My sanity was tested last night. After a few days without the medicine I need to sleep and fever-filled illness as a result, I’d almost recovered, only to discover the buzzing.
We’d arrived at small group and it just came out of nowhere. I didn’t know what had caused it. Maybe it was the heating, or the faint vibration from some appliance in the house, but it was constant and it set my soul on edge.
I tried my best to concentrate, to listen, and to contribute to the Bible study; but honestly, I only just made it through.
We wrapped up the study closed our Bibles and then, just as someone began to pray, the host closed the kitchen door and… peace. The buzzing stopped. Whatever it was had been just beyond that door, and now, it was gone.
The relief was incomparable.
I’ve had similar experiences with sin. Self-deprecation, discontentment, and jealousy have at times buzzed away below the surface of my consciousness, setting me on edge; diverting my attention from important ventures and relationships. My guess would be that you’ve experienced the same—though perhaps with different struggles and temptations.
Many of this week’s article deal with some of those sins that buzz away, threatening to sting us, and often leading us to lash out, inadvertently harming others in the process.
I hope you’ll be encouraged, and that by closing to door on them, that you’ll find peace.
Grace and Peace,
Adsum Try Ravenhill is married to Anna and together they are passionate about seeing men and women discipled in the context of the local church. They live in Reading, UK and are part of a church plant that meets in the town hall. Adsum edits the GCD Weekly Newsletter and can be found through his writing at The Raven’s Writing Desk. You can find all Adsum’s previous articles for GCD here.
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