Friday, December 23, 2011

Gun's don't kill people, I do - UHF

“The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”” Luke 2:11-14 NLT

There's a lot of spice in this one. Like a show we do at work, we get everything going and the subs are thumping the lights are spinning, its the Wow everyone wants. Lets see what the system can do? I slept ok, Shayne was coughing most of the night so mommy and I spent most of it, helping her stop. I've gotten Susan into coffee, she was always wondering where I got my energy in the morning. It's the coffee, no way can I do that without coffee. Sip some coffee, I read and think.  I'm reminded of when I first became an Uncle. It was so crazy to know I was going to be called Uncle Nathan, that just sounded so weird to have a little voice say "Hi, Uncle Nathan". My nephew Jeremiah was the first one. I was visiting my sister Heather and her husband Dan in Ohio at the time when I got the news I would be an Uncle. This wasn't a friend, a friends son, this was going to be my nephew. I would be known as Uncle Nathan for the rest of my life. What do I do? How do I act? I also think about what the shepherds thought being caught off guard like that. I read and think, I always think that my state of mind needs to be ready for such news. Like I need to be healthy and be a good christian in order to get a job or feel blessed. Who knows what these shepherds were doing prior to the angels appearance, what were their thoughts? Hits me, it doesn't matter my state of mind at the moment, God knows when its His time to appear to me. He reveals himself to me in the most crazy ways, especially when I'm not expecting it. I'll never forget when I was working for Best Buy, and a lady walked in wanted to look at a dvd she had of her kids. She was shattered just broken, her kids had just been killed 2 weeks ago in a wreck. I have never seen a ladies heart so shattered. I found something to play the video for her and then told her that my fiance and I would be praying for her. Those moments were not expected. I wish I could have done more. I had a few other moments like that while in retail. I'm reminded of a scene in the movie UHF  when they're talking to a guy about gun control and he says "Gun control is for wimps and commies, let just get one thing straight, Guns don't kill people, I do!" Hits me again, it doesn't matter what state of mind I'm in. How crappy I feel, angry I am. God's going to do what He's going to do. My mind can dream and be bitter, resent, envy, sad, hurt, who knows. God doesn't track things and say "whoe, now I can't work because of what you've done". When it's time, it doesn't matter, because it's His time.

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