Are You Working Properly?

"Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love." Ephesians 4:15-16

Today, I did something VERY holy. I went out to breakfast with my girlfriend, Shelly. And, we talked for a really looooonnnnngggg time. Then, I came home, did a little housework, and spent some time on the phone with my friend and sis-in-law, Steph.

"Holy?" you might ask. Seems rather lazy to most of us - to me, anyway...usually. But, I've been a little burned out lately...emotionally exhausted since my father passed away a few weeks ago - and I've been keeping myself busy, and I'm on emotional overload. I feel like if I didn't take an emotional health day soon, something bad would happen.
Shelly emailed me yesterday and wanted to do something because she knows me, and she knows that I need to have people around me and she wanted one of those people to be her. I love her for that. And, Steph called because she understands. You see, her dad died a few years ago, and she knows that weeks after the actual death is the time when things calm down and the brevity of the situation really hits. And, Steph wanted to be a sister to me, which she always manages to be.
I need my sisters in Christ to be there for me - and they were. They promoted love by listening to the promptings God gave them. And, now, I am able to continue to love others because I am keeping myself emotionally healthy. That is my job - to keep myself working properly - emotionally, physically, spiritually - to the best of my ability...and to help my brothers and sisters in Christ do the same.
We're all in this together - and, if we can help keep each other working properly, we can accomplish great things through love!