Setbacks

Eight years ago, I made a Star presentation for Focus on the Family. I was pretty charged up. I didn't know what might result, but I had hopes that Focus would get involved in the Star Project. Nope. People from Focus attended, but they were not much interested in what they saw. In fact, I was afterward uninvited from a scheduled Christmas presentation at Focus. This is called striking O U T.

But God was orchestrating. He knew I wasn't in Colorado for Focus at all -- the time was not ripe. His purpose in the disheartening presentation was that I would meet other people there. The day started badly, but it's the day I met the professionals who would make His Star DVD.

I learned it one more time -- that hard lesson of walking with Him. Do what He tells you, but don't lean on your understanding. Our job is to obey. Understanding may come, if we're lucky.

If you have time, pray with me.

"Father, we agree your lessons for life are true and good, but that doesn't make them easy. We sometimes have trouble trusting when we cannot see what you are doing. Help us to trust you even when we don't get it. Renew our confidence in you when we figure out we've missed the point. Help us to remember that your ways are far above ours! We pray these things in the name of Messiah, Jesus, amen."

Rick

PS: Eight years later, Focus came around. Check this out: http://resources.family.org