The book of Job is becoming a favorite of mine. I like his honesty, his questions. And today as I consider my future as a nurse practitioner, the possibility of moving, the past year of tears, I ask God what is it that You want from me? What do you want me to do? Is the frustration and hard days punishment or is this the sacrifice for future greatness or is it a combination? I'll probably never know so I go back to the first questions.
I have been offered a position just outside of Atlanta, GA, a place I've never cared to live. However, the practice is wonderful, not just average wonderful but pretty amazingly wonderful. I want to make a wise decision, that does not mean it will be a cake walk to fulfill that decision, there is a hard balance to find in considering decisions but at the same time not being overwhelmed by details that are not even reality yet.
I have applied to other positions that are in Nashville but have only applied to them today. Then there are other positions that I've applied for that are out of town but they are in places that we would like to live in such as Savannah, Ga or out in L.A. with my brother but again I have just applied for them and the Georgia job is going to need an answer very soon.
If you've ever been in a similar place and there was something that helped you I would like any help!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Being thankful in all circumstances
"I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request. Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord his whole life."
-1 Samuel 1.27-28 (NLT)
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I read the verse above from Janie Myatt's FB page the other day -
I did ask God for a child and He did grant that request and He does belong to the Lord forever. I pray that I will give him to the Lord daily and not let resentment, anger, frustration mare his testimony and the work God wants to do through his life and our experience.
"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, may the name of the Lord be praised....in all this Job did not accuse the Lord of wrongdoing." I like that Job is not praising God for one thing or another, He is just praising God because He is God. In all circumstances, good or bad, our praise should go to the One who gave not the gift and in all circumstances we should give praise, for "how can we accept good from Him and not bad?" And though we should thank God for His gifts our praise should not only be centered around those but around who He is, that He is who He says He is.
-1 Samuel 1.27-28 (NLT)
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I read the verse above from Janie Myatt's FB page the other day -
I did ask God for a child and He did grant that request and He does belong to the Lord forever. I pray that I will give him to the Lord daily and not let resentment, anger, frustration mare his testimony and the work God wants to do through his life and our experience.
"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, may the name of the Lord be praised....in all this Job did not accuse the Lord of wrongdoing." I like that Job is not praising God for one thing or another, He is just praising God because He is God. In all circumstances, good or bad, our praise should go to the One who gave not the gift and in all circumstances we should give praise, for "how can we accept good from Him and not bad?" And though we should thank God for His gifts our praise should not only be centered around those but around who He is, that He is who He says He is.
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