God Is Giving You Another Chance

'...God has appointed another [future] for me...' Genesis 4:25 NKJV 

Satan's plan was to infect Adam with the virus of sin before his first son was born; that way he could get all the rest of us. And it almost worked. Cain, Adam's first son, murdered his brother Abel. But God wasn't finished. 'Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, "For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel."'

For everything you've loved or lost, God has something else. For everything that's been stolen from you, God has something else. Your 'seed' is your future, and God has another one in mind for you. The situation you are in right now is not the end of the story; God wants to write a new chapter. The devil knew God had a plan for you; that's why he tried so hard to wipe you out. He doesn't want you to live long enough to fulfil it. But the fact that you're still here and able to read this says he failed, and that God's not through with you!

Notice the word 'appointed'. There's an appointment on God's calendar with your name on it. 'God has appointed another [future] for me.' There's something good just over the horizon - something for your life, your marriage, your family, your career, your ministry. God has an appointed task for you to accomplish, and appointed blessings for you to enjoy. He has called you with an 'eternal purpose' and He will bring it to pass.

I love that - and it was just what i needed to read right now.

I'm so dumb sometimes. I received a letter in the mail from my power company yesterday. I didn't open it. I have a payment plan with them at the moment - because i got behind in my bill - where i pay them $120.00 a week. Last week i missed the payment because i had $500 worth of tyres to put on my car in order to get it warranted which i needed to do if i was going to be parking it in the city etc etc...

I left the letter sitting on my kitchen table unopened and stewed on it all night. I assumed it was a disconnection notice because i had missed last week's payment. I assumed i would have to pay the entire amount that i owe them in order to prevent this disconnection - which was going to be impossible. So i just didn't bother opening it and worried about what i was going to do when my power got cut off instead. That did not make for the best night's sleep.

Today when i came home from community service for lunch - i opened it. All it is - is a letter telling me that the rates had gone up.

All that worry for nothing. I am not sure that a generic letter from my power company telling me that they are going to be charging me more every month has me relieved and feeling better - is such a good thing - but i will take it!

You would think years of avoiding my fines and ending up having to do community work would have taught me to open my mail.

Back to community service i go. I slept in this morning until 8:47. I am supposed to be there at 9:00am. I got a bollocking from the woman who talks to me like i am a 5 year old - for being late - to the point where i nearly actually behaved like a 5 year old and was going to start crying. I am going to go back this afternoon to work a few extra hours in an effort to get her to like me again.

UGH - HURRY UP NEXT WEEK.

I am so jealous of T being busy with Uni this week. His phone calls during his breaks - telling me all about his day - are not helping.

Sometimes i feel like two steps foward - one step back. This week has felt like a step back.