In regards to my status on the 7th, here is how its panning out: Having to give my Mac to the detectives and the setbacks on projects I needed it for ended up turning into an early birthday/Christmas/graduation gift from loving family in the form of a check for exactly $100 more than double what I paid for the second hand/stolen one, allowing me to get the year model and hard drive size I was originally looking for but couldn’t afford. A friend who is able to help me recover not only the software I lost, but an additional software package I needed and couldn’t afford, all at an affordable price. Being kicked off sprint resulted in my awesome and gracious boss adding me to the company plan which cut my bill almost in half of what it would be alone and through a provider that will actually give me real cell signal where I live. Not to mention going from a 4s with a shattered screen and broken power button, to a 5s. Matthew 6:33 is pretty clear that when your priorities are in line, you do not have to worry about your needs being met (all of ch 6). I do not believe in the concept of the “prosperity” gospel, but my needs were not only met, but ended up better than before everything went “downhill”. Those things are huge blessings in which I am very grateful for, but the miracle (in my opinion, based off of how I used to deal with negative circumstances) is not the blessings and needs being met as much as not having to get worked up or worry about any of it, even in the midst of it, before any of those provisions were seen. Not having to deal with the stress, worry, tension, or anger with people and circumstances that leads to misery is so freeing and liberating that the tangible blessings could have not yet come, and things would still be ok. In fact it’s not over, things are not back to “normal”, I’m still further behind in both school/work projects, don’t actually have the computer yet, made the least amount of money in one week this last week than I have in years (because of school and lack of daylight in the winter), sleep is rare and precious, sometimes eat breakfast and then “dinner” about 1 am, lunch about 1 or 2 days a week, etc. My point is not a pity party, my point is the joy, peace and hope that sees all those things as irrelevant. That life doesn’t suck. But it has to get harder because that’s how you better. It requires perseverance which builds character which leads to hope (Romans 5:3-5). And not the “wishful thinking” hope, but the confident and exciting hope in His promises, provisions, and future. It’s kinda backward for difficult circumstances to come without stress. Its not a “one day it will be good in hindsight”, “positive thinking”, or a “glass is half full” ideology; it’s life in His kingdom. I’m not expecting it to get easier. I have 4 weeks to complete (at least) 10 assignments, 6 exams, 6 papers, 5 very in depth portfolios, and 4 presentations! And try to maybe make dollar here n there lol. None of it’s from procrastination, I have put in long days every day, this week have been all 14 hour school days (not including work hrs) till they kick me out of the library, even though I have 4 weeks (my point is, its not a result of poor time management). And I get to look forward to going from 16 to an 18 hour work load next semester. But with the priorities in Matt 6:33 in line, everything else will fall in line too. I KNOW it! Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 06:58:46 +0000
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