March 11, 2006

I got to know one friend alot better today, and God made a fixer-upper out of me as well.

I began my day in a rush, with a trip to Wal-Mart and then trying to getting into work. From there, I got all the normal things ready to go for opening at work (coffee, tea, lights, chairs) and then got to work on my project for the day, which was changing out a doorknob in the men's bathroom.

This is where God turning me into a fixer-upper comes in.

I had to do some crazy things to get that doorknob in correctly, including some chiseling, re-routing, and mechanical adjusting. If all of those sound alien enough, they also are to me. I think God was definitely with me on fixing that doorknob, and by the time everything was said and done, a beautiful new doorknob was set in place in the men's bathroom, much to my surprise and joy.

I also got to know my co-worker for the day alot better. I had spent alot of time getting to know her somewhat during night shifts, but being, for all intent and purposes, alone with her during the day makes things alot more personal, in terms of talking to a person. We got the chance to talk about alot of both of our interests, and it was something amazing to me.

After work, I got the chance to spend some time hanging out with some friends I don't get to spend as much time with as I'd like to, because of distance issues. We had a blast and I thank God that I get to spend any time with these people at all these days, due to all of our busy schedules.

Everyday, I feel more and more drawn towards certain things that I feel are meant to be a part of my life, and the only thing I have left to question is whether or not they're things that God wants for me. This is part of why I'm so excited to be going to a Christian school next year, because I think it may help to answer some questions I have about my own faith, as well as training me to let God work through me in helping others with theirs.

Is it not true that over every storm cloud, past every night, we can see the sunlight breaking through them? Is there ever a time when any of us can truly ever, for a split second, even, think that God would leave us to our own devices? If that were so, what would be left of us?