Last week I closed out with a blog about sitting in expectation of your prayers. Not just praying, but spending your day desiring to see those things happen in your life. Well, I have had a weekend and a half for sure. Let me expound!
First, our computer crashed last week and the computer in my office at the Betty Griffin House goes on the internet only when it feels like it(rarely). So, I was unable to get some of my bills that I have chosen to go paperless on.
For some reason our FPL bill did not go through last month and we were unable to get this month's statement. I made a phone call(to an automated voice ofcourse) and found out that our power was on the verge of being cut off completely. So, I made the payment that I needed to and moved on with things. Then, I spent Saturday, yes the first day of college football season on the phone with dell overseas(which must be my God-chosen mission field) and we had to pay them $49 to use their services. They were unable to help out at all after hours of holding, trying to understand and so on. Sunday, we got up with no bulletins mind you and a sermon that I had to throw together from memory because I had the one I had ptu together weeks prior on the computer ofcourse. Sunday morning I rush to church and get things together and ready and everyone had decided to go on vacation and leave me here, lol! I was shocked and crushed at the turnout, we actually had less people in worship than we did in our guys' small group a few weeks before! then, no one in small group Sunday night. Monday, Tara decided to give it a try and got nowhere after they told her they had no record of the $49 spent last week, so we got stiffed for another $49. She had no luck, I was on the phone with another service and had no luck. Then, late yesterday evening I spent some time just going through different scenarios to fix the computer and here I am typing my blog on it, and it works better now! What a rough weekend, so I have sat in expectation of a better day and decided that today was going to be it, Tuesday(which feels like Monday) is going to be my day to pull out of the dumps.
James 1:12 says, "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will recieve the crown of life that God has promised to all those who love Him."
I persevered, I did so under trial for sure and I feel like I stood the test so yes I am alive(that was the extent of it yesterday) and here I am. I am ready to fight for another day, to work to make a difference in the lives of others and I await my prayer for a better day!
Thanks for reading(laughing and crying) and have a great day!
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