Fall definitely hit quickly this year.  We have rarely had a year when summer ended so abruptly.  I’m rather glad however.  The heat of summer wears on me just as the cold of winter does.  That must be another reason why I love Spring so much.

Yesterday as I had blogged about letting God be God and in return I’d do what God was wanting me to do.  I needed to call my co-leader for Celebrate Recovery who takes on the assignment of lessons and testimonies.  She asked me to teach next week’s lesson for our group.  Well, the lesson is #1 since we are starting the new year.  Of course, it is all about admitting “I’m not God”.  I told her I already have my most current example in place to share.  (I think God was smiling at the time).  As I got further into the day I was doing some “helpful work” for one of my kids.  While doing so I found a number of things not being cared for as I thought they should be.  I jumped right into thinking of all the reasons they weren’t being properly cared for and when I talked to my daughter to “scold her” I found out the actual reasons.  Well, God reminded me all over again that He is God in all things–even with my close family.  If I am going to do some helpful work, it is not my place to take charge of all the other details.

Today I go to our State Dept. of Education for a day with them preparing for the work of this coming year.  In so doing, I once again am going to start Spirit led.  I truly do not like letting myself show up as I did yesterday and the day before.  I want to be a man who models living the life of Christ, not man.

Tonight and tomorrow our pastor overseeing the work of Celebrate Recovery is taking the core leaders through a book study on the topic of God giving man a second chance.  I am really looking forward to this.  God is so good in doing this.  I’m so glad too that He doesn’t keep track of how many second chances it takes.  To God be all Glory!