Faith Tank Challenge

So, here I am a couple of years on, a bit older, probably not much wiser and making my first post in nearly two years. On Sunday night we discussed refilling our faith tanks, and different things we can do to go about refuelling, things like praying, reading the bible, journaling, reading books, listening to music and resting.

The challenge was thrown out there, for those willing to accept it, to start making a routine of performing activities (or non-activities... like resting) to reill our faith tanks on a daily basis. I mentioned that I had this blog that I haven't touched in a long, long time and that I might begin to use it again. After all, it was started in an attempt to get a few things off my chest in the form of journaling on a blog, so why not use it for that same purpose again, just re-direct it a little.

Well, this would be my first post. It's Tuesday. I was going to post last night but I confess I watched Media Watch and Enough rope and then went to bed. On the upside, I did do some devotional reading and read my bible once I got to bed. That's got to count for something. Part of my old routine that I let slide and am now trying to re-introduce into my day to day life.

On Sunday I made some comments to someone at church about how life was pretty tough at the moment (although I think it's pretty trivial when my problems are compared to some other people's... such as triple by-pass surgery and not having an income for 4 or 5 months while the heart and body recover) and that I'd identified things that could improve the situation for my family and I on a number of different levels. She said that she'd pray for me and that she would forward my issues on anonymously to a prayer group (that is, I would remain anonymous... at least i think that's what she meant... either way I don't mind).

Yesterday, my wife called me at work to tell me about an offer that had been made to her by a potential purchaser of the business that she manages. She was offered a 30% stake in return for committing to 2 years as manager of the store. Of course, we haven't yet seen numbers or a formal agreement that outlines the ifs, buts and maybes, but on face value it looks like a very good deal. If the figures are what I think they are then it could well be something has a similar impact on our lives, particularly the financial aspects, as the things I had identified that were areas that could be improved upon.

God works in mysterious ways.