I am so glad I had a migraine last week.<\/p>\n
Because I had a migraine, I was home Friday morning when Julie felt an increase in pressure in her chest and an irregular heartbeat, and was able to take her to the emergency room. After 24 hours of observation, they still aren\u2019t certain what is going on, so she\u2019ll be headed to the doctor soon to see what we need to do.<\/p>\n
Probably just as important, it reinforced for me that I need to live like it\u2019s Sunday, even though it\u2019s still Saturday.<\/p>\n
Saturday, Jesus was in the tomb and the disciples were hiding, fearful, confused. Easter Sunday was when the disciples saw Jesus face-to-face. It was the day things made a lot more sense. It was a day of hope and joy.<\/p>\n
Certainly, we know Jesus has risen, but in a sense it\u2019s still Saturday for you and me. We live in a fallen world. A place where stuff sometimes doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense to us. A place of fear and confusion.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s not how we\u2019re supposed to live. We know Sunday is coming. We know we have a hope and a future, and we\u2019re supposed to live like it\u2019s Sunday.<\/p>\n
So instead of fretting that we still aren\u2019t sure what\u2019s wrong with Julie, I\u2019ll choose to be glad that so far all her tests are coming back good.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not going to worry (OK, really, I\u2019m going to have to work at not worrying) about how we\u2019re going to afford a deductible and co-pay of $2,700 \u2013 more than double what we have to live on each month. I\u2019ll choose to thank God that we have insurance that covers the rest, and have $200 provided so far.<\/p>\n
Rather than being concerned that the car we rely on for ministry is small and aging, I\u2019ll be grateful that its known big problems have all been solved and it\u2019s still running and we own it.<\/p>\n
I guess we all have a lot of migraines, so to speak, that remind us that it\u2019s still Saturday. It can be hard to even think straight sometimes, harder still to remember that God is orchestrating an entire universe for the good of those who believe \u2013 that\u2019s you and me \u2013 and for His glory.<\/p>\n
Now, don\u2019t spend a lot of time trying to figure out how. It\u2019s enough to give you a migraine. But rejoice in that, and live like it\u2019s Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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