God Helps as Usual

Out of the deepest gloom, God has helped us again.  Thank God!  Well to be honest, Jon was not gloomy, pretty much the opposite of gloom for him (as usual).   His lack of dread at the situation puzzles me.  But that is his way, to trust in God.  I do, but then I let all the nagging thoughts that come into my head start to grow.  And I do know where they come from, so I have to fight this pattern.

A man in our church tried (but failed) to stir up the men to change the way things are being done in the church.  He talked to lots of people (sneakily) and a special meeting was called.  I felt it was a personal attack on Jon.  Being his wife, I wanted to defend him.  Imagine my frustration when the "men" said no women were to be at this meeting!!!!  Guess it's a good thing though that women couldn't attend, I probably would have said something I shouldn't have said.  But then again, I really knew to let God and Jon handle it.  But boy did I want to be in there to hear exactly what was said.

Wednesday night, seeing people talking in small groups like they usually do after church and not knowing if they were talking about "the meeting" and not knowing who was involved really got to me.   I felt like they (someone) was plotting against us.   I ended up running out of the church on Wednesday evening in tears.  But with all the praying, God took care of Jon. (and me)

No worries for him.  Everything that was brought up as a criticism of the way Jon ran the church or the way deacons work/don't work was brought into the light, exposed and vanished as if nothing.  God took all those criticisms and crushed them.  Jon had so many friends there to watch his back.  We are hoping lots of good things will come because of this shakeup.  I know Jon now feels there are many men who really want to be more of a part of the church and to help, in all areas.  The director of the Parker Baptist Association moderated it and he was excellent.