December 2003 |
Job 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. This verse has been a favorite of mine since I was a teenager. When I was a high school senior at a Christian school in Virginia, Job 23:10 was chosen as our class theme verse. At our graduation commencement, the valedictorian and saludatorian in their addresses that day divided the verse in its two natural parts as a basis for the core of each one's address. I was the salutatorian of my senior class that year. I chose to speak of how God would one day reward our faithfulness and thus, we should always strive to remain true. For many years though, the first part of the verse haunted me in a way. As a missionary especially when times were lonely or difficult, I assumed it was my "trial" or "test," and as such must be accepted in all humility. As I have grown older, I have begun to look more toward the pearly gates and have reconsidered the thr...
Funny thing about weddings, especially when you're the one getting married and everything is a blur!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I even saw you other than when you were singing. That's awful, I know, and there were so many others that I wasn't able to speak to either.
Almost 8 years later and I feel like I hardly know you, but one day we'll talk for hours!
God has blessed me beyond measure to have you and then for him to give our family Angie. I'll see you soon.
ReplyDeleteHappy to know we will soon see you.Pray for us that we will relax and enjoy our next adventure.Love you..
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