short and boring...

We made it back from medicine hat last night at about 10:30. It was sad to leave. It's hard waiting. There are only 47 more days until we move. I am so pathetic that I actually marked them on the calendar.
Anyway, I started a new reading plan today, one that I found off of my phone. ...
meh
well see how it turns out. Today's reading wasn't fabulous... but at least it was something different.
maybe more tomorrow.

A blog about nothing.

I did read yesterday, i just never blogged about it. One of the hardest things to do is picking out what to read. What I should do is find a good reading plan and stick with it. I love the devotional that I have, it is very convicting in a lot of ways. However, there is usually only a small bible passage with a long writeup afterward. I do like the writeup, but I would rather be instructed by the Bible, not by the author of a book. Plus, the more I read the bible, the more I can trust into memory.
So, yesterday and today I read out of 1john.
It was some good old fashioned instruction and encouragement.
And it was exactly what I needed to hear.
But for tomorrow... I will use my new phone (yay for me) to find a good reading plan and start something new.

Shepherding Gods people; where do I stand!

I randomly opened my bible this morning, just looking for something to read. I know I was reading Ecclesiastes, but it was depressing. I know what your thinking; just because it's depressing doesn't mean it shouldn't be read...
True! But I wanted something a little more uplifting. Well, I didn't get it this morning.
My random passage was out of Ezekiel; chapter 24 to be exact.
God is telling Ezekiel to tell the shepherds of Israel that they are in big trouble for taking care of themselves instead of looking after their own sheep.
Sounds familiar.
I know that was the problem Jesus had with the pharisees.
It was hard not relating that to my life.
If I want to be a shepherd of God's people, how well am I doing with the people He has given me so far.

Promises

So, as we get ready to embark on our new adventure in Medicine Hat, I am reminded of a number of different passages...
"For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you...plans to give you a hope and a future..."
   and
"If my people who are called on my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, I will hear their prayers, and heal their land..".( there is a part missing in their...just can't think of it right now...)
   and
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and He will make your paths straight"

There are so many promises in the Bible if only we would listen to them.

Day 1...54 days left

Well..this is it. My wife has gone ahead of us to get her new salon up and running in Medicine Hat and the kids and I are left behind to finish school and get ready for the move. Here is the problem I see... my wife keeps me grounded. This is a good thing. She is my motivation to do anything... so now I have to try to motivate myself.
I am going to try implementing a new regiment for myself, things I have to do everyday to keep my mind occupied. One of these things is to be in the Word every morning...like I was last year at this time. I had misplaced that practice during the winter...but have since found it again and am dusting it off...
This morning, I read Ecclesiastes 2:1-11. What a depressing book. I might have to find a different book to read.
I have nothing to say about it.
54 days until we move, day 1 of my regiment...lets see how the rest of it goes!