Another day, another day off. It's no vacation. I'm getting to a point where I'm starting to anticipate going back to work, even a job I don't really enjoy.
Thankfully, the medication they prescribed for me seems to be working. I'm having less discomfort and I feel like I'm getting around more easily. I slept pretty well last night, most likely because both drugs had the potential to cause drowsiness. The good part was that they made me sleepy without making me feel drugged. Like my dad, I really don't like that "out-of-it" feeling.
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Today is the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11. I was in eleventh grade when it happened. I was on my way to school when I first heard about it. Being both a teenager and unsaved, I would have to say that it didn't seem to make much of an impact on me at the time. I don't want to say that I was indifferent, but it seemed like it was having an effect on others that I didn't seem to have on me.
That said, the attacks did have one impact on me. After that day, I no longer had the idea of "it can't happen here". I used to think this country was safe because these kinds of violent acts were the sort of thing that always happened elsewhere, wherever elsewhere may be.
I don't really know what to say, but now that I'm older and saved, I can say that we can always lean on God in times of trouble, and Lord knows trouble comes in forms big and small. For the believer, we have the hope of The Lord and His purposes: "(B)ut we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us"(Roman 5:3-5).
When trouble comes, we should be hiding ourselves in The Lord and His love and power.
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