It is a very cold Monday evening here! But the sun is still shining, and I have Scottish breakfast tea, and that makes me happy :)
I was just thinking about about our pastor Rick Norr's message on Sunday; he talked about abiding in the land God has given us until He tells us to leave it. He was teaching on Genesis 26, when God tells Isaac to stay where he is even though there is a famine in the land, so that God can bless him through his circumstances and use him to bless others there.
I thought it was good, but didn't think it applied to me specifically right now, since I wanted to come here to Hillsdale in the first place. Then Sunday evening I was looking at a website of grooming and student jobs for big barns, and I realized I was thinking, "I wonder how soon I can have this kind of job? I wonder if I could get it next summer? Am I really supposed to be reading Colonial history now when my goal is to be a horse trainer?" Once I started asking that, I realized that Pastor Rick's message applied to me more than I'd realized. If I'm looking three and a half years ahead to the job I want, instead of being blessed and blessing others in this place I wanted so much, then I'm not remaining in the land I've been given.
I am so thankful for the Bible, and for a pastor who speaks the word of God with respect and intelligence. I pray that I would love this land, until it's time to move on... which will be fun too. :) But I really do love it here, and I am so thankful for my life.
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Precious daughter, wise beyond your years... thank you for the blessing and encouragement of your words. I love you!
Mamasita
Sweet Michal, I echo your Mom... there is SO MUCH wisdom in this blog entry, and you will be able to enjoy such blessing, and avoid such heartache by embracing these truths so early in your adult life. Praise the Lord!
I love you so much - so very proud of you!
Michal - This is a message that I have had to learn and relearn, and you just encouraged me to remember it yet again! Sinking down into where I am, rather than looking ahead to where I "want to be" has always been a challenge for me. God has really changed my heart many times to see all that I am missing out on. I am so thankful that you have a solid pastor and a place for you to be blessed in, and as you said, be a blessing while you are there too.
This is terrific. Thank you. I love you.
Karrie
Thank you for the good reminder, my sweet cousin! We all need to live this way...but it's so easy to forget.
Thank you, all my favortie people, for your encouragement :) It's not me at all who's wise, it's just God who teaches me, and then gives me the desire to write what I'm learning. I'm sure it will be something I am reminded of often. I'm so thankful for pastors!
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