hi, my name is sherri. i am ...

i have had a day to sit. to do random things. to chat with friends. to be at my own pace instead of what is on the schedule. it feels wonderful. i yell at america about being so fast paced and doing so many things but to be honest, accra is very similar. kids programs, bible studies, visiting-all good things. but wouldn't it be nicer if it was a bit slower? i think so. i fill my schedule up for a few reasons...1. there are so many opportunities.2. i have come to serve, so let me serve!3. busyness makes me feel like important.number 3. when you ask someone how they really are they usually throw in the words stressed, busy, and tired. when was the last time you were not one of these words? is that what God wants for us? he definitely doesn't want us to be lazy but i think the other extreme is just as bad. in both extremes He is taken out. He is the one put to the side. We cry out...and then complain about whatever, or go and run and do whatever.i am just as guilty. i run around crazy. there is a lot to do. some things are not so simple here and it takes longer for it to get done. for example, i wanted to print out some photos and either the shop cannot print them for me in a few hours, or their machines are broken, or the electricity is out. so what you think may be a small task ends up being sweaty, tiring, and annoying. but i don't have an excuse like that for all that i do. there is a chunk of me that secretly likes being busy because like any normal person it feels good to accomplish something. it kind of shows people who we are.it fills us up to do things. it gives us worth to work/study/finish whatever. "i do, therefore, i am". but is what i do make me who i am? in america we say, "hi, my name is sue, i am a designer" as if that is who she is. she may have talents and gifts for designing but she is more than that. she is someone created in the image of ELOHIM, our strong creator. He has enabled her in ways that will bring glory to him and joy to her!i am a daughter of the king. does God see me as a missionary? i think he sees me as one he dances over. one that will never be separated from his love. one he has called to take the good news to other nations.hi, my name is sherri. i am loved.