James 1:2-4 "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." This is yet another verse that I'm now holding on to. My thinking: surely I must be a Christian in order to be tested, so being tested, for me, is a sure sign that I am indeed a child of the Father through Jesus Christ. As I've learned many times before, periods of testing are necessary in order to refine my faith in the Lord, and patience is indeed one thing that is being severely tested right now. I pray (and for sure know) that the Lord will lead me through all of this and I will become more mature spiritually.
It's a shame that I've read so many books in the past, yet almost always I forget what I read immediately after I have read it. Even less so is seriously applying what I've learned to my life. But perhaps there are small things that remain in me that have subtlely shaped my thoughts, and are being used by the Holy Spirit in His prompting. So all is not lost, as I've previously thought...but maybe it would have been better if I had taken this more seriously in the past...ah, it's all in the past. Just concentrate on what is going on NOW.
Random musings for the day... Ah...such a warm day today...hitting 13 degrees. We had lunch, 5 of us, but remind me to never go to Crystal Palace for a meal in the near future, thanks! I also managed to get my vehicle license thingie renewed, which is something I forgot to do last year until it was quite late. My mom is particularly excited that she got to watch two (yes, that's TWO) Oscar-winning films while she was here: Wallace & Gromit and March of the Penguins. I (embarrassingly) watched the first half-hour of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition tonight...they made me cry. There was a strange incident involving somebody buzzing the suite, I heard through speaker phone someone mentioning my name, I pressed the door button, and nobody came up here. Borrowed some wrenches from Francis again, and that reduced greatly the creaking noise coming from the heavybag stand.
It's a shame that I've read so many books in the past, yet almost always I forget what I read immediately after I have read it. Even less so is seriously applying what I've learned to my life. But perhaps there are small things that remain in me that have subtlely shaped my thoughts, and are being used by the Holy Spirit in His prompting. So all is not lost, as I've previously thought...but maybe it would have been better if I had taken this more seriously in the past...ah, it's all in the past. Just concentrate on what is going on NOW.
Random musings for the day... Ah...such a warm day today...hitting 13 degrees. We had lunch, 5 of us, but remind me to never go to Crystal Palace for a meal in the near future, thanks! I also managed to get my vehicle license thingie renewed, which is something I forgot to do last year until it was quite late. My mom is particularly excited that she got to watch two (yes, that's TWO) Oscar-winning films while she was here: Wallace & Gromit and March of the Penguins. I (embarrassingly) watched the first half-hour of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition tonight...they made me cry. There was a strange incident involving somebody buzzing the suite, I heard through speaker phone someone mentioning my name, I pressed the door button, and nobody came up here. Borrowed some wrenches from Francis again, and that reduced greatly the creaking noise coming from the heavybag stand.
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