We were driving home tonight from picking the boys up from church after our small group meeting, and I pulled the dopey dad routine. I lowered the windows and turned up the Bibleman CD we have REALLY loud, and we started jamming thru the Steamboat Bend Shopping Center, down McMasters Ave, and up Route MM to our house to the Bibleman theme song.
The boys were just screaming their bloody heads off, and Tammy was...tolerating...her testosterone-loaded family at that point.
Jonathan, from the back seat, screamed, "I love my life - I just love my life right now!"
I got to thinking about it...so do I.
Not his life - though I do - but I'm talking specifically about mine.
Yeah, I have some long-term concerns about my job and what comes of my professional life come January. Then again, these days, I'm probably part of a large pool of people who have those same concerns. So as far as that goes, I'm no different.
But look at where we are now...
...each day, I wake up closer to my Savior than I was a year ago.
Each day, I wake up thanking God for my beautiful wife, my two healthy, smart, and ALL boy sons...two little miracles who 10 years ago we thought we'd never have.
Each day, I never cease to be amazed at the love of my life and how she not only teaches our children, but seamlessly handles the house, our finances, and virtually endless other tasks with unbelievable grace.
Each Sunday, Tammy, the boys, and I head to a church that continues to love yet challenge us at every step of the way, from Sunday School to choir to Bro. Jeff's message to the closing prayer.
Each Sunday night, Tammy and I are surrounded by the amazing discernment, love, and compassion of our small group members, making us both wish we were all teens again and could stay up late into the night to discuss the lesson and how God is speaking to each of us that night and in our lives.
Each Wednesday, we head to church to eat with our church family, share fellowship, and participate in choir and drama rehearsals and prepare for the celebration of our Savior's birth.
Every weekday, I have the opportunity to go to work and give 8+ hours to a great, great man who is the best boss I've ever had (and that's saying something, because I've had some great bosses) while working with some unbelievably talented people, and I've had the chance to do this for the last 12 years.
Every Friday I have the chance to teach speech - and who didn't know speech was my favorite subject? - to several students who are extremely impressive.
It's true, the future is very uncertain. I have absolutely no idea what becomes of me...us...come January. I'd be lying if I said that anxiousness, on occasion, wasn't beginning to rear its ugly head. But God continues to provide.
I love my life.
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3 comments:
Scott,
Great post. There sometimes seems to be a disconnect between the fact of who we are in Christ and how we feel about it at any given moment of the day. I often wonder if God's desire is to bridge the gap for us and teach us in various ways, through joy and pain, of who He has already declared we are. The truth is we are citizens of heaven. (Philippians 1:27)You hit the nail on the head, "one day closer to my Savior." Praying for you and for what the Lord will do in your life as you seek a new job.
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My Pastor Michael said to read Matthew 6...and change it from a scripture into a prayer. And it will work! My husband was worried about finding a job after graduation and I did that everyday...and he got a job with the same company he's been interning with since last summer. He will provide. I hope all is well with your and your family.
Catherine Rahe Lacey
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