"God is never late . . . but He sure is slow" is the title of a column I read today on James Watkins website (He writes humorous/political/Christian columns for various magazines and also has a lot of articles on his website). Here's an excerpt:
"What happened to those “ask and ye shall receive” and “you will be given more than you can think or imagine” promise verses? And what about those TV evangelists who tell us to “name it and claim it”?Perhaps the problem in not with God’s promises but that God doesn’t deliver by FedEx overnight guaranteed next-day delivery. I’ve found that:God is never late . . . but He sure is slowIn fact, the screen-saver on my computer is Habakkuk 2:2: Slowly, steadily, surely the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled.Sometimes God does answer faster than email on high speed cable."This is one of the hardest things to deal with as a Christian. There are so many things we pray to God for answers, so many things we think we need in our life. Just because we pray for it, doesn't mean it's necessarily in God's plan to answer it. But also, just because it's not answered right away, doesn't mean He's indifferent. He may be delaying until the appropriate time. Our time is not God's time. His is much better.
Posted by Brandy at 11:45 AM
Another Day, Another Post
Well, to your left you will find my newly updated sidebar, complete with two new sections, "Friends Blogs", and "Links". I hadn't taken the time to actually explore all the capabilities and add-ons of my blog, so I did this afternoon and it's pretty cool. I also added a site meter so I can keep track of all the people that don't visit my blog. Just for kicks.
I was queried by a professor (we won't name names :P) as to why I hadn't started creating a resume yet. My answer? I DON'T KNOW! Because I'm insane, I guess. Because it would require me to actually start thinking about my future and the possibilities of getting shot down by a company who thinks I don't have enough experience. It scares me!! I know it shouldn't, but it does. So, my plan for the week is to take his advice (::cue jaw drop::) and get this thing over with.
Here's a little verse (are there really any little verses??) that I read yesterday from the good, but often overlooked, book of Zephaniah. Chapter Three. Verse Eight and Nine.
" 'Therefore wait for me,' declares the Lord, 'for the day when I rise up to seize the prey. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all my burning anger; for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth shall be consumed.
For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord and serve Him with one accord."
Posted by Brandy at 6:18 PM
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Can't think of a title for this one. I don't guess it really matters. My head has been absolutely pounding since yesterday afternoon. Today is one of those days that feels like it has absolutely drained you. I have got so many projects and reports and websites going on at one time that I think I'm going to scream.
I'm working on a website for the Pickens County Red Cross right now in my "spare" time (berogers.freesuperhost.com). It is in the very early stages, and I only have three pages loaded right now, but I'm pretty pleased with it so far. I've done some very very small database work and used PHP to generate the course schedule, so it's kind of cool. It's my first non-school project where I used it.
In Advanced Web Design class, we've got like three or four groups working on like five different websites. Right now my group is in the absolute earliest stages of design, and it's already almost half way through the semester. Not good.
I've got Principles of Marketing as an independent study, and can't seem to get my professor to tell me what he wants me to do. This would normally not be a bad thing, but the last thing I want is for it to come down to the last month of school and to have twenty case studies and three tests dumped on me.
Workstudy. Workstudy is a completely other topic. You would think being a lab assistant for Intro to Computers would be a breeze. It's not. That's all I'm going to say, at the risk of the slight possibility that anyone actually reads this, and that an even slighter possibility exists that it would be someone from one of my classes. As of today, I've got about 60 research writings to grade.
I've got two classes that, so far, have yet to stress me out. Aesthetics and Designing Electronic Multimedia. The first is not great, but there's no stress. The latter is actually a really fun class.
Sooo......I could go on, but I feel like I've vented a little. Maybe this will actually help put into perspective what I actually have to accomplish. I'm going to end on a good note though; something that brought encouragement to me, and maybe will to somebody else:
"I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from whence shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever."
Psalm 121:1-8
Posted by Brandy at 9:34 PM
