A Curious Girl: We think only of the sadness

Hahahaha... has anyone ever read 'Raising the roof' by Jane Wenham-Jones?

Jane Wenham-Jones signed my story guestbook.

I'm famous! :D OK... maybe not. But she signed my guestbook!

Trouble is, if I e-mail to thank her I'll have to get off my arse and e-mail everyone else and thank them.

So maybe I should do that...

Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
I just wanna praise you, I just wanna praise you

That was playing at work today. I was singing along... they played it at Soul Survivor. I never really paid much attention to it before, but I like it now. It's so upbeat, yet it talks about being in pain, and I was singing it like a prayer.

'God's on holiday' as Adrian Plass wrote in An Alien at St. Wilfred's. He's not... But sometimes I feel that way. I confess, every person coming up with another happily spiritual nickname, every person telling me of the wonderful things God's done in their lives is eliciting a less than enthusiatic response from me... I feel so spiritually useless - which in some ways is a good thing - it's God that works, not me - but still, I just feel spiritually... pants. Poetic, huh? Instead of the standard 'three awesome weeks and then spiritual slump', God cut out the three weeks...

Where do you go, where do you hide?
The last time we spoke, you were right here by my side
And now I feel abandoned, I'm crying in the rain
Waiting for the moment that I see your face again

- Blue Planet (I don't know if that link will work...)

I know he has a plan, and I know his plan for my good doesn't necessarily mean making me happy all the time. God is not a drug, not just something for a 'spiritual high'... God has a will and if it involves me feeling detached from him for a while, then that's his choice, he's boss.

For we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him - Romans 8:28

I did talk to Rachel, a girl at work about Soul Survivor today. She seemed curious... Actually, having been a Christian for seven years now (wooo) I'd forgotten how odd it sounds. It was quite a cool chat...

Ooh, and I saw Stuart Little 2 today. Incredibly corny! But funny and very cute.

"When we don't know what to do we have only to tell God our troubles," said Heidi seriously.

"Well, my dear, that seems to be a good idea," remarked the doctor, "but what if God Himself has sent the sorrow? What can one say to Him, then?"

Heidi had to think about this. "Then, we must wait," she said, "and just keep thinking, 'soon God will make things right.' We have only to have a little patience and not run away; then something will turn up and we will see quite clearly that all the time it was for the best. At the time we think only of the sadness..."

If for awhile it seemeth
His mercy is withdrawn,
That he no longer careth
For his wandering child forlorn,
Doubt not His great compassion,
His love can never tire
To those who wait impatience
He gives their heart's desire.

I love Heidi soo much :)

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