I have not been very faithful in blogging about my life but today was an exceptional day in my walk with God. For the past 6-7 weeks I have been involved in a bible study in the mornings before work using the Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren as a guide. For the past three days distractions have ruled my life and as a result I fell behind in my reading. I believe God was testing my perseverance because it could have been easy just to give up. My partner was keeping up just fine on his studies, but had a bad day today.

The Morning started out like any other and we had our discussion, I was almost caught up and we ended in prayer, but the day did not turn out quite so good for my partner. He had to give me a driving test later that day, but little did I know, God was testing both of us during that driving test. I think we both failed the test. I failed to say the right words of brotherly accountability and he went on a self deceptive rant that concerned people in the shop that don’t know much about our Bible Studies in the mornings. I know now that I failed my partner after he exposed the temptation that he is dealing with most that very morning.

Well now we come to Chapter 28 – It Takes Time – God is not constrained by time but he uses time to shape our lives. We need to recognize what takes time and when we should seize the moment rather than let it go. I love to coach, teach and supervise, but I am not a supervisor right now. My friend is. One lesson I have learned about coaching is that you must look for the little victories every day, not the whole enchilada at once. Too bad I didn’t express this correctly to my partner it could have saved the day. But now that I recognize a potential solution for our problem, my hope is that we will grow from this. I feel like there is still a moment to seize so I am excited and can’t wait until Monday Morning.

One great thing that I am learning through this process is that God although is always the answer, doesn’t insulate us from worldly sin. I have the same situation with my daughters swim team coach right now, recognizing that the devil doesn’t play favorites is exactly what I needed before we have a conference after her practice tonight. It is a humbling thought process, but it has tenderized my heart for the meeting.

God is Great and I can’t wait for his next lesson. Living on earth is certainly an exciting adventure.