Dear Beloved: Thank you for your patience over this last month or two. I would like you to know that I appreciate your prayers and thoughts. This last 11 weeks have been a time of "tilling" the soil of my soul. I have been dealing with some serious life changes this past few weeks, and believe it, it has been a blessing! What do I mean? Well, this picture on the left is a place where I had gone to pray. I have had an employment setback lately, and I was angry,hurt and bitter, so I went out to our local bayside and sat and poured out my heart to Him. After weeks of bitterness, I "came to my senses" I had prayed prior to my interview, and I finally realized (hello..robert!!!) that God had closed the door to this chapter in my life. I also realized that He could have blessed me with the job,but didn't. I am always amazed how our Lord opens and closes doors in HIS wisdom not ours! Instead of taking a Faith approach, I took a flesh approach. All the while, I did try to make feeble attempts to evangelize by handing out tracts, and looking for any opportunities to share my faith, yet how could I truly love others and share the Gospel with them in that state? Sometimes, you need to forget about yourself, and your problems, and get on with the blessing of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ! This is what I have learned, It's NOT about me, It will Never be about me, it's all about Jesus...period! When life give you lemons.. make lemonade..THEN give it away in Love for His Glory! Do not be discouraged my friends, I remember that one time when I was feeling low and uninspired, my Worship leader said "that is the time you need to Worship" He was right!
My employment situation has not changed, and guess what... neither has the God that loves us.
nor, His message, nor His promises to us changed.. you choose, Faith or flesh! Please be in prayer for my family, and pray for me that I can use this time to Honor Jesus Christ, for His glory!
Until the nets are full!
Robert
