Spurgeon Devotional

"Christ Jesus has no quarrel with His spouse. She often wanders from Him, and grieves His Holy Spirit, but He does not allow her faults to affect His love. He sometimes chides, but it is always in the tenderest manner, with the kindest intentions: it is “my love” even then. There is no remembrance of our follies, He does not cherish ill thoughts of us, but He pardons and loves as well after the offence as before it. It is well for us it is so, for if Jesus were as mindful of injuries as we are, how could He commune with us? Many a time a believer will put himself out of humour with the Lord for some slight turn in providence, but our precious Husband knows our silly hearts too well to take any offence at our ill manners." - Charles Spurgeon

A Little Slumber

I read Spurgeon's evening devotional a little ahead of time. He discussed Proverbs 24:23-24, "Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man." His main thrust was that a sluggard is one who only asks for a little rest. No sluggard asks for no work, they only ask for less work; not for all break, just for more break. The diligent has an iron will that is surely able to press forward in the hour of greatest temptation, neither turning to the right nor to the left. So must I.

Beautiful Bike Ride

Got up this morning and went for a bike ride. The weather is just spectacularly gorgeous this time of year. The leaves are incredible and it all culminates in picture perfect scenery while cruising down the Ocmulgee Riverwalk. Ready for a great day.

Productive School Day

11:33am - I just came inside from playing basketball with my brother. That's the first time since last year due to his foot problem. It was fun, I think my sister likes to take breaks more than play basketball. We played to five and he won, I was handicapped by being unable run.

College Funding Decisions

8:41am - This morning I rolled out of bed and read a couple chapters of Genesis. Breakfast was up next... cereal, apple, kiwi, and grape juice. Now I am about to start school, today I have a Latin vocabulary quiz and test. The quizzes aren't bad, but the tests are be brutal 2.5-4.5 hour ordeals. So thrilling.

Future Possibilities

2:41pm - This morning we went over to the [an older couple]'s and celebrated [her] birthday. They have been great adopted grandparents for us, the other guys are over there at least once a week it seems. We gave her a giant poster board card and some other small things, she loved it all.

Dinner for Many

1:45pm - Got up this morning at 6:20 and left at 7:00 with my dad for the [church] men's breakfast. We both woke my brother up, but he said I hurt his toe when I tapped his knee and so he didn't feel like going. We arrived eight minutes late, at 7:38, but were still able to get some grub. [The hostess] made ham, eggs, biscuits, and some sort of bread that covered a cookie sheet and was cut into squares. We ate.