Finding a decent home to rent in Palmerston North had been a difficult task to accomplish. Most of the homes we had checked out were damp, moldy and very stinky. Finally we found one. Needless to say we had down graded from our huge four bedroom 4-level-split in Edmonton to a small three bedroom bungalow in N.Z. Interestingly enough though the market value of the home in N.Z. was probably a fair amount more than the one in Edmonton.
My new laundry facilities were situated in a small room just outside of the house.
In order to keep this space aired I had to leave the window slightly open at all times. This of course meant I had to contend with spiders and their webs every time I attacked my laundry!
One morning while hanging the wash on the line outside it dawned on me how North American I had become. I wanted to return to Edmonton where I had my big heavy duty dryer inside my home! To make matters worse I fumed over the fact that I was not able to find work as a Lab Tech at the Massey University.
I allowed resentment to chill my blood. After all I had graduated from the University of Alberta and had 8 years of experience in the lab of one of the “grandfathers” of science. Didn’t Kiwi’s recognize talent when they saw it? Why did God bring me back to this place?
God interrupted my tantrum with His words:” Don’t throw away your confident trust in me, no matter what happens. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do my will. Then you will receive all that I have promised you.” (Adapted from Hebrews 10:35-36)
I’m prone to these tantrums, especially when I’m not in complete control of my destiny. They have decreased though over the years. Thanks be to God who intervenes on my behalf and sets me straight on the right path – again!
Have you learned all this, or is it something the Spirit is teaching you now? Don’t give up. Persevere!
I really don’t understand why anyone would disagree with that. I think that sounds like it is something to look more closely at. I feel sometimes alot of people can be pretty narrow minded when it comes that. Well thats all for now, look forward to more post and information.. Talk to you guys later. “As in life, Chill for best results”