when you begin to use other people's computers for work, you leave yourself open to all kinds of attacks.
luckily, I (paige) think drew is SO COOL that it wouldn't matter WHAT he did to my blog. Even if he told the world how I am the sweatiest Timothean, or how I sleep in the office all the time, or how I think my fixy bike is better than everyone else's, or how much I obsess over great harvest bread, or how secretly I want to be a mailman when I grow up. No matter, because I think he is darned good looking and a fast runner and so, so wonderful in every way.
Here's to you Drew Miller, mighty hunter, yes? a fine figure of a man, yes? That is all you need to know, for now. yes.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
God Provides
I have always been intrigued by the idea of God's provision in certain circumstances. For example, Jesus feeding the 5,000.
I have been reading a lot in the books of Kings and am completely loving every second of Elijah and Elisha'a stories. Elisha has a few occasions in his story where God is shown providing over and above what the person needs to survive. For example, in 2 Kings 4: 1-7 Elisha comes in contact with a woman whose husband had died and the creditor was coming to take her two children as his slaves. She told Elisha that she had nothing in her house except a jar of oil. So Elisha said to fill up every jar she could find with her one bottle of oil. The oil ceased to run out until the very last jar was filled. Because God commanded for the oil to flow, she got to pay off all her debts and save her children.
Later on in 2 Kings 4: 42-44 a man came and met Elisha bringing bread grain and barley. Elisha told him to feed all 100 people with what he brought for just Elisha. I can imagine how confused he felt. Elisha told him that the Lord said to feed everyone until they all had their fill and that there would still be some left over. And there was.
I have always loved reading these stories...
Today I was painting a mural on the wall that I am working on as my summer internship project. I brought the only bottle of purple paint that I had from home to write a header above the mural, and I knew for a fact that it would NOT be enough to paint the entire header. I actually sat on the couch and decided not to even start because there was just a teeny bit left in the bottle and I didnt want to start something and not finish it. So I went downtstairs to the prayer room (where I am painting) and decided to just paint one letter to make sure I liked the color. Then I just kept painting...
Come the very end of the the words, I had just about the same amount of paint in that tiny bottle as when I started. I probably spent 15 minutes sitting in a chair next to the wall saying "that should not have happened. That just really shouldn't of happened, there is no way that there was enough paint in that bottle." But there was. With plenty left over for a second coat might I add.
After all this, I realized that God provided for Elisha and Jesus, therefor he will provide for me. He loves me just as much, all the time, forever.
I can still say, that no matter the circumstances, the distractions and the ignorance, I will see the Lord's goodness in the land of the living.
I have been reading a lot in the books of Kings and am completely loving every second of Elijah and Elisha'a stories. Elisha has a few occasions in his story where God is shown providing over and above what the person needs to survive. For example, in 2 Kings 4: 1-7 Elisha comes in contact with a woman whose husband had died and the creditor was coming to take her two children as his slaves. She told Elisha that she had nothing in her house except a jar of oil. So Elisha said to fill up every jar she could find with her one bottle of oil. The oil ceased to run out until the very last jar was filled. Because God commanded for the oil to flow, she got to pay off all her debts and save her children.
Later on in 2 Kings 4: 42-44 a man came and met Elisha bringing bread grain and barley. Elisha told him to feed all 100 people with what he brought for just Elisha. I can imagine how confused he felt. Elisha told him that the Lord said to feed everyone until they all had their fill and that there would still be some left over. And there was.
I have always loved reading these stories...
Today I was painting a mural on the wall that I am working on as my summer internship project. I brought the only bottle of purple paint that I had from home to write a header above the mural, and I knew for a fact that it would NOT be enough to paint the entire header. I actually sat on the couch and decided not to even start because there was just a teeny bit left in the bottle and I didnt want to start something and not finish it. So I went downtstairs to the prayer room (where I am painting) and decided to just paint one letter to make sure I liked the color. Then I just kept painting...
Come the very end of the the words, I had just about the same amount of paint in that tiny bottle as when I started. I probably spent 15 minutes sitting in a chair next to the wall saying "that should not have happened. That just really shouldn't of happened, there is no way that there was enough paint in that bottle." But there was. With plenty left over for a second coat might I add.
After all this, I realized that God provided for Elisha and Jesus, therefor he will provide for me. He loves me just as much, all the time, forever.
I can still say, that no matter the circumstances, the distractions and the ignorance, I will see the Lord's goodness in the land of the living.
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