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I jumped in the Miata this morning to go to work. I pulled out of the neighborhood and turned right onto Research Parkway and drove down to turn right and merge onto Powers Highway going south. The weather was very pleasant, a little overcast, but with the top down, the air was crisp and the day was going to be great. A pickup truck passes on the left and proceeds to cut the guy in front of me off, just to get off the highway at the next exit. It happened to be my exit and I ended up behind the pickup and I was thinking all kinds of thoughts about the guy driving: inconsiderate, bonehead, selfish, etc. A car pulls up behind me before the light changes and I look at the driver and recognize her. I can see the pain and hurt all over her face; she is the mom of a child that had committed suicide and I had attended the funeral on Saturday.

In a rush of  humiliation (in knowing I’M the bonehead), I realized that I have NO idea what is going on in the lives of the people around me, in the car beside me, in the pickup truck in front of me, in the person pushing the grocery cart in the aisle in front of you.

John 13:34-35, Jesus says, “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

God, I want to be counted as yours, help me love others as YOU love others.

So I have this cold which has caused my head to feel like its going to explode which results in little to no sleep. I DID take NyQuil which helped, but I hate feeling groggy in the morning. Anyway, I got up this morning at 0450 and started my day. I actually LIKE getting up that early because I feel like I have plenty of time to read the things that get pushed aside during the day due to time constraints.

I read about the ObamaCare abortion fight in the supreme court, I read about Peter admonishing the gentiles to be Godly (1 Peter), I read about a baptist preacher warning against Rick Warren’s “Purpose driven Church”. I read about Appalachian State football playing at Clemson in 2015. I watched a video of some mountain bikers riding this EXTREME trail on the side of a cliff in China.

Then I put the iPad down and thought about what is REALLY gnawing at me at 0530 in the morning. It isn’t politics, it isn’t sports, it isn’t even finances. Its the thought of making sure I serve the Lord today. I just want to please my Father in heaven today, no more, no less. Yes, I miss my two daughters, yes, I miss my brothers and sisters. Yes, I’m worried about our church and the turmoil its going through at the moment.

I am starting my day, resting on these words: Psalms 5:11,12 NASB “But let all who take refuge in You be glad, let them ever sing for joy; And may You shelter them, that those who love Your name may exult in You. For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield.”

Nothing can separate, even if I ran away
Your love never fails

I know I still make mistakes
But You have new mercies for me everyday
Your love never fails

You stay the same through the ages, Your love never changes
There maybe pain in the night but joy comes in the morning

And when the oceans rage, I don't have to be afraid
Because I know that You love me
Your love never fails

The wind is strong and the water's deep, But I'm not alone in these open seas
Cause Your love never fails

The chasm is far too wide, I never thought I'd reach the other side
But Your love never fails

You make, all things, work together for my good.