While things can always get worse, Jesus gives things infinitely better

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Filet 'o Fish

This last week has been very relaxing. I got a few opportunities to visit the old tri-house area (The Driver's, Gregory's, and the Padgett's old house). I love that place. It's right on a peaceful lake. We actually have land there to build a house, but we haven't done anything with it yet, so we'll probably end up selling it.

Too much info, anyway, the best part about all this was getting to fish. Fishing swims through my veins in many ways, and I can never get enough of it. Experiencing God's nature, experiencing the peace of God, and maybe even getting to experience food from God is a blessing. Yes, we did end up eating what we caught. I could go on and on about how fun it was for me and yadda yadda yadda, but I say all this to say that there is always something in your life that God has provided for you to experience His peace. I had forgotten what it was until recently. 

Quick funny story, the first night, I managed to get two fishing lines stuck out on the lake. Both times of which I thought I had caught "The big one," to my utter shame from excitement,  I was definitely wrong. So I just left the poles laying against the dock, and left the fishing lines somewhere out in the lake, stuck. It was actually fun to tug them every once in a while, pretending to catch a fish.

Here are three quick encouragements from my Proverbs portion this morning.

Ch.16

v.1 

"The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord."

The Lord gives us so many choices and opportunities to live our lives every day for Him. He wants to see us delighting in His blessings and Himself. 

v.3-4 

"Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble."

Perspectives of work really changes when you remember God is always watching you. Not only that He is watching you, but that you should want to commit all your effort to Him. Also, it was terrific to see a section where the Lord said He made everything for a purpose. 

v.33 "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord."

I love this because again it states how not a thing happens without the Lord aware and in control of it. He is even aware of every fish that wandered by my fishing bait, but never bit the bait!

"When you get what you want, but not what you need."

Forever Changed - "Knowledge"

Everybody’s talking, how the world’s changing.
Everybody’s wondering, “How far will we run?”
Can you see the train wreck?
People scattered on the ground searching for answer they’ve never found.
And all I have is answers
To yesterday’s questions.

You should’ve known...
You should’ve known...
You should’ve known
There’s more to life than “Live for Today.”

I can hear them whispering how they all feel lonely.
If they only knew where true love is found.
I can see them dying, falling on the floor.
Everybody’s waiting to run out the door.

You should’ve known...
You should’ve known...
You should’ve known
There’s more to life than “Live for Today.”

So slow down.
You just want to be loved.
I hear it all the time.
Everybody’s wondering how far will we run...

You should’ve known...
You should’ve known...
You should’ve known
There’s more to life than “Live for Today.”

Yesterday I was reminded that life is a lot shorter than I think.

Over a long period of time through a sickness or maybe in the blink of an eye through a car crash, we all are decaying and dying. For this reason, it's so vital and important to live life for the future, for eternity. Doing that takes on many different tasks, but my prayer is that those tasks reflect the Gospel, reflect what Jesus would do in my position. Or better yet, look to the Bible and see what He did in my position. I can't be thankful enough for the fact that I already have an example to look towards. Or else, getting lost would be an every-moment occurence. It's all because of Jesus that I'm alive. Man, I love that song.