Bad Things in Threes? Get On Your Knees.

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. – 2 Corinthians 4:17

Ever have one of those days? Or weeks? Or months? Or years? Or decades?

I know I have. I could fill an entire ANONYMOUS blog (and probably a few books) on things that never get written in here.

I’m a firm believer that the devil is especially after those who “teach” others or are visible (by blogging, you are officially sticking your neck on the chopping block).

Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. – James 3:1

The great thing is: God is stronger and has my back.

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. – 1 John 4:4

So I’ll keep on blogging, even when the computer crashes (9 Trojan Viruses, every file hidden, not enough memory to perform minor tasks, zillions of pop-up errors, corrupt data, not reading hardware, and hours of painstaking scans and repair – just to get to my pictures and documents).

I’ll keep on homeschooling and home managing even when the tippy cup spills in my plastic bin, pouring 8 ounces of juice in to the box with all my urgent and important things (Dayplanner, coupons, bills, paperwork, bank statement, spirals, lists, school books, and the book I was reading about “When Homeschooling Gets Tough”).

That little voice in my head – the pessimist (because we all know that pessimism and realism are really the same thing) – says, “What’s next?” – because everyone says bad things come in threes.

But we have to take our thoughts captive to Christ and remember that He’s got a plan – and somehow, this is part of it. I have to not give up hope.

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. – 2 Corinthians 10:5

There’s no room for superstition in a world that is ordered all the way down to the cell membrane. I have to remember that every word has a purpose and it won’t return void.

God is allowing circumstances to mold me. Calling me to pray and communicate with Him and read His Word. Asking me to make His truth my reality – and not let the superstition and negativity of the world overcome me.

And maybe, just maybe, He’s teaching me to have a little softer grip on the “stuff” of this world…

What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; 30 those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; 31 those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away. – 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

…and that helps me to have a more eternal perspective.

{ Here’s to getting rid of paperwork! And having a faster, cleaner, more organized computer and dayplanner!  }

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