December 15, 2009
Only six more days and I’ll be home, Lord willing! I am so excited that I get to be home with my loved ones to celebrate Christmas. I am looking forward to seeing my parents and my siblings---what a wonderful week it shall be! God is so kind in giving me this opportunity---I aim to make the most of every moment and cram in as much as I can.
Today I sanded the stanchions [guard rails] on the 01 deck and started priming them. We have pretty much completed all the big projects on the boat and are just working on little jobs here and there. I am so happy to be done with my fire main drawing---I still have to get it signed off, but that shouldn’t be too hard. It’s taken me lots of hours of work, but soon it will be behind me. God so graciously helps me daily with my qualifications. I start worrying and He gently reminds me to put my trust in Him and not rely upon my own wisdom and strength. He will help me accomplish the challenges I have ahead of me.
18 December 2009
A Little Thought
December 15, 2009
God overwhelms my heart with His faithfulness each new day as He continues to work in my life, transforming me to be more like Christ. He is in control of every detail of my life---the big and little ones---and is bringing about His plans in His perfect time. I am comforted by the peace He bestows to me in turmoil, the joy He fills my heart with amidst sadness, the strength He supplies me in weakness, the courage He gives me when I am afraid, and the love He lavishes upon me because of Christ. I am anchored in the cross, hidden in Christ, held by God’s grace, and unwavering in my confidence that God is faithful and good---in Him I will glory all my days!
God overwhelms my heart with His faithfulness each new day as He continues to work in my life, transforming me to be more like Christ. He is in control of every detail of my life---the big and little ones---and is bringing about His plans in His perfect time. I am comforted by the peace He bestows to me in turmoil, the joy He fills my heart with amidst sadness, the strength He supplies me in weakness, the courage He gives me when I am afraid, and the love He lavishes upon me because of Christ. I am anchored in the cross, hidden in Christ, held by God’s grace, and unwavering in my confidence that God is faithful and good---in Him I will glory all my days!
Faithful to Inflict
December 13, 2009
I wanted to share some verses I read this morning that stuck out to me. Psalm 119:75b-76: “In faithfulness You have afflicted me. May Your unfailing love be my comfort according to Your promise to Your servant.”
When I am going through tough times, hard challenges, and difficult situations I can be sure that God is faithfully afflicting me. He is holding me in the fire and refining me and making me more like Christ. God is not One who sees His children hurting and comes to comfort and help them through their pain---no, He inflicts His children with pain, suffering, hardship, etc. in His faithfulness. He uses these hard things as tools to shape and mold us into the likeness of His Son. It may be a painful process, but a beautiful product will be the end result. I am challenged and challenge all who read this that when you are facing difficult days and situations in which you wish God would ease the pain and make life easier, cease striving [be still] and know that God knows what He is doing. The hands that hold you in the flames---that inflict awful pain---are pierced. He knows depths of pain we will never come close to…He loves us and gives us only what is best. So rejoice! Rejoice in God…that He is faithful to inflict.
I wanted to share some verses I read this morning that stuck out to me. Psalm 119:75b-76: “In faithfulness You have afflicted me. May Your unfailing love be my comfort according to Your promise to Your servant.”
When I am going through tough times, hard challenges, and difficult situations I can be sure that God is faithfully afflicting me. He is holding me in the fire and refining me and making me more like Christ. God is not One who sees His children hurting and comes to comfort and help them through their pain---no, He inflicts His children with pain, suffering, hardship, etc. in His faithfulness. He uses these hard things as tools to shape and mold us into the likeness of His Son. It may be a painful process, but a beautiful product will be the end result. I am challenged and challenge all who read this that when you are facing difficult days and situations in which you wish God would ease the pain and make life easier, cease striving [be still] and know that God knows what He is doing. The hands that hold you in the flames---that inflict awful pain---are pierced. He knows depths of pain we will never come close to…He loves us and gives us only what is best. So rejoice! Rejoice in God…that He is faithful to inflict.
