After Christmas last year, we found out my mother-in-law, Liz, had cancer. It became apparent in January that she could no longer live alone. At that time, God called me to care for her...I mean, it was a CALL! And I willing said “yes.” She lived 45 miles away, so I moved in with her. I tried going home on the weekends to attend our church and to help my husband with the ministry there.
God did so many amazing things in the four months I cared for Liz before her heavenly homegoing! But do you know what else I found during that time? Some boring days. Liz ended up in rehab for about 2 months after a hospital stay. And while she was there, I was bored to tears on some of those days. In fact, I’d ask God, “Are you sure this is the best use of my time? Shouldn’t I be DOING something?” I’d sit in a chair and do word searches as she slept. I’d watch her game shows with her. My bottom got tired of that chair. Those were some of my day-to-day experiences. But then there were moments like in this photo when her young worship pastor came with his guitar and she worshiped Jesus from her hospital bed. And as I look back on that overall 4-month experience—that call—it was an amazing time. A healing time. And worth every minute. But it also involved some very boring days.
Just because you may be going through some slow times, some less-than-miraculous times, don’t think God isn’t using you! It may only be as you look back that you see God’s amazing plan. And it may have included some very boring days.
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