Running with Arms Open
So my Pastor, usually I call him Mike when I post because I usually speak of him in a friend context rather than pastoral, was talking about how God runs to us with his arms open....Cite the Protical (ask Jordan if you want the real spelling) Son who ran off squandered his fathers money - which back in the biblical days that was SUPER Taboo- and then later came back broken. His father ran to him -which was VERY UNHEARD OF- symbolizing how God runs to us. We might not want to hear him or even acknowledge he exists- but he is right there beside us. Things one might right off as lucky are really signs.
That pretty much sums up what has been going on in my head. With everything that has happened since July of 05 I have just been wondering if I completely missed the ship. Even things I shouldn't have any business questioning which I guess I don't have any business reaviling if I outta not be thinking about it. I had some how in my subconcious began to admit defeat I thought that "I have missed the path I was intended to take and God has given someone else that job since I didn't hear or listen. And I have no main true purpose."
WELL
Guess
What
Once again God won that battle over my misguided heart.
This week alone my car has almost been totaled. Monday morning I had to drive onto the sidewalk on my way to work because some punk (who was going 60 in a 40 no doubt) had to clip around a car and didn't see me. TODAY on my way home I was stopped at a red light on the Memorial Bridge and this van was coming up really fast and was not slowing down...he didn't slow down until he just about hit me...to avoid he HAD to go in the other lane.
How do I know that this is from God? I don't for sure. But I honostly bealive that when your on a bridge (meaning no median whatsoever) in rush hour and the lane to WV never has to stop for any reason the fact that no one was in the other lane so that van could slide over is a miracle.
There are a bunch of other little things...
Today coming out of church John, this elderly guy whos wife is very sick and daughter just had brain surgry (I think he worked seriously for the CIA), walked up to Matt and I and told us to bring our applications to Solvey that they were expanding. I haven't seen John for well over a month (his heart is in church but he is in his 80's and taking care of two people) and he hasn't really been to church for my knowledge since he daughters surgrey...and we didn't tell anyone except for our Pastor that were thinking of moving.... but he just came up to us and with such urgancy was like BRING THEM YOUR APPLICATIONS! THE CHURCH NEEDS YOU TO STAY! WE NEED YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE YOU! And it nearly looked like he had tears in his eyes....
I don't know....
I don't remember all the things that have given me "God Bumps" in the past two days.
All I know is..... It is really amazing once you decided to open the door all the way how all the must just disapates and your left with sunshine and warmth.
That pretty much sums up what has been going on in my head. With everything that has happened since July of 05 I have just been wondering if I completely missed the ship. Even things I shouldn't have any business questioning which I guess I don't have any business reaviling if I outta not be thinking about it. I had some how in my subconcious began to admit defeat I thought that "I have missed the path I was intended to take and God has given someone else that job since I didn't hear or listen. And I have no main true purpose."
WELL
Guess
What
Once again God won that battle over my misguided heart.
This week alone my car has almost been totaled. Monday morning I had to drive onto the sidewalk on my way to work because some punk (who was going 60 in a 40 no doubt) had to clip around a car and didn't see me. TODAY on my way home I was stopped at a red light on the Memorial Bridge and this van was coming up really fast and was not slowing down...he didn't slow down until he just about hit me...to avoid he HAD to go in the other lane.
How do I know that this is from God? I don't for sure. But I honostly bealive that when your on a bridge (meaning no median whatsoever) in rush hour and the lane to WV never has to stop for any reason the fact that no one was in the other lane so that van could slide over is a miracle.
There are a bunch of other little things...
Today coming out of church John, this elderly guy whos wife is very sick and daughter just had brain surgry (I think he worked seriously for the CIA), walked up to Matt and I and told us to bring our applications to Solvey that they were expanding. I haven't seen John for well over a month (his heart is in church but he is in his 80's and taking care of two people) and he hasn't really been to church for my knowledge since he daughters surgrey...and we didn't tell anyone except for our Pastor that were thinking of moving.... but he just came up to us and with such urgancy was like BRING THEM YOUR APPLICATIONS! THE CHURCH NEEDS YOU TO STAY! WE NEED YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE YOU! And it nearly looked like he had tears in his eyes....
I don't know....
I don't remember all the things that have given me "God Bumps" in the past two days.
All I know is..... It is really amazing once you decided to open the door all the way how all the must just disapates and your left with sunshine and warmth.