Whoa! I just realized I had not shared what happened...
So, you saw that I had lost my job and a recruiter had contacted me... without solicitation on my part.
I interviewed with the recruiter, took a test, etc. Then they got me an interview with the company I am now working for. Well, as far as I am concerned the interview did not go well. In fact when I left the interview I immediately called the recruiter and told them it was a bust, but to please provide me with the feedback I need to improve. They said "we'll call you back in a bit." I got home, my phone rang and it was the recruiter who said "are you ready to start?"
I was pretty shocked. I was certain they would not even consider me based on the interview. But they did and they hired me.
So here are the events:
Wed. Lost Job.
Thu. Email from recruiter
Fri. Contact from recruiter
Mon. Supposed to meet recruiter, we missed each other
Tue. Met recruiter
Thu. Interview / Initial Job Offer
I had been praying for change for quite awhile now and God was listening. Sometimes what you pray for isn't exactly what you expect as an answer, but His answer was effective and did what I asked for. Then, after shaking me up and changing my life he provided a job for me to make sure (another, constant prayer of mine) I am able to house, feed, cloth my family.
I know most people would just consider this chance... I don't. Prayer answered, lose job, job provided without me lifting a finger and despite my own failures and misgivings. God chose this job for a reason, I don't know what it is but here I am so perhaps I can be an instrument in this place. I guess only time will tell, but I am grateful for His love and for how he works in my life, and for where I am right now.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
The Trouble With Tribbles and Other Demons
As I grow older I've come to realize that demons come in all shapes and sizes. I believe I have identified most of my weaknesses, the things that I do that I know are wrong, but I still haven't mastered them, nor have I managed to spot and eliminate the triggers before they've already been triggered.
I think the BIGGEST issue is my trouble with tribbles. Almost everyone gets the Star Trek reference, the adorable, fluffy always purring creatures who are born pregnant and eat everything in sight that is edible... and somehow manage to get into every nook and cranny and innocently mess up whatever it is they have filled with their offspring. People can't resist them... they have an almost magical draw, despite knowing what they can do.
I have demons that draw me in like that. You know you shouldn't, you struggle with it, but sometimes still give in and do what's wrong. Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of "victories" but don't want ANY defeats.
I remember being sick in bed for 3 days and one day I caught a television show that reminded me I am not alone in my struggles. A catholic priest had a TV show and the topic was recurring sin. He treated the subject well, and didn't sugar coat it, neither did he offer a final solution. Basically we all struggle with recurring sin, often something that continually drags us down (not constantly, but from time to time) over our lifetime. It's ours. It's a struggle we have to deal with through prayer, behavioral change, studying scripture for insight (and meditating on the word). He said to be prepared to never completely shake those demons, but take heart in the struggle, as it really can be used to hone your faith, and never give up.
I don't plan on giving up! The gift we've received is far too precious.
I think the BIGGEST issue is my trouble with tribbles. Almost everyone gets the Star Trek reference, the adorable, fluffy always purring creatures who are born pregnant and eat everything in sight that is edible... and somehow manage to get into every nook and cranny and innocently mess up whatever it is they have filled with their offspring. People can't resist them... they have an almost magical draw, despite knowing what they can do.
I have demons that draw me in like that. You know you shouldn't, you struggle with it, but sometimes still give in and do what's wrong. Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of "victories" but don't want ANY defeats.
I remember being sick in bed for 3 days and one day I caught a television show that reminded me I am not alone in my struggles. A catholic priest had a TV show and the topic was recurring sin. He treated the subject well, and didn't sugar coat it, neither did he offer a final solution. Basically we all struggle with recurring sin, often something that continually drags us down (not constantly, but from time to time) over our lifetime. It's ours. It's a struggle we have to deal with through prayer, behavioral change, studying scripture for insight (and meditating on the word). He said to be prepared to never completely shake those demons, but take heart in the struggle, as it really can be used to hone your faith, and never give up.
I don't plan on giving up! The gift we've received is far too precious.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Snap, Crackle, Pop
The creation of the universe is often debated in scientific and religious circles.
It is a difficult subject to wrap one's mind around so this post is a but larger than my last.
If a religious person, such as myself, were to suggest before a person of science that an almighty being simply spoke it into existence I would surely be scoffed and mocked. But what do "they" say?
There are several theories about the universe. There is the old "steady state" theory, that the universe always was and always will be. But this theory did not seem to explain the apparent expanding motion of the galaxies and galactic clusters.
Steady state was replaced by the "Big Bang" theory (which I'd like to note was actually posited by a Catholic Priest who was also a scientist - it was not accepted by much of the scientific community at the time simply because it WAS the brainchild of religious person). The big bang theory has the advantage of being "heard" by radio telescopes around the globe. It would seem to indicate a high energy event that occurred sometime in the past that runs in conjunction with the expansion of our universe.
