Exhausted

My day went okay, I'm just really tired with school and work right now. I'm not sure how I'm going to put up with another 3-ish semsters. I guess this is one of those things where I'll only be able to do it by the grace of God.

I'm out for the night...maybe I'll have something of substance tomorrow. Tune in tomorrow. Same bat time, same bat channel.

Being fed (for April 12, 13)

I am so thankful for the church family that I have around me. I started this blog to keep track of how God has blessed/challenged me, and it has not only done that but become a source of encouragement for me in my walk.

I put a hit counter on my blog to see how many people view my page...there certainly aren't many of you, but there are more than I expected. I can't begin to explain how much more fulfilling it is for me to write my blog when I get feedback. Pastor Kris and several of you others are really helping me.

I want to praise God for giving me a church family that feeds me not only on Sunday mornings, but also throughout the week. My life is stressful (as is everyone else's I'm sure), due to working full time and going to school full time, and studying for my certifications. You guys help me keep my head up and I'm so thankful for that.

God bless all y'all! :-D

Being your own boss

My boss took the day off...sounds nice, huh? I was in charge of taking ALL his phone calls while doing my own work. I didn't get many calls--it was slow today--but it made my job much more difficult. My boss drives me crazy, but it sure makes me appreciate him more. I got some awfully strange questions today, and several of them were answers I didn't have or couldn't get. I'll actually be glad to get him back on Monday.

On another topic, I had fun playing Wii Sports tonight. I'm still awful at it, but I'm improving. 214 and a 6-in-a-row strike streak in bowling isn't half bad.

Maybe I overstepped a bit

I'm tired so this won't be a long blog, but I wanted to share about tonight. The guy I talked to yesterday didn't make clear what his offer was until today. It turns out he wanted to get me into a marketing thing...I probably could have made money off of it, but I guess I misunderstood him initially. Oh well.

I'm not bummed or anything. I still had a great day!

Plug into the power

Have you ever had a pedal powered headlight for your bike? If so, you'll remember that the faster you pedal, the brighter the light--and when you stop you get about .5 seconds of light before its totally out. This is what people have when they try to live their life for themselves, and rely on their own power.

This week has been all about the power of God. Apparently I found the power outlet connected to a nuclear power station. I thought I was doing fine with my little bike-powered light...now I'm being given sight and the Son's light.

On Monday, I had my prof tell me that I should come talk to him about a job if I don't have one by June or July. Today, I was working at a local school with their IT guy. He asked me if I had ever thought of working for myself, I said I had but didn't have the means to do so. He replied that he owned his own company and that he would like to get together with me if I was interested in working in the IT field.

I've never had someone approach me about a job before, and since giving up the reigns in my life I had two different people ask me. I don't begin to believe in coincidence, therefore I must give praise to my God. I may not end up with either job, but my confidence has grown so much from these circumstances. May God be glorified by whatever choice he leads me to make.

"Getting it"

There's something I've struggled with for a very long time. In light of some conversations I had today, and the link I found to Ben Stein's movie, I just don't understand how people can be so ignorant.

A large portion of the people in the US would say they either believe in God, or they are Christian, but many of their lives bear no fruit. One of my family members (an older member) grew up in the church of fire & brimstone. He attends church every Sunday, but appears to merely hold down the pew. He has lived a great life, and I have a lot of respect for him. My fear is that he just doesn't understand about being 'saved'. Several family members have tried to broach the subject, but he's not receptive.

I'm just confused as to how so much evidence can be there, and be very clearly true, and yet people just don't understand it. I'm think it has something to do with having a hardened heart, I just wish I better understood what is happening.

Have you seen this? ExpelledTheMovie.com

I just watched the trailer for this, and it looks really interesting. What do you guys think?