nonetheless, i just went upstairs and jacqui pulled out a tray of perfect chocolate chip cookies from the oven, and stashed the rest of the dough in the fridge. there went my self control...if there's one thing that's basically impossible for me to resist, it's cookie dough and fresh-from-the-oven cookies. is this sabotauge or what??
this morning the four of us had roomie breakfast, which is always a great way to start the day. we finished just after 7 and it was still pitch black outside..the days of 4:30pm sunsets are coming soon enough. as much as i like the daylight, it's kind of fun to have such short days. i think i find it adventurous. one of these days i'll make it to alaska and (a) experience a day where the sun never comes up and (b) experience a day where the sun never goes down. (and i'll see the northern lights while i'm there.)
i applied for a job at starbucks today! i'm optimistic because i know they hire a lot of new employees without a lot of experience, AND they provide their part time employees benefits. when i filled in my availability, i chose the morning shifts....i might be working at 4:30am every day for the next season of my life. we'll see. i AM a morning person...usually. i was up at 5am everyday for my rotation in tacoma, 4am can't be that different, right?
today i also have been thinking through my testimony, which i will be giving for the campus cleanup crew tomorrow night. i always enjoy looking back and seeing how the Lord has grown me over the years, expelling lies and replacing them with truth, softening my heart, teaching me to live in the power of the Holy Spirit, breaking down my pride. it's neat to see the faithfulness of the Lord, proof that is encouraging in the times when i feel like i have no idea what i'm doing or what the purpose of whatever trial i'm in is. "and i am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." philippians 1:6
testimonies are powerful because they give evidence of the work of the Lord. it's good to remember where i've been, and to see how God broke into that and opened my eyes to truth. as i've been thinking through, this verse has come to mind:
"and you shall REMEMBER the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these 40 years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. and he humbled you, and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that you might know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these 40 years." deuteronomy 8:2-4
REMEMBER, don't forget.
he has LED you.
that he might HUMBLE you, thereby refining you as his image bearer.
he let you HUNGER, so that you might know your need for him, and then FED you in a way you could never have foreseen.
he TAUGHT you.
he PROVIDED for you and SUSTAINED you.
because he is ENOUGH.
i've seen these things so clearly over the past few months especially.
i'm headed to lincoln park for a walk...i've been inside all day. the weather is now COLD, not just chilly. but when i'm dressed right (which for this texan involves about 8 layers), i love walking along the water with the wind in my face.
(alki, not lincoln, but same idea)
love,
tracey
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