My happy windshield

"You know how it is when you are driving and all this dirt gets all over the windshield? There's more and more dirt . Just dirt, dirt, dirt. And pretty soo, it's all dirt and you can't see anything? Well, that's when God comes. He brings along the water that washes all the dirt away so you can see again."

That is a great analogy made by a 10 year old girl who lost both her mother and then father to cancer, that I read on a website. She really does bring a great message of hope. It left a great impression on me.

I didn't get the job that I was hoping for. But it's ok, they said that it was a tough decison because I did a great job on the interview but they ultimately decided to go with someone who had more experience than me. He said that he wished that there were two positions open and asked if he could hold my application and call me as soon as something else opens up.

So it's encouraging to know that I almost had the job and, they even feel a little bad about giving it to someone else. There's still hope for me. And God is so good.

Since the beginning of this year (even toward the end of last year), life has felt really good to me. My "windshield" seems so clean now. I have definatly had a pretty dirty windshield in the recent past. I'm amazed at how freely the postitive outlook on life came and suprised at how easy it is to experience peace, when before I had to constantly remind myself to try, try, try, try, and keep trying to be joyful. Much, much easier said than done. Actually it was quite difficult, and even torture at times. But know there's a release of tension, and a trust that I never knew I could experience. It's truely freedom. It's a personal change that I've noticed within myself. It's quite evident that God has been at work in my life.