It's good for man to work

Happy Birthday to my lovely wife!

It was nice to have the day off for my wife's birthday. Since she was working today, I volunteered for most of the day, as the projectors and screens weren't completely set up at church. However, we made a serious dent by mid-afternoon. After picking up the kids from school, it was time to clean up the house and get the food prepared for a BBQ scheduled with some family friends for my wife's Birthday. It was another eventful day and I'm pretty tired, but it's totally worth it.

I seem to feel most fulfilled if I'm honestly working at something or applying myself toward a goal. We were made for work; God designed us with a purpose long before we ever sinned in the Garden of Eden. Adam was supposed to work the land, did you know that? We were placed on earth to work, even before the fall of man! No wonder we feel best when we've given an honest days' work.


Genesis 2:15 (New International Version)

The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

Good Night

Long Day Volunteering

It's been quite a day! I took the day off in order to work at the church on a couple of missions. The first was to assist in the move of one of our church family members. The second was assisting the worship team in hanging and cabling up the twin projectors which will debut on Easter. From 8AM until 10:30PM it was steady work, with a break for lunch and dinner. Needless to say, I'm baked, toasted, spent, done. However, it was well worth it.

PS: Hydraulic lifts are cool!

Good Night

Things Aren't Right When You're Not Living in the Word.

In the bustle of the weekend, I left my coat at the church and ended up going to work without my headphones today (they were in my coat pocket). That meant I wasn't listening to the Daily Audio Bible podcast on my way to and from work, as I usually do. I'm totally off kilter in terms of my time in the Word this week. Let me tell you, I can feel it.

It's time to get back into the Bible; to read and apply what it says to my daily life. If we read it, we'll think it. If we think it, we'll begin to speak and act upon it.

James 1:22-25 (New International Version)

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.

Joshua 1:8 (New International Version)

Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Good Night

Busy Sunday

Where did the weekend go? As I sit here typing, it feels as though it should be Saturday or Sunday tomorrow instead of Monday. Church activities have pretty well dominated the weekend; serving on slides and then helping the worship team break down the auditorium so the new setup can take place. I loved working with the guys today. Pulling cables, troubleshooting equipment and having take out Chinese for lunch; it was all great fellowship, honestly. I'm proud to be serving in such a great place. The remodeled auditorium should be a sight to behold on Easter, for sure.

I've got to head in to work tomorrow, but then I'll be off for a couple of days mid-week. I hope to accomplish more for the church in my time off and also spend some quality time with my wife on her Birthday. Thank you, Jesus for the ability to be a part of something real and alive.

PS: For you prayer warriors whom have lifted up my wife in prayer recently, thank you.

Good Night

Please pray for my wife

I'm not going to get into much tonight, but I ask that each of you agree with me in prayer for my wife. She's going through some spiritual attacks of late and needs God's continued blessing, healing and protection.

Thanks

Good Night

TGIF Again!

Thank God It's Friday! It's been a long week; nothing too serious, but busy. I'm so grateful to be on this end of a work week. The weekend will be busy enough, but for now, I'm enjoying this evening.

My wife has tuned in to a show called "Who Do You Think You Are?" and I can't help but get sucked into watching it with her. As I sit here and blog, I keep getting pulled into the show- it's absolutely amazing to see the generations before us (and the ones before them), their lives, their stories and how they help to shape who we are. We're all connected; no matter how insignificant we may think we are, we will matter to each other and to our children and so on.

I can't help but think of the Bible and how it clearly shows many generations, from Christ all the way back through the Patriarchs and ultimately to Adam and Eve. WE are linked to them through a vast human chain and they literally walked side by side in the garden of Eden with God!

Just think about that...

Good Night

I'm Truly Thankful for What I Have

After feeling a bit lonely today and generally off-kilter for a couple of days, I want to sit here in front of God and everyone and just list off some things I'm thankful for. I'm not depressed, but am in the midst of a recalibration for the next stage of Life God is directing me into.

Lord,

I'm thankful that you gave your life to save mine.
I'm thankful I live in this place, in this exact time.
I'm thankful that you've blessed me with a phenomenal wife and great family.
I'm thankful for true friends.
I'm thankful to be an accepted member of West Salem Foursquare Church.
I'm thankful that you've blessed us with a nice home and a safe car to drive.
I'm thankful that although I've been hungry, I've never known starvation.
I'm thankful that I've been allowed to stay in a good job I don't always deserve.
I'm thankful that I have [at least some usable] vision to view your handiwork, as the seasons change.
I'm thankful for Annette's bacon cheeseburgers and other great food.
I'm thankful that I have the freedom to say what I think out loud.
I'm thankful for modern appliances.
I'm thankful for podcasts, where listening to the living Word of God is only a click away.
I'm thankful that when it's raining sideways, is 17 degrees out, or feels like I'm on the face of the sun, you've afforded me shelter and security.
I'm thankful for humor.
I'm thankful that I've known love.

Thank you God, for all of these things and more.

Good Night.