Hello Everyone,
Sorry for the long delay. We have been very busy the past two months.
- Our 22 year old son got married
- Trying to start a business
- Selling our house
- Looking for a new location to live and run a business at the same location
- Wife’s Grandmother in and out of the hospital
Our one and only child (Son) got married to a wonderful young lady in June. The pastor gave a very nice eye opening speech. I felt it was on target with marriage today and what marriage should be about.
Our pastor read 1 Corinthians 13 (LOVE)
I would encourage every married person and those soon to marry to read this beautiful passage. Try to use this passage in your marriage and see if you don’t become closer to your spouse. I know it is not easy but it is worth a try. I have read this passage before but when our pastor read it out loud I teared up. Why did I tear up? Love keeps no record of wrongs! Wow, that is not an easy task and I ask for strength at times to deal with this.
How does God work in one’s life? Our son lost his job about a month before the wedding. The plant he worked at closed up. He was out of work about two weeks and he got hired at one of top plants in our town. He is now full time and doing well. God placed him in places at the right time. Some people say it is luck or just good timing, I don’t think so. With all the people out of a job in this town and business closing daily, he was selected out of hundreds of other applicants. I think that is more than luck!
1 Corinthians 13 (NIV)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Today’s Prayer: Dear Lord, I ask and pray for all young couples that are planning to marry or that just got married. I pray that they are strengthened and that they are blessed by your grace and love. May they display the love of Christ towards each other? Amen
In Christ,
Lon
Just was stopping by to see if you have made any new posts. This is a nice and short message. Looking back now, I think I see what the message was with the whole Fuji lab closing, and the job I have now. I was blessed with really good job as a Maintenance Technician for Fuji. The physical labor wasn’t hard, air conditioned, and good pay. I felt on top of the world starting off life on a good start. I feel that God blessed me with that job for me and my family and we took advantage of what we were given.
I wouldn’t say God punished me, but more so that he taught me a lesson. I do make more now than I did at Fuji, but I work 20 times harder. 12 hour, hard physical labor, rotating shifts, and all in a non air conditioned plant.
Looking back on how everything worked out, I feel that he taught us a lesson to not take for granted what he blesses us with. I now understand the hard labor that many people go through just to live.