more thanks

Well, now I'm thanking God that a store has agreed to fix a product of mine even though it's a few days (2 days, actually) out of warranty, thus saving me the cost of fixing it and the inconvenience of dealing with the thing the way it is. So, thanks and glory to God, for that! I count it as a great and timely harvest (or a manifestation of blessing). :) Okay, I know that sounds like Christianese, but it's just the most accurate way of putting it. :)

hooray! and, um...

Yippee! I was able to invest in somebody else today, thank God and glory to God! This is fun!

Also, in church yesterday, Pastor Mark pointed out some key stuff about Christians and judgmentalism--that essentially, the problem non-Christians have with Christianity is actually not Christianity but Christians themselves. Not the tenets. Not Jesus. Us. Christians. And how that needs to bother us, because we're seen by many as judgmental, sanctimonious, as looking down our noses from our high and lofty holy perch. I think it comes down to our hypocrisy in not living out what we say we believe. Boy, it does bother me--I've certainly got a lot of room to grow, and I apologize to anybody to whom I've been a snob, been a hypocrite, been judgmental. Please forgive me for that. I like to think I'm getting better. I hope I am, anyway. I think I'll add this to the blog...


-Sean

Landmark

Well, I was able to do something financially yesterday, thank God, that I hadn't been able to do ever before (never mind what nor for how much--and this blog is NOT to pat myself on the back but to share the wonderful EXPERIENCE of giving), and I loved doing it. What I didn't expect was the anticipation of doing it (no, we're not talking anything illegal or immoral)--it was so great, since I'd planned on/wanted to do it for so long, that I don't know that I slept that well. I felt this rush of semi-adrenaline and then this relief when I did it, when I did what I felt, and feel, that God wanted me to do. And the result of it has been so wonderful...

This is just the tip of the iceberg, though. I'm so grateful for the ability, the will and the action, and I will continue this more and more as God leads.

Thank you, God, for the gift of giving. :)

contentment

Well, I'm finally content with the car I have, and it's the same car I've had over the last few years. What it is is I went to the dealership to price a used hybrid. Almost 27000.00! That'd be enough to buy my car plus two motorcycles, just about. Forget that. Also, the salesperson said I'm already in the best car on the market--he was wondering why I'd want to get rid of a car that already gets some of the best mileage around and is a good, if plain, car to boot. It makes no sense to spend that much on a car unless it's a 2-3 year-old Mercedes. It makes more sense, if I have to have fun vehicle, just get a motorcycle. Cheapish, as good of mileage as a hybrid and almost as cool.

So, I thank God for the contentment I'd asked for a while ago (I asked him to bring me to a place of contentment with what I have).

-Sean