That the Spirit blew into my heart not of my accord. I don't have control of life, God does, That is a comfort.PTL- E.J.

Today, I had quite the test of patience. I had an audition at noon in the Lower East Side, before which I set to complete some errands nearby. I planned my itinerary down to the minute, taking down directions from each destination to the next. I was way ahead of schedule when I started to go to my audition, which I try to be at 30 in advance. However I got so lost I walked in the wrong direction for 35 minutes, had to a take the subway back in the other direction, and arrived at my audition 5 minutes before my appointment. God was testing my patience today and I definitely failed, repenting a couple times throughout the wandering. I thought to myself "why does God need to test my patience so many times a week?!" Well it wasn't too long after I realized the answer: "...because you still need to get better at it." The audition ended up going very well, and I rejoiced -- not just because of that, but because I was reminded that no matter how much I try to plan and prepare, I still can't control my future. It's not that I lost control, it's that I never had the control to begin with! PTL. - Julian

"False gods cannot forgive you for your sins, they can only punish you for your sins." Tim Keller PTL. - Julian

"Now if we are made for heaven, the desire for our proper place will be already in us, but not yet attached to the true object, and will appear as the rival of that object. And this, I think, is just what we find" C.S. Lewis. PTL. -Alex