My Pinky Toe Is Sunburned!

Seriously…it hurts!

I purchased some sun screen when we got to our vacation destination last week and made sure I was well covered before venturing out into the sun…but…on Saturday I guess I forgot to cover my pinky toe on my left foot…

SO IT GOT FRIED!

Lucretia always told me to make sure that I covered everything that was going to be exposed to the sun…and I thought I did…but I was in such a hurry to get outside that I became careless…and now, OUCH!

I learned a lesson here…that crosses over to a spiritual lesson…if I am not careful to make sure my life is covered by the protection/anointing of God–then my risks for burn, pain and serious discomfort will always be maximized and more often than not experienced.

I want every single area of my life covered by Jesus! I don’t want to just do the Sunday thing…I want Him to have it all.

I want Him to have my marriage because left to myself I will screw the whole thing up. I want to love Lucretia like the Bible says to love her in Ephesians 5:25-33…and I can’t do that without being COVERED UP in Christ.

I want Him to have the way I love and raise Charisse. I don’t want to treat her as an afterthought and offer her my time AFTER my time at work and all of my extra activities…I want her to KNOW I love her. I want the way I invest in her to be COVERED UP in Christ.

I want Him to have the way I lead this church. I have NEVER made a mistake when I did what He said to do. Every single leadership mistake I’ve ever made (and there are many) is when I have either decided to ignore Him or not even seek His face to begin with. I want this church to be COVERED UP in Christ.

I want every ounce of my life–the way I spend my time, my money, my health, my friendships…EVERYTHING to be COVERED UP in Christ. That doesn’t mean that everything will always go my way…but it does mean I will be protected from UNNECESSARY pain and disappointment.

I want to be COVERED UP! Is there anything you are refusing to allow Him to cover?