Another cool, rainy day here in Donna. The rain isn't heavy, nor constant. When driving even having the intermittent wipers on the slowest speed causes the to wipe to frequently. It was 37 degrees when I got up this morning. Today's high was 41, at 9PM it is 40. We are sure looking forward to the warmer weather than is coming.
I drove the half mile to the Fitness Center this morning, it was to rainy to walk. After a shower when I got home Kathy and I went back to the Activity Center, same building complex, for the 10AM Cowboy Church Bible Study. Chris O'Loughlin, the Pastor and a local rancher, led the study. He is doing a series on the Gifts of the Spirit. It was interesting morning. When making small talk prior to the study he received a phone call. It was from a ranch worker who was concerned about a horse that was down. They are concerned that the horse has colic and Chris is the only one who can give it an intravenous shot of antibiotics. He told them to keep it on its feet and walking until he got back to the ranch. For most of us something like that would have weighed on us, we would have wanted to race back to the ranch to minimize the chance of the horse dying. We may be talking about a horse worth thousands of dollars. Even though it probably was in the back of his mind both of us thought he did a great job teaching. There were 7 others at the Study. Its so sad that there are so few who take advantage of such great teaching.
Then it was back to the coach for lunch and not much else, other than a few housekeeping chores done by both of us (Kathy sweeping & laundry, me dumping & flushing tanks). Hopefully tomorrows weather will make us want to get out more.
Thoughts as I was reading in Isaiah this morning. I was thinking about how our nation continues our slide into mass sinfulness, just like Israel did time after time. Then the thought struck me about my "holier than thou" attitude. My initial response was not one of love for the misguided in our nation, and yet it should be; and that type of attitude makes me part of the problem, not part of the solution. Romans 1:20 tells us that God makes himself known to all of us. He is there for us to see, if only we will make the effort. What is my responsibility? God's light shines for all to see but.... When I think of my walk toward the Lord I wonder if I would have completed the journey with only the direct light from Him. His light shining through others was instrumental in leading me to Him. How bright does His light shine through me, for others to see? I still need to change, or be changed a lot, to be more like Jesus, I will never make it, but I can be better. The more I walk with Him the more I learn that I can't change myself. The more I keep my eyes, my focus, on Him the more He will make those changes in me. Thank you Lord!
God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours.
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