All The Way Better

I had the privilege of being home with my sick wife these past two days. Wednesday morning she woke up sick as could be (well, very sick, anyway). I went home from work and stayed with the kids while she stayed in bed... the ENTIRE day!

So, yesterday, I stayed home too to make sure she was alright. She was still fairly sick... However, yesterday she actually got out of bed. She even went upstairs once. The huge body aches, and fever, and the vomitting were all pretty much gone. She still had the headache, and was still sore a bit. She had the chills a little, but definitely not as bad as Wednesday.

Towards the evening we were talking, and she was standing in the kitchen... we were both commenting on how she was doing 'better.' She was actually happy that she was feeling that way. She was happy that she had: Headaches, soreness, some chills, and was weak.

Two thoughts today (two for the price of one, good deal!): First of all, we should be thankful for the health that we do have, even when we may not be feeling the best. Just remember it could be worse.

Secondly though, kind of taking the other route around this. This sickness is like sin. Sometimes we fall, and fall hard. Sometimes it is like we are laid up for an entire day, incapable of doing anything... that's how 'sick' our sin is. Then, we get a bit better. We take care of some things, and we all of a sudden feel that we are doing pretty good. But really, we still have the headaches, soreness, etc...

My point? We need to get better all the way before we are happy about it. Improvement is good, but let's never settle for just a little sick. Let's push forward for the prize of the high calling of God!

Just a thought or two...

Even a Child

Ok, so this is nothing more than a plug for my favorite missionary family friend that is still in Rochester yet to go on the field...

Pray For Italy

It is a cute post! And he has a lot of good posts on his blog.

Just a thought...

What Would the Governor Say?

(Malachi 1:8) And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.

If you were employed by the governor of the state, would he be pleased with your service? If he were to watch you all day long, what would his estimation be at the end of the day? I am quite sure that if I knew the governor, my boss, was watching me every step of the day, I would be sure to demonstrate the most dedicated, diligent and dutiful service I could for him.

God says, that some are more apt to do things to please the governor than they are to please God. And really, what has the governor done for us? And what has God done for us? We should be much more attentive to be pleasing God at all times than we are to please him that can do little for us eternally.

Just a thought...

Foolish Me

I believe I may qualify for a fool....

(Proverbs 29:11) A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

I can't think of anything to write on today. I have uttered all my mind.

Just a lack of a thought...

Snow like wool

Well, I am looking outside my window at work today (Actually, it is the window that is in the conference room across the hall from me, when if my door and the conference room door are open I can see out it.), and I notice that it was snowing... A lot.

Then I read the weather report calling for about a foot of snow by Wednesday morning here.

Then I read Psalm 147:16: "He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?"

I recently saw the movie Santa Clause 3 (don't tell anyone, ok?), and Jack Frost was the villain in the movie. Part of the movie has Mother Nature and Father Time as characters along with of course, Santa Clause. Often, the world tries to give God's glory to other things, or even to their own made up things (we call them idols). All of the characteristics that the world wants to give to these others, God controls.

He controls the snow and the ice. The verse before those, in Ps. 147:15 says He sendeth forth his commandment supon earth: his word runneth very swiftly." What an awesome and powerful God.

I like the snow for now, but soon I will be praying for the fulfillment of His promise in the next verse, Ps. 147:18: "He sendeth out his word, and melteth them..." We're not there yet, though!

Just a thought.