Rainy in the Lou

it's been pretty rainy out lately, which i won't complain about too much, because it is summer in St. Louis and it's often really hot and humid; so the rain cools things down a lot. and as the weather has a bittersweet feeling to it, so does my mind...or so it seems. 

see, lately i have been in the middle of changing jobs, ministries, and churches. kind of weird when one effects all three. does a little more to my emotional and spiritual than i would like it to. The church that my wife and i left was a great one. It's one of those churches that just feels like a family. i am really going to miss the people and staff there. 

But God leads us to places where He would have us to serve, and i really feel like the church that we are going to is going to be a great place for us to serve and do ministry. 

*on a side note, i don't really feel like blogging right now so that's all i'm going to write...'til lata. 

cheers. 

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So...

i'm feeling pretty lethargic today. it doesn't seem like i have recovered from vacation. have you ever felt that way about vacation? in theory, you are vacating your familiar habitat for one that is strange to you for the purposes of relaxing and getting away from the daily grind, but then it turns out to be crazy because you want to enjoy your new surroundings for however long you may be there. and then you come home tired and just wanting to crash. 

that sounds odd to me. 

so i'm in no way ready to be back at work, because my mind is still somewhere in the humid, jellyfish stinging Gulf of Mexico of the Florida panhandle. but it was seriously a lot of fun down there with my wife's family, and the ocean was quite a beautiful picture for this landlocked Midwestern boy to behold each morning. 

reminds me of this passage in the Psalms... 

By the word of the Lord 

the heavens were made,

and by the breath of His mouth all their host. 

He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;

He lays up the deep in storehouses.

let all the earth fear the Lord; 

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand 

in awe of Him. 

[Ps. 33:6-8]

Cool stuff to think about. God created the mighty ocean that can do some pretty terrific and tremendous things...and it covers 65% of the planet that we inhabit...and He made it! i don't know how someone could not be in awe of that and worship Him with every breath. 

may we worship Him well.