Piano Delivery

Happy Sabbath

God is good and I can’t complain. 

I had a good and productive work week and am having a good Sabbath. 

My dad and his friend came through to give a church sister of mine a piano for her home and I’m thankful that the Lord allowed it and used all of us to make this happen.  I spent a good part of Friday running around getting tools, forgotten parts for the piano and trying to help my dad unload the piano from the suv safely.  My son was not supposed to be over there but in going to get the parts my dad forgot about, I picked up my son and he had the time of his life playng with his friends (her children). 

That same morning was trash day and I was rushing out of the house to get the trash down and my son in the car to get him to the bus stop on time.  It was between me getting my trash and noticing a nice piece of furniture my neighbors who have moved out put out on the trash that I forgot to look back and close my front door.  I thank the Lord that I had planned to return back to the house to do prep work for my job because anyone could have walked up in my house.

I returned to my house to see the neighbor across the street messing around his truck.  His truck usually has furniture and junk pieces and I suspect he was the one who picked up the treadmill that my other neighbor who moved out tossed out on the trash back on Wednesday.  I didn’t want it because it was raining the night it was out side, I prefer to walk on tracks or in parks and I don’t have the space for a treadmill.  I saw the piece of furniture that caught my interest Friday morning was still there and started to smile but then I noticed my front door was open and I felt like an idiot and so embarrassed to the point, I almost was not going to check out the furniture.  I decided to open my shed and walk over to inspect it and turns out, it was a nice wooden computer desk and with a little polish, it would be good as new.  The neighbor who was across the street came over, introduced himself and helped me carry it to my shed. 

After I finished up at the house we were dropping the piano off at, I headed home and the guy who donated the piano came over with my dad to my house so he could see my baby grand and he played some jazz on it, I encouraged him to consider playing for churches (he prefers jazz over all other music), and gave him a tour of the property.  After the tour, I brought the desk indoors and cleaned it off some before moving it to my activity room/office space.  The failed kitchen island project (which was once a dresser, will likely be converted back to a dresser since I still have the drawers out in the shed.  I put the dresser in the guest room. 

This desk was what I wanted and I am thankful that I was able to find a sturdy wooden piece of furniture (not particle board) that elevates my space.  Now I need to get a desk lamp and a good desk stool/chair. 

Church was okay today.  I did feel like people were putting on a show and that I don’t particularly like, mainly because the pastor was there and mother’s day is a big deal for people.  When it doesn’t feel right, I bounce and mothers were invited to go downstairs for the luncheon but I headed straight for the exit.  I know that this will change next week, but unfortunately, it’s just what happens.  Prayer is needed, really needed and I want to spend some time doing that. 

I will mention this from the sermon today.  The pastor was talking about how woman is a type of christ and the meaning of Eve's name.  He said that the last thing God created was woman, and that woman is His final and greatest creation.  As a female, a woman, I don't feel I'm all that amazing. He talked about this as I sat holding and examining this flower pen that my son carefully made earlier in the week to present to me for Mother's day (but he couldn't wait until Sunday).  I look at flowers and feel like they are the most beautiful things one could ever see.  You look at the sun rise, light shining on the ocean, smell the fragrance of honey suckle or any other gorgeous flower that doesn't make you sneeze, all those things I think are more beautiful than mankind.  Yes I said it, sue me.   I was partly listening and skipping through chapters in Genesis.  I went to Genesis chapter 1 and the app took me straight to verse one.  I went to Genesis chapter 2 and the app took me straight to verse 21.  I went to Genesis chapter 3 and it took me straight to verse one.  I went chapter by chapter even up to chapter 10 and each time the app (YouVersion) loaded the book, it took me to verse one, EXCEPT when I went back to chapter 2 again and it kept taking me to verse 21.  Verse 21 is about when God created woman, created Eve from Adam's rib. I guess the Lord was trying to show me something, perhaps get me back to focusing on what the pastor was saying? I don't know. It was just something interesting I noticed as I was trying to find something else to focus on and I kept getting reeled back in.

Following the Sabbath school lesson, one lively guy wanted to make sure that we all knew we are meant to be with others and everyone needs to get married. To be honest, it also gets on my nerves when people say it is not good for man to be alone.  I get that and know the Lord intends us to be with others, but I don't want to get married.  Paul said he wished others would be like he was but if we couldn't control ourselves, then it is best for us to get married.  I am also hearing something I have not heard in all my 12-13 years of being a Christian.  Marriage being a life long commitment and that if we divorce, we should not get remarried.  I'm hearing that from people and I don't agree.  The Word of God says divorce can happen under one condition and that is if someone is cheating. I'm not going to fight for no marriage if my husband is cheating on me.  I don't want to get in a relationship with the chance that my husband may fall into temptation to do such a thing.  I've gone through enough pain and it's not a risk I'm willing to take ever.  If you do divorce, I believe that if the Lord sees it fit for you to marry someone else, He will make that happen.  We need to connect with others who are walking with Christ and the one who says the union should take place is God, we have to be extremely careful of who we deal with.  

It's nothing I'll have to ever deal with so I'll move from that topic. Staying positive, I am thankful for my son.  If the Lord didn't make me a mother, I don't know where I would be.  I feel that becoming a mother is what saved me from complete and utter destruction.  The Lord gave me purpose by giving me my son despite the situation of how he came about.  Him giving me the flower pens, the butterfly card, and reading that message during Sabbath school to me was heart warming and so special.  I love my son and I am thankful for my family, my employer, my home, and for the Lord meeting all my needs. 

I pray that you have a wonderful and blessed Sabbath afternoon.