Sometimes it is hard to remember the world is bigger than little ol' me. I spent most of my day in bed or on the couch, mainly because I was highly unmotivated to get off of it. Yes, I did do some very productive things today (by the grace of God), but I didn't get out of the house, and barely got out of my pajamas (I did that because I thought we were going to have a visitor). Even though I did accomplish some things, my lack of motivation really was irritating. How does that work? I couldn't even get motivated to get motivated! However, the Lord began to show me that if I'll just relax and stop trying to figure everything out, and just worship Him, He will motivate me and bring about even better results in 2 hours than I could have in 9. Hallelujah! The Holy Spirit is the best motivator of all.

Then I read a friend's blog and it was talking about the different crises in Africa and I'm thinking "I just spent all day on the couch while people are out there starving and suffering. I suck."

I really don't suck... that much ("dark, but lovely"). Then I heard the Lord say to me that He gave me this grace. I accomplished what I was supposed to by worshipping Him and loving those around me. At the end of the day I can say, "yes, Lord, I loved today, even though I didn't leave my house, and there are people out there dying." That's the beauty of prayer. I can pray from my couch, in my pajamas, and believe that people will be saved. Hallelujah.