two blobs today

disclaimer: if i wasn't clear the first time (as i was kind of tired), this is not a journal. this is a place where i can share the things i hear God telling me. consequently, it has the potential to be very revealing and/or intimate, since i do in part write only for myself on a public area. kinda of interesting, huh? not too many people will ever hear this directly from my mouth. feel priveleged to know who i am inside.

blob one: over the weekend, i was introduced to someone who wants to start doing plays at my church, and wanted my support. when i told him i was a theater major and i would love to, i remembered my original reason for choosing Rutgers: the theater department is good, and i intended to graduate from Rutgers, come home, and start a theater program at my church. where God takes me from there, i am only just beginning to find out now. to add a bit more to God's confirmation of my dreams, this person is also a professional dancer in NYC. For those who don't know, my original theater mentors who were 2 of the 4 influential theater instructors in my life, were also Broadway dancers. i don't know why God keeps bringing professional theater people to my church, but its definitely making me take notice.

blob two: tonight is election night. i'm not going to get political, but here's what God has given me: consolation in case my candidate doesn't win. i have been reading lately in the books of the prophets in the Old Testament. in each one, they demonstrated the fact that people may do things to install government leaders (whether kings or presidents) but in each case, God demonstrated his complete control. when the Hebrews divided into Isreal and Judah, Isreal forgot that God had complete control. He installed an Assyrian king, and later, Judah tried to take God's control from him. He responded with a Babylonian king, to demonstrate His power over our government leaders. Isreal's prophets stressed again and again that those rulers who seemed "bad" to them, were really a reminder that He is in control, and instead of complaining, why not try and learn from the experience? the exile of the Jews not only taught them to let God be God, but it gave them an increased hunger for Him and only Him, and instilled the longing for a Messiah that created such a stir years later. so instead of worrying over the election, i feel a reminder to let God be God. yes, my biggest issue is Iraq, since i know two people over there. yes, i'm worried that one candidate will not give proper aid to my *four* brothers in the military, but no matter who wins, those brothers of mine will still be cherished by God, and will still find protection in Him. i feel God saying, "you can't protect them on your own with your vote. no matter who the president is, I am the one capable of protecting them." i take great comfort in this, and in Psalm 91: "...I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.' Surely He will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you."