Distractions, and other things.

Is this something that only those of us in small, rural town experience? I doubt that this would be so. Urban pastors certainly could have even more distractions. Over these past weeks we have learned, without much surprise, that our mini-van was not going to pass inspection. Therefore, we decided not to do any of the repairs that we had planned on doing, but would pursue a newer vehicle. This was hastened by the death of the van's battery. In the meanwhile, and even before we receive the notice of impending death, we had started to look around a little on line, as well as in Calais.

Now Calais is, depending upon where one wants to end up, about 25-30 minutes away. (If one counts time to get into the vehicle and get into one's destination- in other words, it is not just a block or two away.). So it was decided that I would take a trip into this 'city', (It has a couple of traffic lights!) from out here in the county, for the purpose of buying a battery or getting a new vehicle. I came home with neither, as the only van on the lot needed a couple of little things done to it before I took it home.

So, after a few jump starts I returned the next morning and did come home with the newer van. One fix up took a good part of another day, and then an alignment. Hopefully we are finished with this.

Writing, and not just putting letters on a computer screen, but arriving at something without too many typo's and wrong words stuck in any old place, or left out entirely, takes me a long time to do. So this blog has suffered.

Yet, are all these van things really distractions? I think not. They are a very real, hands on, element of this life that God's gives us to life. The Sovereign, Almighty Lord, does not consider them as distractions, I believe. These are tests to see of what one is made! These stir up in us groanings, and so we cry out for something better, according to the promises of God. They are opportunities to show of what material one is made. Will one trust God? Will one rejoice in the Lord, always?

May we accept these opportunities that come from the hand and heart of our Heavenly Father.