Blah, Blah, Blah!!!: Bullet Points, Decisions, and Memories

Monday, August 10, 2009

Bullet Points, Decisions, and Memories

Today has been one of those days! I don't have much to write about, so I'll use the old bullet point method!

I'm having to make some difficult decisions about my work. "My cup overflows" with students, and I need to figure out what in the world I'm going to do with too many people and not enough time.

Being in God's "waiting room" isn't very much fun. Waiting for a job for Bill, waiting to find out if we need to put our house up for sale, waiting to find out if we will have to move away from Texas...just so many uncertainties right now.

I got to talk to my old room mate that I lived with when we were fresh out of college. It felt so good to laugh and recall all the fun we had "way back when".

I'm looking forward to driving our youngest up to Trinity on August 22.

Today is our son Timothy's birthday. Happy birthday, Tim!!! He and his family live in South Carolina and they drove up to see me when I was in North Carolina. It sure was fun to spend a few hours together.

Today I thought about what I was doing one week ago today...flying home in a FIRST CLASS SEAT!!! What luxury! This is an excerpt from an email I sent to the "anonymous" person that graciously made it possible for me to attend:

Did you know that I had first class seating all the way home? Yes, I was hoping you wouldn't notice that on
the original itinerary until you were getting on the plane.When I booked it, it was only a few more miles so I figured after a long strenuous & hectic weekend and getting all stressed out it would be nice to unwind and take inventory of all the things you learned without being rushed into a frenzy.
Wasn't that just the most thoughtful thing a person could do? When I received that response from my question, it just warmed my heart at how caring and thoughtful people can be!
Well, time for me to go and prepare for Bible Study and Spanish class...

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One thing we may be sure of, however: For the believer all pain has meaning; all adversity is profitable. There is no question that adversity is difficult. It usually takes us by surprise and seems to strike where we are most vulnerable. To us it often appears completely senseless and irrational, but to God none of it is either senseless or irrational. He has a purpose in every pain He brings or allows in our lives. We can be sure that in some way He intends it for our profit and His glory.
--Jerry Bridges

God is doing a greater work in us, and that can only come as we learn to trust Him no matter how dark the days and sleepless the nights. And it is only as we have been through the darkness with Him that what we know with our heads slides down into our hearts, and our hearts no longer demand answers. The “Why?” becomes unimportant when we believe that God can and will redeem the pain for our good and his glory. . . . When I put the sovereignty of God beside His unfailing love, my heart can rest.
--Verdell Davis

Our circumstances are not an accurate reflection of God's goodness. Whether life is good or bad, God's goodness, rooted in His character, is the same.
--Helen Grace Lescheid

All of us have wondered at times why God doesn't do more to fix our problems. But our human eyes often fail to see that God isn't rushing to change our circumstances because he is concerned with a much more serious problem -- our character. While you struggle with the woes of this world, God's main occupation is preparing you for the world to come. The focus of what God is doing in your life takes place in you, not around you.
--Andy Stanley, in "Like A Rock"

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--Alan Redpath

The most extraordinary thing about the oyster is this: irritations get into his shell . . . . and when he cannot get rid of them, he uses the irritations to do the loveliest thing an oyster ever has the chance to do. If there are irritations in our lives today, there is only prescription: make a pearl . . . . And it takes faith and love to do it.
--Harry Emerson Fosdick

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--A. B. Simpson

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