Wow, a good day to be alive. I found out my brother is going to get married, and I am happy for him. It's nice to see how his life is moving forward. I am just so excited for him. I am not fired from my job. Always a good thing. I got some advice as to what to do with the suicide hotline. I was thinking about volunteering to help it out. I am drawn to it. I want to do it SO bad. My schedule really isn't set up to do it right now. If I did the hotline, I would probably end up loosing another good chunk of sleep, and with my schedule so full as it is, just wouldn't be a wise thing to do. Well, hum.
Now, onto my quiet time.
Not much of one today. I read a little out of Cry of the Soul, prayed a lot. So much going on with my family and my wife's family, that I really just needed to sit down and pray and cry and collect my thoughts. Work has beet me down and school has already started to beat me down and family matters are starting to beat me down. Not to mention, I will be doing the school thing while I am at vacation. Will I enjoy it? I think I will find a way, but the thought of responsibility vs. enjoyment is tugging at my conscious. Very well, I really just needed the time to reflect and turn to God and place my worries on him.
A scripture I did look at, though:
Luke 12:22-34
Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
"Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
Now, onto my quiet time.
Not much of one today. I read a little out of Cry of the Soul, prayed a lot. So much going on with my family and my wife's family, that I really just needed to sit down and pray and cry and collect my thoughts. Work has beet me down and school has already started to beat me down and family matters are starting to beat me down. Not to mention, I will be doing the school thing while I am at vacation. Will I enjoy it? I think I will find a way, but the thought of responsibility vs. enjoyment is tugging at my conscious. Very well, I really just needed the time to reflect and turn to God and place my worries on him.
A scripture I did look at, though:
Luke 12:22-34
Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
"Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Verse 34 just comforts me. And today, that is what I needed.
Verse 34 just comforts me. And today, that is what I needed.
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