I got up this morning realizing how much a couple weeks of continuous emotional strain weighs on a person.  If I ever wake up feeling exhausted it is usually because my allergies are screaming and I’ve not been able to sleep or breath during the night from them.  However, today seems to be more about enjoying a half a day without any real expectation.  God has been impressing upon me my need to start a prayer team to pray for those I’m meeting with as well as for my own spiritual/emotional strength and constancy.  So far He has given me one name and I will talk to them today.

At 3:00 pm today I am meeting with the father that I talked about yesterday.  I felt like I was giving a sermon when I wrote yesterday’s blog.  I never intend to preach a sermon as I never have been led to preach.  What burdens me in this picture of homosexuality in today’s world is the unscriptural premise it has.  Also, when those who oppose it speak forth they do so with such venom it makes the ones supporting the cause think all of us are venomous.  Having loved my brother dearly, yet hating his abuse of me, it is easy to separate the sin from the sinner–as Christ tells us to do.  The other thing that’s really frustrating for me is that there is nothing man can really do to “take away” this temptation.  No one can take away a person’s desire to drink or use drugs or gossip, etc.  No one can take away this temptation either.  However, I found myself journaling this morning to Jesus realizing my  reason to talk with this dad is to assure that this isn’t a man’s area to help.  Our role is to support and pray.  When the person is reaching out, that is the time for support.  When they are not reaching out, that is the time to pray.  This is a start at least.  When man tries to support when someone isn’t asking for it, it is usually received as intrusion or manipulation.  God is the one who does supernatural work–not man.  Overcoming temptation and sin is supernatural and it is what Christ does.   He does ask us to support the one in need in prayer.  All of this seems somewhat harsh.  If any reader wants to comment I’d appreciate the thoughts.

On a very different note, I’ve become part of the board supporting a ministry for trafficked girls.  I’ve talked about it.  It is called Aslan Christian Academy.  It seems we’ve lost the sight we thought was secure so I’d sure appreciate prayers for God’s light to shine on the right one.