Our merciful God...

[PurpleReign]

Hey gang,
Haven't reported here in quite some time. I had to take a moment to examine my life and where I was headed and unfortunately it was direct opposition to God's desire, not His will though thankfully.

At the end of June I lost my job, and my car, my new girlfriend, and the remains of my self-esteem, confidence, and determination. I'm not sure why it happened but I'm quite convinced of how it happened, but God has allowed me to stand once again - and I think it only fit, as a testament to His Glory and Eternal Wisdom.

Last week, I was denied unemployment - I have a mortgage and have been blessed with enough in the bank account to weather the storm. I had a very cheap bike that I bought at target quite awhile ago for under 100 bucks and had to ride to get anywhere. Finally, the few days before my denial of unemployment, the chain on my bike broke. I had a new respect for fitness gurus. I had to ride to the gym, pump iron, and then ride back - I was so tired, it took everything I had to function the rest of the day.

So, thankfully some friends and family finally stepped in, and after a few very promising interviews with an amazing company (and rides from them) I ventured out on faith and spent the remainder of my savings on a vehicle (a used MDX to which I so blessed to have.)

Today, I recieved the phone call that this company wants me despite my admission of being fired - I will be making less, but the loss is from the base and have commission potential in embarassing excess of my last position. This has all be the work of God...because this job has been my dream job for years and finally I got it. Because this is getting windy, I'll save how I got it for another time - suffice it to say it was all God and not me.

Praise God!

PR

[PurpleReign]

Ha!

Thanks for the support gang, it warms me deeply.

Ya know, part of my little hiatus was understandting this very fundamental aspect of life...living imperfectly in an imperfect world. I was delusional to think that I could be perfect in a perfect world - the Earth itself is perfect, but with the allowance of rule of the dark knight on this plane - the world is imperfect.

As a child I used to waste paper after paper to draw a perfect circle. Our perception of the perfect circle is not our own. It took me 30 years to realize, "Hey, it's okay, pefectly okay infact, to do the best you can." The best is childish, yet concise. A less descriptive, yet more profound way to say it is...simply be GOOD.

PR

[best]

Originally Posted by PurpleReign

"Hey, it's okay... to do the best you can."

Yes it is and the best we can is the best we can do.
Still Paul tells us...
1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.

What he is telling us... accepting our best may not be good enough to win the prize. We need put our full effort at all times and not just be accepting of good enough.

The camera snaps the photo finish... how much effort and desire to win do you see on the faces of the runners in the photo?

Yes... do the best we can but still press on to try and do even better tomorrow.

[rayofsunshine]

Your post gives meaning to ......... "When God closes a door to something it's because he has something better in store for your future". God is good!

The road to success is not straight.
There is a curve called Failure.
A loop called confusion,
speed bumps called Friends,
red lights called Enemies,
caution lights called Family.
You will have flats called Jobs.
But, if you have a spare called Determination,
an engine called Perseverance,
insurance called Faith,
a driver called Jesus,
you will make it to a place called Success.

~author unknown~