Some thoughts
Always we try and evaluate ourselves to determine where we are in conjunction with where we want to be. It is not always a pleasant process but can be very rewarding at times. More over it’s even necessary in many ways. However it can also be very detrimental to our own walks with God. We over examine our trials and struggles thinking its some kind of curse or hurtful event. These events are blessings, even small packages of love wrapped up by a caring Father wishing for us to come into all He has for us. That’s more the spiritual and mental growth then it is lots of items and trinkets. It is a preparation for eternity. And staying eternally minded, with a focus on God and the finish line of Heaven will help us to push through.
One of the quickest ways to extend trials is to refuse to keep an open mind. We can get a Job complex and get into a mindset of “I didn’t deserve this.” Truth is because God loves us, we do deserve it. We learn by doing, and applying spiritual lessons to our lives we are partaking in God’s divine nature. We decrease while He increases, and in the end our lives are fulfilled and our purpose is clear. We keep our focus and Joy of the Spirit and the Love a great Father flows into our lives, and it’s greater then any other experience out there.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version
2 Peter 1: 2-4
“2Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”
God Moves in His own time.
It still amazes me how God works. You go through trials and struggles and say “God I can’t take this any more, I’m at my last rope.” And God just reassures you He is enough to take you past what you cannot do. You go a bit further then you thought you could and again you tell God, “This is it, I really can’t take this.” And God just says “Just a bit more, lets go.” This continues for a while till finally it all seems lost and hopeless and your ready to give up. God doesn’t seem there, even though you know He is, and you are stuck in a land of dispair fighting for every ray of light that you can get. And just when you think you are done, God steps up and blesses you, comes through for you in a way you never saw.
My job has been on the chopping block for some time now. We’ve were told soon we’d get our 60 day notice that the job was going away. We had a Meetting today and everyon in my Team thought the worst. “this is it.” we said. We were scrambling for resumes and everything else. And in the end we were told our job is being extended for 15 months, and we have an oppurtunity to move into new position after if things work out, and soon our jobs would require us to work from home rather then in the office. I didn’t see it comming. I look back and see the lesson God was trying to teach me.
Trust God, Put your trust in Him and you will not be ashamed of that choice. God is good.
So I have a cat now…
So my wife talked me into getting a cat. Now I’ve not ever been a cat person really. Always had a prefrence for dogs. We got the cat from the humane societ. She’s two years old and so far it has actually been a good change. She’s a sweet cat although I still must admitt that cats confuse me a bit. Again that’s due to having liked and had dogs all my life, something not possible living in an apartment. She deffinately has a mind of her own. She took to us pretty quick when we got her home, walked around the house for a bit checking everything out. And pretty much has been no hassle. Getting woke up in the middle of the night with a cat sitting on you staring at you is a bit different. One minute she’s on your lap next she’s in a corner. All confusing to me but its nice. I deffinately didn’t think I’d ever own a cat.
Her name is precious, she came pre-named.
