Kentucky tidbits

If I am understanding Romans 8:28-29 accurately, God's desire for followers of Jesus 'Christ is to realize that He accompplishes his plan to make us more like Christ "through all things". And that is a "less/more deal." Less of the self-life and more of the Christ life.

God's game plan appears to be an engineering of circumsttandes to reveal that about us that needs "less." Through loss, or pain, or stretching of some sort we are made aware of a less than Godly attitude or behavior. Self-centeredness, an angry spirit, fear, insecurity,worry etc. Follow this with a repentant spirit - no excusing or no denial. Just a simple, "that is not a Christ-like spirit, forgive me Lord. That must become less as You replace it with your holy life, Father."

Kentucky is providing a less/ more opportunity for me. Living in an 8 by 16 cubicle, hauling water in a 350 gallon tank, digging a hole in which our blackand gray water is dumped, no valuable Idaho friends with which to fellowship, no obvious ministry or any performance opp, plus more that is too personal to mentiona here - all being used by God to revceal fears, insecurities, selfishnesses, impatience that must become less so that God can fill me with more of Himself, i.e. the Galatians 5 fruit of the spirit. Praise the Lord that He is in the life transforming business,

On the lighter side, our cell phone service is quite spotty, resulting in broken contacts while speaking. Speaking on the phone is much more difficult for the stutterer. I frequently hear the words, "man, your cell phone is breaking up badly." When the issue is really a normal stutter blockage producing the silence.

Please pray that the county zoning official will approve of our building plan. He is known to be very obstinate.

Like our propane delivery man says (very slowly), "ahm just an ol'' kentucky heall beally.}