"Conduits for the Spirit" by Todd Bragg

These times is crazy!!!  I don't know if anyone can relate to this, but I feel like so many things in my life are up in the air.  As a musician, I am familiar with this feeling more than most perhaps, but I have talked to many recently that seem to be sharing the same sensation in their lives.  What do I spend my time and energy working towards as my career continually evolves?  How can I be the husband/father that I need to be when it seems spending more time together is the only way?  Only, there's no more time!  How do I cultivate and nurture the friendships that I have when it seems more and more difficult to spend quality time together.  Should I go ahead and just pull my hair out since its thinning anyway?  Its 10:30 pm and I haven't gotten anything done that I needed to get done, yet I haven't stopped!

Where does the Gospel fit into the mix?  I love the idea of being able to study and meditate for hours on the scripture everyday, gaining incredible insight to share with my family and friends, but that doesn't happen often.  And if that doesn't happen, then how am I really going to grow in my understanding of the Gospel?  Right?  Well, I don't know that I can sort all of this out or answer all of these questions, nor do know if I am supposed to.  I can tell you that in middle of all of this chaos that is life, I have a peace that somehow passes understanding.  I have a sense that every detail and every new twist and turn of events is happening exactly when its supposed to.  I am surprised by the impact I have on my friends that I didn't orchestrate.  The relationships that are so important to maintain in my life, usually need my ear more than my mouth.  When brothers and sisters in Christ face unbelievably difficult times, I don't know the answers, I know my presence is what means the most to them.

Jesus left us with his Spirit.  We carry it with us always.  We share it with each other.  We are usually not aware of the Spirits activity until after the fact.  The Spirit is what carries us through the day and connects us to the community of Christ.  I don't know about you, but I need to remind myself of this daily.  Because of this I'm not going through life alone and there is a story of redemption being told through all of us.