WWD 10/1/10

This evening... well, last night technically... I had the chance to catch up with a friend I'd not spoken with in several months.

Much to my surprise and chagrin, I found myself dominating the conversation about things I had much preferred stay from my mind. Nothing bad, just... patience-trying.

Anyway... the points of discussion (all of them, not just the particulars) have been rattling around in my head non-stop since our conversation concluded.

Hence, I am still awake at roughly 4:45 in the morning.

For the record, it is my sincere intent to have these "Words of Whiz Dumb" be largely faith or scripture-based.

Though admittedly, they will often reflect some aspect of my life.

I don't know who read this. I know of a short list of followers which I can count on two hands, with fingers to spare.

But to anyone who happens upon this silly little exercise in sorting out my life a little bit, I say simply:

Take these nuggets for what they are: A sincere, bare, and honest look into my life.


For this morning, I have no sweeping analysis or insight into scripture... just a verse and a couple of observations...

Your Words of Whiz Dumb for October 1st, 2010:

Hebrews 10:36
"For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. "

[Endurance for my purposes (and as it translated in other versions) is also about patience.]

Twofold observations:
You need patience to do the will of God.
When you do the will of God, you will be rewarded.

This summer, in a number of ways - God is teaching me to be patient.

But I'm not there yet. I've fooled myself into thinking that I am, at times. While I am learning patience in some matters - I am not applying it to the things that take real patience... which is to say - patience and endurance in the face of temptation. So... that needs to change.