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I have been trying to write a post since Tuesday but the Internet at school has been all crazy. It has been a crazy week. Sara went to the doctor on Tuesday and they told her she was dilated to a 5 but since she was not having any contractions they sent her home again but has made us all a little jumpy every time the phone rings. I am so excited about having another nephew. One who actually lives in the states or at least for a little while.
Also last Wednesday I had the chance to give one of my students a ride home. He has missed the bus and so I told him I could give him a ride once I finished up tutorials. This student has been going through a lot lately so it was a great chance for me to check on him and see how he was dealing with it all. On Monday he found out that his girlfriend was cheating on him and this is his first girlfriend ever. So it was nice to have the chance to get to talk to him. It is funny how little things like missing the bus can present such big opportunities. God works in funny ways.
Now for the thought of the week. I was reading my Bible and came across some verses that talked about setting our eyes on Jesus and what is to come. This really made me stop and think for a while. Am I setting my eyes on Jesus and the things to come? I decide that I live day by day. That my eyes are not set on things to come. In Hebrews 11 it talks about the people of the Old Testament who had great faith. They were looking to the promises that God had made and although many of them did not see these promises fulfilled in their lives they knew that God would hold true and they followed him still. They faith was strong and they trusted fully in God. Do I have faith like that? Do I know that God is using me now and the effects of that will outlast my life time? Am I willing to allow him to use me even though I can not see the effects? These are some questions I need to think about. What is God calling me to and why have I not set my eye on that vision? It was really funny that this topic should come up because one of the things we talked about at the retreat was vision. I know God has a vision for me, although I do not always know what it is. But I hope that I can learn to focus my eyes on his vision for my life so that my faith can become like Abraham's and Joseph's and the people that it talks about in Hebrews 11.