Dawn Olin (25 Oct 2007)
"To Sister Peggy...Distracted"


 
Hi Peggy,
 
Yes, yes, yes was all I could say when reading your post!  For the past few weeks I have felt "not all there".  Like you, I don't do anything sinful and I feel great, but I have just been flaky. I have to double check to make sure I shut the barn gates, blow out candles, remember my car keys!  I also recently (two weeks ago) took a full-time job after having been a home maker for 8+ years.  Needless to say, it was not only difficult, I later realized it was probably not in line with God's perfect will for me.  There would be late evening meetings, long days and most importantly, the place I was working has a lot of strife, gossip and issues I felt were not appropriate for me to get involved with.  Upon advice from family and church friends (and my children's pleas to "resign"), I did decide to resign.  It was a hard decision since we want to get out of personal debt so badly and this was a federal job.  I know God will provide for us, so I do not worry.  I would prefer a part-time job (OK, I would love to work for a prayer line where I could counsel and pray with callers, that is my dream job!).  I was also able to witness to several people on the job so my time there was not totally wasted.
 
I think God wants His people to be really focused on Him and our mission in these last of the last days.  I know for me, I want to see Jesus so badly that I feel uninterested by the things in the world.  My mind is focused on heaven.  On the other hand, the devil is trying his best to distract me from spending time in the word and in prayer.  I will pray for you and ask if you have time, to pray for me.  Thanks for the post!
 
Love,
Dawn