Mostly it has been totally my fault that I haven't posted an entry in a while. I've gotten into the habit of doing my Bible study in the mornings before work (yay!), so that gets my day off to a really great start. This past week, though, I wasn't able to do any additional Bible study at lunchtime, which is what I would like to do. We closed early Tuesday and were closed all day Wednesday. Of course that meant everyone had to work doubletime Thursday and Friday to catch up.
Saturday was a house hunting day for me. I feel very confused and lost about this whole process. I keep reminding myself to undertake it PRAYERFULLY. I'm working on it. I have not been a pray-er for a while -- not in the sense where every step, I ask God's guidance. It takes getting used to. It's one of the things I pray for, though.
Speaking of prayer, my brother has been the subject of MANY people's prayers for a long time. He's currently in jail -- again -- for a stupid, childish act on his part. He seems to be learning this time, though. He completed a Bible study through the Salvation Army, and my mom told me he has asked her questions about the Bible in both his letters and phone calls. He has told her he wants to be baptized when he gets out -- we're not sure yet when that will be. I've been praying that this is the "real deal" for him, and not just either one of his ruses or one of those emotional things people sometimes have. We shall see. I have been trying to keep in closer contact with him, though, since the new year began.
I've also been praying for an Internet friend of mine. She is a super sweet girl, but she has been "angry" at God since her best friend was killed by a drunk driver about 14 years ago. I very openly tell her that I attend Bible study classes, that I pray, and that I have prayed for her. She has even said to me, "Sometime I may want to talk to you about that religion stuff." Last night she sent me a link to a YouTube video of a new version of Footprints in the Sand. She said she loves the song, but said it is sad. Last night I prayed the Lord would let that song be the catalyst for those conversations about "religion" to start between us. I have been mentally composing an email to her to explain that the song (and original poem) aren't sad at all, but are rather a message of joy, happiness, relief and comfort. Imagine having someone to CARRY you through the hard times in your life! And I am so unworthy of that kind of privledge, but He gives it to me anyway.
Tonight is BSF again. I didn't do my lessons on Saturday and Sunday, but I did them both this morning before work. I have to move into the mentality that just because it's a day off from work, I do not get a day off from Bible lessons. It is wonderful, though, that all day on both those days, I had that weird feeling that something was missing. I'm glad -- that's what I wanted.
Hopefully I can start doing some studying and blog posts during my lunchtimes again, now that some super serious and pressing things are taken care of at work. I also want to move beyond doing *just* my BSF lessons.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment