Matthew 5:3 Where is the end?

"You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule".

Thursday: Doctors appointment in Ft. Worth, lunch with friend in Grapevine, dinner with group of friends in Ft. worth
Friday: Tour of every corner of Dallas and a late night dinner in Uptown.
Saturday: road trip to Saledo, wedding in Gatesville, shopping in between
Sunday: Worship, favor for a friend, trunk or treat, rangers game
Monday: work, road trip to Saledo (again), semi-late night dinner
Tuesday: early morning trip to the airport to drop of my best friend and her step daughter

This is a brief outline of the past 6 days in my life.
Don't get me wrong... I had an amazing time with my friend who was visiting me from Michigan. I wouldn't change the past 6 days for the world... but man i am tired.

I am at the stage of exhaustian where my eyes burn with every blink and my body is so weak that i don't know if I have the strength to lift my coffee cup filled with liquid energy to my mouth. Its as if I just got back from a week long mission trip or a lock-in gone bad. As I type this I have to press delete every other key stroke because I keep misspelling words and slurring my typing. (yes there is such a thing)

I always thought that being at the end of your rope was a long journey or a horribly complex journey where you are just gripping onto anything you feel is keeping you sane for the moment. But I think the end of a rope can represent a lot of things.

End of control.
End of relationships.
End of situations.
End of time.
End of energy.

What ever the end of the rope is for you....just remember it is what it sounds like... an end.

The great thing is that we were created by a God who is endless.

When we feel like we are at the end of our rope and don't have the energy to grab an umbrella and go grocery shopping... God provides a moment in time when the rain ceases (or he helps you appreciate the life giving rain that is before you).

When we feel like we are at the turning point in a relationship and we are at the end of our relationship rope.. God provides the words or the lack of words that help us through the season of that relationship.

When we feel out of control... God takes control.

When we are out of time.. God creates more time.

Our God is limitless, endless, countless, and timeless.... so we don't have to be.

When there is less of us there is more of God.

All of the time i find that if i just step back and let there be more of God and less of me in conflicts, relationships, and day to day tasks.. things end up being so much better.

Imagine that.... God is better than we.

All kidding aside... we forget that God is God and we are not. God is strongest when we are weakest. Being weak is not anything to be ashamed about... being weak can be a good thing.

Lord I pray today in my tired-sleep deprived-end of my rope state- that there be less of me and more of you. May I gloify you in my weakness and tiredness.
Amen.