10 December 2009
Thoughts for Today
December 10, 2009
Today I did some more sewing. God continually fills my heart with joy in knowing Him---Praise His name! I had a fun night last night with some of my friends from church. We had a movie/game night---it was a blast! God has blessed me tremendously---He has made me His child and saved me. Knowing Christ and being hidden in Him is awesome…the greatest blessing and gift ever! He has blessed me with friends at church who encourage me in my faith, friends on the Midgett whom I can share my faith with, family and friends back home who support me in prayer, awesome care packages and letters, coffee at Seattle’s Best, sunny days and cloudy days, food, clothing, and the highlight of my month---going home for Christmas! I serve an awesome God who is great and greatly to be praised. Not just because He gives me such wonderful blessings, but because everything He sends into my life is a blessing---for His glory and my good…even when it hurts. I will count my blessings today and not leave any out---the good and the bad because in the Lord they are all good.
Praise the Lord!
December 9, 2009
Today the sun shone brightly and the sky was clear, but was it cold! The temperatures were too low to paint, so all us deckies kept busy doing other odd jobs here and there. I helped sew chaffing gear to our new lines [ropes that tie us to the pier]. The chaffing gear was old fire hoses that we replaced with new ones. I enjoyed a change from painting and sanding, but my hands got so cold and I could hardly feel my toes! God gave me a smile though and strengthened me through it…I even had fun as I sat sewing and freezing!
The highlight of my day was calling my family who just got back from a mission trip to Africa and catching up with them. Oh, it was so good to hear their voices and hear some of what God taught them and how He worked in and through them while they were on their trip.
God is so awesome and continually reminds me of how amazing it is to know Him. What a joy and pleasure it is to be His child! By grace I have been saved…it is all of Christ. He fills my heart with joy and gladness---He is my dearest friend. He has blessed me beyond my wildest imagination. Praise the Lord---O praise the Lord!
Today the sun shone brightly and the sky was clear, but was it cold! The temperatures were too low to paint, so all us deckies kept busy doing other odd jobs here and there. I helped sew chaffing gear to our new lines [ropes that tie us to the pier]. The chaffing gear was old fire hoses that we replaced with new ones. I enjoyed a change from painting and sanding, but my hands got so cold and I could hardly feel my toes! God gave me a smile though and strengthened me through it…I even had fun as I sat sewing and freezing!
The highlight of my day was calling my family who just got back from a mission trip to Africa and catching up with them. Oh, it was so good to hear their voices and hear some of what God taught them and how He worked in and through them while they were on their trip.
God is so awesome and continually reminds me of how amazing it is to know Him. What a joy and pleasure it is to be His child! By grace I have been saved…it is all of Christ. He fills my heart with joy and gladness---He is my dearest friend. He has blessed me beyond my wildest imagination. Praise the Lord---O praise the Lord!
04 December 2009
Fun Times!
December 4, 2009
Another week has flown by. Work has been fun, challenging, and awesome this week. Yesterday I worked up on the stacks, wiping down and painting. I felt like I was getting ready to go rock climbing because I had to get in a harness and climb way up to the top of the Midgett. So here I was dangling over the side of the stack with my harness and a flimsy board to stand on. I am definitely making some head way in overcoming my fear of heights!
Then today I was up on top again just below the stacks, painting the top of the hanger---clipped in with my harness. Good thing too because at one point I slid down the side and was just chilling there for a while enjoying the view! I couldn’t really go anywhere until someone came to help me down with a ladder. Fun times!
God has sustained me this week with His grace and filled my heart to overflowing with His joy. I just can’t help but smile as I am painting and working because I am hidden in Christ and He loves me! He is holding me and giving me strength. He is awesome!
So as I close my blog post for this first week of December, I thought I’d end on a funny note. So most everyone who knows me knows how much I disdain animals especially dogs. Well, good news for all you animals lovers out there---the Coast Guard has changed my mind on this subject and I just can’t wait until I can get myself a dog of my own(-: It won’t be for a very long time, but someday…
Keep in mind though, I still do not consider myself to be an “animal lover” but I am looking forward to having a dog of my very own to take care of someday.
