Bruised but thankful

What a weekend! Four days of fun and rest. It seems I get less sleep on the weekend than I do during the week. Thanks cousins. Friday I slept in and watched the old standby Star-Trek, read a book and then took a nap. It was great. I woke up from the nap and a few minutes later my Mike S. called and wanted me to come up and spend the night at his house because he was bored. Got there around six and a couple of my siblings arrived later. Its always good to see family. Our family is like no other family I know. The cousins are closer to each other than alot of siblings are to one another. The bruises my body bares are more than I have had in many days. Considering my usual actives, i.e. sitting in a classroom or standing in lab, its a lot more than normal.

I withstood the force of two men and a very strong teenager. They were trying to throw me into the pool, I did not want to get wet, so I fought them until we all wore out. I felt like throwing up after we were done because of all the exertion.

Pastor preached very well on Sunday, no surprise. What I got out of it? We all have goals in mind and most of those goals are in the future. Get a college degree, become a pilot, have a family, you fill in what your own goals and aspirations are. Basically we want to do Gods will for our lives. We think that our purpose is found in those goals, that God created us to accomplish the things we are striving for. Consider this. What if I never live to see those goals come to their final end. What if I never finish my pilot training. It is conceivable that I could die in a airplane crash, car accident, or be killed in any other sort of way or the Lord could come back to take us home. So if my focus is on the big picture and I am not worried about my every day life how will I live? What I am driving at is, I can be and tend to be unconcerned with my spiritual walk every day. The temptation is, " I'll put aside these habits or start those habits when I get into the ministry. Well what if I never get into the "ministry"? I should all ready be in the ministry! God gives me one day at a time and I am never sure if I get tomorrow. So I must live each day with eternity in mind not five years from now not ten, but live with the thought I may see Heaven today! So my life will not be wasted on something that may not even happen. Prepare for what God will have you to do but do not focus your energy on the future but focus on the present and serve God with your life today.