I didn't have any time to write a post last Sunday, but last week was the Master's Seminary graduation, and I knew a few of the guys who were graduating. We had a celebration afterward, hoping and praying that God would bless their faithfulness in ministry. Fairly soon, these men are moving on throughout the country (and world) to begin their pulpit ministries. May the Lord bless them, and may they be faithful to proclaim the gospel accurately and truthfully.
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Today, I attended a going-away party for David and Amy Ice, who are moving to the Bay Area next weekend. I got to see a bunch of people from our old Bible study that I haven't seen lately. I had a good time, but it wasn't until I'd been home a few hours that I realized that I left my jacket at the party. Oh well.
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I'm having trouble getting started this entry written tonight. My thoughts are elsewhere this evening. I've been confronted with a couple of major sin issues in my life, both of which have got me discouraged. I could use some prayer on dealing with these issues. One of them is pride and how it hinders my trusting God as I should, the other is too personal to discuss here. Pray that God would grant me wisdom, self-control, and patience and diligence in dealing with these sins.
Also pray that I would choose to take pleasure in God, and in seeking after His will. So often, I find myself growing frustrated with my own struggles and getting angry with God over my spiritual growth (or lack, thereof). I know that's wrong, and I've had to confess and turn from it. What's been so discouraging is that I keep having to do it. It keeps coming up. It's those persistent sins that are so discouraging.
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