Prayer Requests

I have been presented with a job opportunity in Louisiana. Basically, if I want the job then I have it. I do not know if this will work or not. I also need to have my school bill paid off to get my licenses. I am seeking the Lords will and want to do the right thing. Please pray for me to be discerning and wise in my thinking and decsion. Housing has been generously offered and the there is flight training available. Lots to consider and bring to the Lord in prayer.

48 days to graduation:)

I was very discouraged last night. I was at a loss of what to do about my school bill and tools. I still do not know how its all going to work but before I went to bed last night I read Psalm 27.

1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
6And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
9Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
11Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

I have seen the goodness of the Lord and am waiting to see it again. This passage teaches us that God is always with His children. No matter what arises God is in control. Now let me tell you, when you do not know what to do and know you can do nothing, you depend on the Lord. ( well most of the time Because you are reminded, by Psalm 27, that's its all you can do.

I ordered a tool box today because it was a very good deal(on sale and a hundred dollar gift card) and am trusting God to provide for it and all the rest of my needs. God knows what is going to happen between now and graduation and I do too. I am going to go to school and do my best to serve God in all that I do. God knows that and all the rest of the happenings I have no clue about. That's a whole lot harder to to do than type. When I am tired and sick of the constant re-runs of the daily grind, the temptation to give up on everything is knocking on the door. I cant' count how many time I have wanted to quit and do something else. Yea quit the dream I have had since I was twelve or thirteen.

The Christian life is not a walk in the park; its a bloody battle field were severe wounds and monumental victories happen throughout the campaign. The wounds because we are foolish and have forgotten what we were purged from and the victories by the grace of God alone.

I have to finish cleaning the house tomorrow and hopefully I will enlist the help of my cousins next door:) I am planning on having it all squared away by Sunday night; I hope and so does everyone else coming to stay.

I am very tired and want to go to bed but work comes first. If I had worked the job I have now full time I would have school almost paid off. Hindsight is 20/20. No reason to dwell on it.

Well I am all blog out. have a great weekend. yours for cheaper gas and smaller government

So I come to the realization that I am the last line of defense when it comes to cleaning the house. I am the only one who lives there. So whats the big deal? In two weeks a virtual army of family will descend on my place of residents. Normally my Grandma comes early (its her house) and cleans it up to girl standards. Though this year it is up to me and being that I am a janitor, excuse me a SUPER JANITOR, I am up to the task. I have the living room finished and the kitchen is about done. Well on my way to meeting the standard of the Lady's. HAHAHA! I am sure something will be wrong. Why? because I am a guy...period. I will have the house ready. No worries girls no worries. The basement needs to be brushed up as well but that wont take long.

God Provides

Well I found fifty dollars in my car on Wednesday night and the next day a found a envelope with two-hundred and seventy dollars in my folder on my desk. That's enough to cover all the test for my airframe license. God provides but not always when we think He will.

I am going home now I don't feel to great. I am free Saturday if anybody wants to do something.

I am back. What rough week it was but it over and this week is going very well. I am not so tired and have a better attitude than I have had in a while. "Joe? have a bad attitude you say." A yeah, but not now because I have sixty days till I graduate and am done with school, well maintenance school. People not associated with aviation have no concept of the amount of training it takes to get ready for the mission field. I will probably have close to three thousand hours of training by the time I qualify for the minimum standards for most mission boards. That's a rough number but you get the idea.

I have been applying for aircraft maintenance jobs and have heard nothing back but my bosses husband is the head of security for the company my company contracts with and the company we contract with has a good size company business jet program. So she is going to see if I can get a job there through the references that she and her husband and various other people there would provide me. Pretty cool if it would happen. Wouldn't have to move and it would be good pay with benefits.

I flew to Muskegon last week to drop off a friend who had to pick up his airplane. When I took off the wind was straight down the runway and I barely pulled back and the plane just jumped off the ground. So I kept the plane straight and level and just let the wind push it straight up. The controller told me to turn left to 180 and contact departure. So I hauled back on the controls and turned hard and boy oh boy did she climb and turn fast . It was great! Such fun it is to fly in the sky!! Yea, I know you all think I am nuts.

I am doing a price check for tools and it is very scary. As a student I get fifty percent off all tools I buy from snap-on; while I remain in school. They are very expensive even with the discount; but they are world wide and have a life time warranty(they have stores world wide).

I applied for a job in Mannassas Virgina today. Will see what happens.

I am going up north to an open house for my cousin tomorrow. See a lot of people I havent see in a long time.

Don't have much else to write so I will sign off. Have a great weekend everybody!