
Thanks for letting us be an ear and a shoulder in all this. In our weakness He is strong. You know that, but sometimes it seems far away. Our family is praying for yours and especially Andrew. we are anxious to hear the good news. We are trusting God for this!