Practice

Today was a good day.  It started off slow as I was still recovering from some minor illness.  I slept HARD last night and could still hardly get out of bed this morning.  It was one of those nights where you wake up in a pool of sweat and wish that your bed was larger so you had a clean, new, dry place to pass back out.  I was really tired for most of the day. 

Things went alright with Nate at school today and then at home with the family this afternoon.  I went to a prayer meeting this afternoon as well, but it was one of those times where you do things out of obedience and not so much out of a desire.  All I wanted to do was to go back to sleep.  At the prayer meeting, I struggled to stay awake and on focus.  It is good training because those times always will come. 

On the way home I looked high and low for some little cards that we have to buy to recharge our cell phones with more minutes, but to no avail.  The places that were open during siesta (roughly 2 - 5:30 pm) did not have any available and the places I normally am able to find them were not open.  I will keep on looking.  : )

Then it was time to prep.  I attend a leadership training class at the church we are tied in to, as I think it is good to...
* Always keep on learning
* Learn how the Argentine church does leadership training
* Identify with and get to better know those who might be planting an annex of the church in the future

Anyhow, last week we had finished the last part of the current study.  Pastor asked me to start prepping some material to teach for 4+ weeks.  But, he said that this week would be prayer and just a short teaching on something unrelated.  Then we would start the series in December. 

Well, I had prayed, felt I had heard a topic from the Lord, and was prepping.  Prepping in another language always takes far longer than you think it will.  Long story short, I did not finish as early as I hoped I would and was frantically working right up to the last moment to finish the study, print notes, and head out the door. 

God helped me to catch an available taxi so that I could arrive on time...and then I quickly realized that plans had changed and I would not be speaking tonight at all.  Instead it was a leadership planning meeting to prepare for Christmas and New Year's Eve.  I was both bummed and relieved at the same time. 

I hated that I had worked so hard and frantically to finish preparing something good only to not present it, but I knew that...
* God is in charge and He had a reason for everything
* It is good material that will go in a file and be instantly ready for a future date when there is no time to prep
* And that it was good practice to have to work hard and prepare something like that on short-notice in a busy week.

It's all good!  I got home about 11:30 pm, caught up quickly on-line and now will be headed to bed a little after midnight.  Good day.  : )

Have a good day all & Keep on Practicing -
You want to be ready to play when you get sent into the game.  : )

God bless you all & lead you in great ways. 
Paz, poder, favor en el Senor -