Prayer and a hymn portion for you...

Construction began Sunday on the store for our remodel. It's already starting to look torn up. As the time draws nearer and nearer for the possibility of Moody, I begin to see the onset of the "I'm quitting syndrome." While I'm not quitting, I would only be transferring and while I still have yet to hear from the school... I still see this phenomenon in effect. Sometimes when people know they're quitting or leaving a job, a kind of laziness comes over a person and I really hate it. Currently I can't tell if it's all in my head (many things are) or if it's true. When I try to work harder to combat this, I only get worn out though...?

Today I picked up my studies in Romans again. I realize that if I take the side-road and study spiritual gifts, I'll be studying them forever because the amount of time I usually have in the mornings is so limited that I can't usually go as deep as I'd like. Maybe I'll write a paper on them someday and have to hammer it all out. I still have some notes I can refer back to and know where I left off. Anyway, this computer is running slow and I have to restart it so here are some prayer requests if you are so inclined.. it at least tells you what I'm praying for on a personal level...

-Am I lazy at work? I don't want to be the statistic of those who do a poor job as they're leaving.
-Acceptance to Moody
-Financial provision to get into Moody and maintain 3 1/2 years there to finish.


Here are some lines from a hymn that warmed my heart as I read it from John MacArthur's commentary today. It's by A. B. Simpson...

Once it was the blessing,

Now it is the Lord.

Once it was the feeling,

Now it is His Word.

Once His gifts I wanted,

Now the Giver alone.

Once I sought healing,

Now Himself alone.