I went to texas for the MLK Holiday and it was amazing!
The man and I went hiking, went to a spurs game, I got to take a nap, ate...ALOT, went to a piano bar, the list goes on. WE got to spend time with his family resting the soul It was awesome.
I also have a quiche recipe I am going to post tonight...gotta go to work
Below is my devotional for the day. Scroll on down and read, God has a way of reminding you of his grace and power when you least expect it.
So the background. Pharaoh had cut the Israelites supply of straw but had still required them to make the same number of bricks. The people were slaves in Egypt and had looked all over for straw, while their fellow believers were being beaten.
I heard this devotional today and it made me laugh. God really has this funny way of saying, HEY YOU, why don’t you listen to me, I know you way better!
So here is the story, my boss recently recommended me for a very prestigious award. I had no clue, didn't ask him to do it, he just did. He then mentioned it very casually in passing and I was surprised. I told him thank you and I appreciate it. He then proceeded to make me do work, to aid in submitting the award. Now, a little background, I love my job, love my Soldiers, but I get frustrated with him a lot, because I am a very strongly opinionated person and so is he.
Anywho, when I found out about this award I couldn’t help but wonder if he was doing this for selfish reasons, if I get the award, he gets to put it on his annual evaluation. I shared these thoughts with my mom and my boyfriend and of course they both denied denied denied. Now, I know how ungrateful I sound, but I have been through a lot with this guy and have kind of lost my faith in him.
Well after my devotional today God smacked me upside the head with this passage from odb.org. “God remained firmly on Israel’s side—at work behind the scenes. Like the Israelites, we can become so downhearted that we ignore encouragement. In dark times, it’s comforting to remember that God is our deliverer (Ps. 40:17). He is always at work on our behalf, even if we can’t see what He is doing.”
Yeah, needless to say the oh mann I am very ungrateful feeling set in. So my praise today is Thank God for giving me the glimmer or hope and faith when I am at my wit’s end with this man. Praise him for teaching me that even when I feel alone and frustrated I’m not. And finally that prayers are answered, i have been praying for him and for me to have some type of feedback from him and I just blindly passed that huge gesture over.