Another week has flown by. Work has been fun, challenging, and awesome this week. Yesterday I worked up on the stacks, wiping down and painting. I felt like I was getting ready to go rock climbing because I had to get in a harness and climb way up to the top of the Midgett. So here I was dangling over the side of the stack with my harness and a flimsy board to stand on. I am definitely making some head way in overcoming my fear of heights!
Then today I was up on top again just below the stacks, painting the top of the hanger---clipped in with my harness. Good thing too because at one point I slid down the side and was just chilling there for a while enjoying the view! I couldn’t really go anywhere until someone came to help me down with a ladder. Fun times!
God has sustained me this week with His grace and filled my heart to overflowing with His joy. I just can’t help but smile as I am painting and working because I am hidden in Christ and He loves me! He is holding me and giving me strength. He is awesome!
So as I close my blog post for this first week of December, I thought I’d end on a funny note. So most everyone who knows me knows how much I disdain animals especially dogs. Well, good news for all you animals lovers out there---the Coast Guard has changed my mind on this subject and I just can’t wait until I can get myself a dog of my own(-: It won’t be for a very long time, but someday…
Keep in mind though, I still do not consider myself to be an “animal lover” but I am looking forward to having a dog of my very own to take care of someday.
01 December 2009
Closing Thoughts for November 2009
November 30, 2009
The last day of November 2009 has finally come and is almost past. Time just speeds away, but there are moments when I feel like some weeks and days drag on forever. I suppose that is just the way life is. As a follower of Christ, I am here on the earth for His honor and glory, and I should be making the most of every opportunity.
My day was fun and filled with sanding and painting again. It is amazing how God sends beautiful sunshine into my soul on grey, cloudy days. He gives me a smile on my face and a song in my heart---He is awesome! After work I took off downtown for some exercise, coffee, and e-mail. Now I am back on the boat, waiting for dinner. Then it will be back to work, studying and going hard at my qualifications.
Today as I look back over my weekend and what God is doing in my life, I just stand in awe of His faithfulness and love. I am so weak and so faithless, but He holds me still---He is constantly at work in my life even when I don’t realize it. He is with me so I will not fear. I may live in a dark place and be surrounded by people whose lives reflect the darkness, but I know the Light of the World---I know Jesus and He is with me always. The very reason God has placed me here is because it’s a dark place and I am to shine the light of Christ here. May I live every moment in such a way that everyone who passes by me will stop and wonder why I can be joyful when I’m painting, happy when I am on watch, smiling when it’s 8pm and we’re still working out, and working hard when others are slacking off. I want to point to Christ here on the Midgett. I am not my own---I was bought with a price---I will glorify God.
The last day of November 2009 has finally come and is almost past. Time just speeds away, but there are moments when I feel like some weeks and days drag on forever. I suppose that is just the way life is. As a follower of Christ, I am here on the earth for His honor and glory, and I should be making the most of every opportunity.
My day was fun and filled with sanding and painting again. It is amazing how God sends beautiful sunshine into my soul on grey, cloudy days. He gives me a smile on my face and a song in my heart---He is awesome! After work I took off downtown for some exercise, coffee, and e-mail. Now I am back on the boat, waiting for dinner. Then it will be back to work, studying and going hard at my qualifications.
Today as I look back over my weekend and what God is doing in my life, I just stand in awe of His faithfulness and love. I am so weak and so faithless, but He holds me still---He is constantly at work in my life even when I don’t realize it. He is with me so I will not fear. I may live in a dark place and be surrounded by people whose lives reflect the darkness, but I know the Light of the World---I know Jesus and He is with me always. The very reason God has placed me here is because it’s a dark place and I am to shine the light of Christ here. May I live every moment in such a way that everyone who passes by me will stop and wonder why I can be joyful when I’m painting, happy when I am on watch, smiling when it’s 8pm and we’re still working out, and working hard when others are slacking off. I want to point to Christ here on the Midgett. I am not my own---I was bought with a price---I will glorify God.
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