You just never know what's going to happen
It's just going to be one of those weeks. I'm warning you now, this is going to be all over the place because that's just how the week is going. If you've been a fan of the blog for a while, you know I loves me some irony. Yesterday was one of those "ironic" kind of days where I posted a blog about letting go of the past and spent some time revisiting my past after writing about it. But then, that's been the theme of the week and I'm not the only one dealing with this issue.
I talked to a friend of mine in Alaska yesterday. We talked about a jet, got caught up on this and that. I haven't talked to him in a while and it's nice that someone thought enough of me to ask me my opinion on something. I hope I was able to help him out.
That wasn't the only person from my past I talked to. Another friend from my Air Guard days called me yesterday out of the blue. We talked for about 15 minutes. I've heard from or seen quite a few of my Guard friends this past week. I ran into one walking into work the other day that I hadn't seen in a while. It's always nice to get caught up with the guys.
Anyway, more from the good ship SS Ironic: I'm just checking my e-mail yesterday and when I sign in to my hotmail account, the page that comes up has a story about marriages that have survived tests. Random. So I click on it and read the stories. They're all pretty typical until the last one. It's the story of a couple that survives an affair. Guy's about my age, wife was the one that cheated, and here's where the good ship comes into port. The last name of the couple?
Cooper. What else? Surely you saw that one coming. Random? I really don't know anymore.
I see humor in irony. It makes me chuckle. And I was thinking about letting go of your "past" today, not in a personal way, but the concept of it. Maybe I don't understand this fully, but I think there are things we need to let go of. Hurt, bitterness, resentment, and anger over the past are three that come to mind. That part of my past I can easily let go of these days. I can and have given up behaviors that don't bring glory to God. I'm on day two of quitting smoking. I realized that it's not something that brings glory to Him so I'm earnestly trying to change that behavior. I like smoking but I don't belong to me anymore so I need to give it up.
The thing that brought this about was something I realized the other day and it's going to sound a little bit strange. I listen and read a lot and was listening to a program where the pastor was talking about submission vs. surrender. I kind of realized the other day that while I was listening intently for the Lord's guidance, there was something holding me back a little bit but couldn't understand what it was, so I prayed about it. I was willing to submit to God's will, but hadn't quite gotten to the point where I'd surrendered to it. The fishing trip over the weekend kind of brought this to personal light for me.
I'd surrendered a bit of my life, but not all of it. That little voice I talked about inside laid it on me that if I was still smoking, how was that submitting because it's a very unhealthy habit. (Expensive, too). I don't think there's anything that will drive me back to being a 2 pack a day smoker and I really don't see why I'd even buy one pack.
I warned you, this is going to be all over the place.
Anyway, back to letting go of the past. It's weighing heavy on my mind because there's this one thing that like I said, I don't know if it's part of my past, if it's my present, or if it's going to be my future. My crystal ball isn't working today and to tell you the truth, I honestly don't know what to do. So I submitted. There can only be two outcomes to this one particular problem and I have absolutely no control over either one. It's a hard thing to be at the mercy of someone else and like I said yesterday, I was OK with the outcome I thought was coming down the road and then the weird stuff started happening. It seems like every time I get to that point that's when the road signs along the path start showing up. I'm not reading things into these little events, I'm just saying they happen.
So, today, I wake up in a great mood, have a cup of coffee, and read a bit from the Bible as is my morning routine. I check my facebook page to see what's up with who and then start on the blog. I found a couple of interesting tidbits on my facebook page today. My pastor made a very timely comment this morning. One of my friend's daughters made an interesting comment that showed up on my page because my friend commented on it. She said something to the effect that sometimes people build up walls to see who's willing to tear them down.
Interesting thought. I don't know why that struck me because I don't think it has any bearing on my life but it's an interesting thought just the same and felt compelled to share.
So, where is today headed? I don't know. It kind of reminds me of a line from a song in the movie "Paint Your Wagon": Where am I going? I don't know? When will I be there? I'm not certain. All that I know is I am on my way.
