Yesterday I received bad news about a project I have been working on for the last six months. It was so bad it really leaves the direction going forward in limbo. I got a call from one of the churches elders with the bad news just as I was walking out of a session at a pastors conference that has really been a blessing. To say I was angry was an understatement.
When you pour your heart and time into something it is hard to pivot when the result doesn’t comes out the way you were expecting. I had a choice at that moment. Was I going to let this result derail me from what God was doing in my heart at this conference and how He is working in the church or was I going to give it over to Him. Fortunately I had my wife and close friends to comfort and counsel me right after.
We went to lunch, they gave me space to process and then lovingly asked me questions about it but didn’t offer advice. I went back to my hotel and took a nap and surprisingly woke up a different person. It’s not that I stopped thinking about the issue, I just stepped back from it and worked on releasing it to the Lord.
I am often guilty of letting issues that are not of primary significance infect what God is doing in my life and ministry. When the outcome is not what I had hoped for I tend to spiral is despair. I’m trying real hard to see the bigger picture in this and let God do His work without me messing it up. God is doing a powerful work in the areas that are important, my family and the church. I’ve gotta keep my eyes on that and trust Him with the rest.
Chuck Musselwhite 
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