The big bang is not the creation of the universe but the result of the creation of the universe. The big bang is the sudden and vast expansion** of all energy and, eventually, matter (as the universe cooled and force could split and energy could "condense" into matter - so to speak).
What CAUSED this big bang is the moment of creation (if it is even believable or not) and it ties back to my third paragraph about it being spoken into existence.
Scientists do not know. They have no clue. They will admit they don't know but quickly move to "but we know it had to have happened because we are now all evidence of this event!"
There are some theories of course. One is that the universe was compacted into the size of a pinhead and something happened to destabilize it and *BOOM*! Another theory is that there are many parallel dimensional planes and that if two of them where to somehow bump into each other, at that point a universe would be created. Whoa. I am sure there are many more "fringe" scientific explanations.
It's a heck of a lot easier (and to me more believable) to say "God made it." Why is it so hard to believe in God? Why is it harder to believe in the divine and easier to believe in mortal theories that can never be proven?
I know I cannot prove that God exists... but neither can you prove that the universe was created by some sort of complex mathematical accident.
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** Scientists have found that the universe has expanded far more than it should have based on their estimate of its age. Some scientists explain it by a suspension or absence of the laws of physics during the initial "explosion" because all the known forces were unified, therefore allowing the universe to expand at a rate far greater than the speed of light.
It is a difficult subject to wrap one's mind around so this post is a but larger than my last.
If a religious person, such as myself, were to suggest before a person of science that an almighty being simply spoke it into existence I would surely be scoffed and mocked. But what do "they" say?
There are several theories about the universe. There is the old "steady state" theory, that the universe always was and always will be. But this theory did not seem to explain the apparent expanding motion of the galaxies and galactic clusters.
Steady state was replaced by the "Big Bang" theory (which I'd like to note was actually posited by a Catholic Priest who was also a scientist - it was not accepted by much of the scientific community at the time simply because it WAS the brainchild of religious person). The big bang theory has the advantage of being "heard" by radio telescopes around the globe. It would seem to indicate a high energy event that occurred sometime in the past that runs in conjunction with the expansion of our universe.
The big bang is not the creation of the universe but the result of the creation of the universe. The big bang is the sudden and vast expansion** of all energy and, eventually, matter (as the universe cooled and force could split and energy could "condense" into matter - so to speak).
What CAUSED this big bang is the moment of creation (if it is even believable or not) and it ties back to my third paragraph about it being spoken into existence.
Scientists do not know. They have no clue. They will admit they don't know but quickly move to "but we know it had to have happened because we are now all evidence of this event!"
There are some theories of course. One is that the universe was compacted into the size of a pinhead and something happened to destabilize it and *BOOM*! Another theory is that there are many parallel dimensional planes and that if two of them where to somehow bump into each other, at that point a universe would be created. Whoa. I am sure there are many more "fringe" scientific explanations.
It's a heck of a lot easier (and to me more believable) to say "God made it." Why is it so hard to believe in God? Why is it harder to believe in the divine and easier to believe in mortal theories that can never be proven?
I know I cannot prove that God exists... but neither can you prove that the universe was created by some sort of complex mathematical accident.
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** Scientists have found that the universe has expanded far more than it should have based on their estimate of its age. Some scientists explain it by a suspension or absence of the laws of physics during the initial "explosion" because all the known forces were unified, therefore allowing the universe to expand at a rate far greater than the speed of light.
We are alone
We are alone in this universe, unimaginably vast as it is.
Life is a gift. It is creation. This universe was created by an all-powerful being I refer to as "God." Evolution is accepted as fact in most scientific circles, taught in school, etc. But it has never been proven and there is only circumstantial evidence that supports this theory. Scientists will tell you "we have created the essential building blocks for life in our laboratory!" But what they don't mention is that none of those blocks have ever mutated and begun forming complex, self-replicating, molecular chains. And it won't happen. If you ask how they might have formed, under what conditions, the answer will be a cop-out: the conditions of the ancient Earth and over a billion years of chance molecular billiards. In other words it cannot be proven.
Scientists enjoy their own leap of faith when it comes to evolution, allow me mine.
Life is a gift. It is creation. This universe was created by an all-powerful being I refer to as "God." Evolution is accepted as fact in most scientific circles, taught in school, etc. But it has never been proven and there is only circumstantial evidence that supports this theory. Scientists will tell you "we have created the essential building blocks for life in our laboratory!" But what they don't mention is that none of those blocks have ever mutated and begun forming complex, self-replicating, molecular chains. And it won't happen. If you ask how they might have formed, under what conditions, the answer will be a cop-out: the conditions of the ancient Earth and over a billion years of chance molecular billiards. In other words it cannot be proven.
Scientists enjoy their own leap of faith when it comes to evolution, allow me mine.
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