What do I know? About the only thing I know for certain is that whatever it is, wherever it is, whenever it is, it's the Lord's will for me. And, that's a very restful, very peaceful, very joyful and happy place to be at on a cold Thursday morning.
I talked to a friend of mine in Alaska yesterday. We talked about a jet, got caught up on this and that. I haven't talked to him in a while and it's nice that someone thought enough of me to ask me my opinion on something. I hope I was able to help him out.
That wasn't the only person from my past I talked to. Another friend from my Air Guard days called me yesterday out of the blue. We talked for about 15 minutes. I've heard from or seen quite a few of my Guard friends this past week. I ran into one walking into work the other day that I hadn't seen in a while. It's always nice to get caught up with the guys.
Anyway, more from the good ship SS Ironic: I'm just checking my e-mail yesterday and when I sign in to my hotmail account, the page that comes up has a story about marriages that have survived tests. Random. So I click on it and read the stories. They're all pretty typical until the last one. It's the story of a couple that survives an affair. Guy's about my age, wife was the one that cheated, and here's where the good ship comes into port. The last name of the couple?
Cooper. What else? Surely you saw that one coming. Random? I really don't know anymore.
I see humor in irony. It makes me chuckle. And I was thinking about letting go of your "past" today, not in a personal way, but the concept of it. Maybe I don't understand this fully, but I think there are things we need to let go of. Hurt, bitterness, resentment, and anger over the past are three that come to mind. That part of my past I can easily let go of these days. I can and have given up behaviors that don't bring glory to God. I'm on day two of quitting smoking. I realized that it's not something that brings glory to Him so I'm earnestly trying to change that behavior. I like smoking but I don't belong to me anymore so I need to give it up.
The thing that brought this about was something I realized the other day and it's going to sound a little bit strange. I listen and read a lot and was listening to a program where the pastor was talking about submission vs. surrender. I kind of realized the other day that while I was listening intently for the Lord's guidance, there was something holding me back a little bit but couldn't understand what it was, so I prayed about it. I was willing to submit to God's will, but hadn't quite gotten to the point where I'd surrendered to it. The fishing trip over the weekend kind of brought this to personal light for me.
I'd surrendered a bit of my life, but not all of it. That little voice I talked about inside laid it on me that if I was still smoking, how was that submitting because it's a very unhealthy habit. (Expensive, too). I don't think there's anything that will drive me back to being a 2 pack a day smoker and I really don't see why I'd even buy one pack.
I warned you, this is going to be all over the place.
Anyway, back to letting go of the past. It's weighing heavy on my mind because there's this one thing that like I said, I don't know if it's part of my past, if it's my present, or if it's going to be my future. My crystal ball isn't working today and to tell you the truth, I honestly don't know what to do. So I submitted. There can only be two outcomes to this one particular problem and I have absolutely no control over either one. It's a hard thing to be at the mercy of someone else and like I said yesterday, I was OK with the outcome I thought was coming down the road and then the weird stuff started happening. It seems like every time I get to that point that's when the road signs along the path start showing up. I'm not reading things into these little events, I'm just saying they happen.
So, today, I wake up in a great mood, have a cup of coffee, and read a bit from the Bible as is my morning routine. I check my facebook page to see what's up with who and then start on the blog. I found a couple of interesting tidbits on my facebook page today. My pastor made a very timely comment this morning. One of my friend's daughters made an interesting comment that showed up on my page because my friend commented on it. She said something to the effect that sometimes people build up walls to see who's willing to tear them down.
Interesting thought. I don't know why that struck me because I don't think it has any bearing on my life but it's an interesting thought just the same and felt compelled to share.
So, where is today headed? I don't know. It kind of reminds me of a line from a song in the movie "Paint Your Wagon": Where am I going? I don't know? When will I be there? I'm not certain. All that I know is I am on my way.
What do I know? About the only thing I know for certain is that whatever it is, wherever it is, whenever it is, it's the Lord's will for me. And, that's a very restful, very peaceful, very joyful and happy place to be at on a cold Thursday morning.
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