Marsha's Musings: Of Hematomas, Mice & Me/Conflict & Boldness

What a day!  It started off with a stubbed toe, and catching the water pitcher all in one graceful move.  The impact of the water pitcher on my wrist left me with a rather large hematoma and a sore wrist.  Several hours later the swelling has spread out and flattened, it is turning purple in the middle and blue around the outer edges.  Very colorful.

This all happened because of a mouse.  I had set a stool against the cupboard door to keep it tightly shut so the mouse would not come out.  I forgot the stool was there and stubbed my toe on it, causing the rest of the domino effect.

After lunch I checked the mouse trap and there was a good sized mouse in there happily dining on airplane snacks.  We took him to the river and turned him loose.  The trap is now back in its place ready for any relatives of this mouse.

Rick feels like he is getting a sore throat, so if that is the case, I guess, sadly, the kids and I will be going to my parents without him on Friday to celebrate my mother's birthday.  I hope he can kick it.  I hope the rest of us don't catch it!

I'm a bit frustrated with my netbook that runs Ubuntu.  It has slowed down so much lately that it takes me a long time just to scroll down a page.  I'm not finding any solutions.  I'm ready to remove all my private stuff off it and sell it.  Maybe my dear husband will want to take it and see what he can do with it.  All I know if it is wasting a lot of time for me.  It's not worth it to me at this point to use it. :(

My Quiet Time

For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. (1 Thessalonians 2:1, 2 ESV)

Observations:

1.  Even though Paul was not treated well at Philippi when he took the Gospel there, he was not discouraged, but gained courage and boldness to bring the Gospel to the Thessalonians.

2. They had boldness in God.  It wasn't boldness from within themselves but boldness in God.

When I am mistreated for sharing the Gospel with someone, do I let it discourage me from wanting to share it with others?  When I lack courage and boldness, why is that?

Do I find my courage and boldness in God or do I try to whip it up on my own strength?