It’s easy to become consumed by the tasks on our to-do lists - but there’s good news in the gospel for the workaholic. We serve a Savior who wants our hearts before He asks for our hands. God doesn’t ask us to stop serving; rather, He calls us to reorder our service. He asks us to sit before we serve.

Praying when we don’t feel like doing it is evidence of maturity, not hypocrisy. In fact, I would argue that your prayers carry a different meaning when you aren’t in the mood to pray. Pushing past what the flesh prefers to do what the spirit needs is a sacrifice that will always please God.

We are instructed to flex between the mundane and the miraculous. Our spiritual elasticity and maturity are fortified as we lean on the Lord through both the abased and abundant seasons of life. We become stabilized and fully equipped to steward highs and lows because we rely on Jesus Christ, the only true constant in our lives.

The prick was painful, but He was present through the process. I held on to His Word: "This will be over soon." Surely we had different definitions for the word “soon”. I watched a minute pass by. It turned into an hour. Then into a day. A week. All year long. This wasn't just a regular shot, and it certainly wasn't just a regular doctor. But by submitting to His procedure, the fruits of His Spirit would begin to flow through my veins.