I'm using the desk top to write this blog post because the charger on the lap top fried/died/whatever. On the plus side, the expensive battery seems to be fine (I hope) but I need to get a new charger (which wasn't in the budget). Nor, was the battery on my car which decided to die on one of the coldest mornings that we have had so far. This I discovered, as I was getting ready to drive my son up to the bus stop yesterday morning. No problem, I would just use my daughter's old Jeep which is sitting here in the driveway since she is off in the military. Apparently, my children believe that when they borrow a vehicle E stands for "extra mileage". Long story short, my son made the bus because my husband happened to be home because he had succumbed to some sort of stomach bug-which my son now has today. Oh, and we have temporarily removed the battery from the "spare" Jeep into my Jeep so I can actually drive the thing. Oh, and did I mention that somehow, someone has been hacking into our Internet access which is why our cell phone bill has been so high? Discovered that yesterday morning too. So much for password encrypted security. Fortunately we can turn the thing on and off, so hopefully that will solve our little neighbor problem.
Yup, been a hum dinger doozey few days at my house! Which has translated into a grumpy prayer time for me. I'm having a bit of a hard time counting my blessings and seeing the "gift" in these experiences. So, I'll be honest, I had a full blown gripe fest session with God this morning. The stuff I described, just the tip of the iceberg and I'm feeling a little abandoned and hung out to dry! When oh when, do things start to improve? How can I be a blessing to others when I am up to my eyeballs in stuff?! And quite frankly, why bother to ask my opinion on something (church wise) when it isn't like I have any authority on the outcome in the first place??? Seriously, everyone is gonna do what they want to do regardless of what I do or do not say, so why bother? Home, church, family, finance, life in general-not exactly humming along smoothly!(Yup, I had my full blown whine on in rare form this morning!)
Guess what God pointed me to this morning? First Corinthians 1, which I had read awhile ago and where I underlined some things that were a rather appropriate response for today. Here's what I underlined in the The Message paraphrase:
"All God's gifts are right in front of you...not only that, but God himself is right alongside to keep you steady and on track...He will never give up on you. Never forget that."If He is not giving up, guess I had better just take a deep breath and keep going. Steady as she goes, God, steady as she goes. Tomorrow should be a better day-I hope!
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