Long day... Started out yesterday. Had to prepare to teach Bible study. I ended up talking about how God plans everything out and works it according to his purposes. Nothing takes him by surprise- even though that near wreck definitely surprised me. I talked about God putting Esther in the position of queen to use as a tool to provide salvation for the Jews. I told the story of Joseph (the one in Genesis) and explained Genesis 45:5- "And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life." (ESV) In verse 8 is goes on to say "So it was not you who sent me here, but God..." I suppose the way i think about it is something along the lines of God weaving a tapestry. At first, the picture isn't necessarily clear. He uses certain colors in certain places, and you just look and wonder why. After a while, the picture becomes clearer, until, finally, one small part is finally finished. We look back and say, " ". Well, it leaves me next to speechless when i begin to take all things into consideration. I just know God is incredibly experienced in the idea of making things work together. I am not betting money on this fact, but think that there were something along the lines of 638 prophesies regarding Christ in the Old Testament. Every single one of them came true. Mathematically, the odds are impossible. God was at work and waiting for the perfect time to send his son to die on the cross (instead of being stoned by the Jews- for that to happen, the Romans had to be ruling...) God is at work in all things and the further along my part in that story goes, the more amazed i become as i look back and see what God has done. I don't remember talking about all that stuff today, but it's still true. The verse that i closed with was found in Romans. "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28. I guess the point on that was not only are things working and just getting by, but they're working together for the good of the believer... First Bible study i've taught, i do hope to improve...
In other news, Campus Crusade was so awesome last night. I got to be a small group leader. Everyone drew animal crackers to see what group they were going to be in. I got the buffalo. It was quite funny that i had gotten a picture taken on my phone standing beside one at Grapevine Mills on Sunday. See, just one more example of things working together... We will be discussing the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6-7) this semester. We had a great time last night discussing laying up treasures in heaven and why our treasure should be there instead of here on earth. We also discussed why not to worry. i think my group decided that worrying was good for nothing. There's a difference between worrying and being prepared though. My take on that is that we should do the best we can to prepare and then put it all into God's hands. I say that now. i wouldn't be surprised if i still thought that ten years from now.
Personal news: did a Pampered Chef party in New Diana tonight. It was my first one, so all things taken into consideration, it didn't go too badly. I'm also excited about having some spending money. My bank account is quickly dwindling. If you are wondering why, try driving a F-150 for a while... Well, that's all the interesting stuff i can think of. Maybe not, met a really neat person at Subway today. Come to find out, once upon a time, we used to go to church together. He remembered my name, but i couldn't remember him. In my defense, i'm not who i used to be.
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