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In quiet mode

Well, here I go again.

It's another of those ultra-quiet periods of my life where I don't post here much.

Now why do I even bother to tell you all THAT much? After all, Deon and Susan and Chris post even more sporadically than I do, but they apparently don't feel they need to explain that to the degree I do. Why do I feel so, then?

In my case, I feel as though I'm expected to stop by this little corner of the web fairly often(if certainly not daily)and share some of my thoughts about SOMETHING anyway(such are the expectations for those who are semi-regular or regular bloggers), and when I don't, I kinda feel I owe you all at least a bit of explanation as to why.

And now, this time, I'm dealing with a number of important challenges in my life. Big changes are underway, and suddenly I'm in the midst of preparations for the biggest change in my life(it's a really GOOD thing, so don't anyone be unduly alarmed for me)...and I want it all to come off well.

But sadly, simultaneously, I've had to endure some of the frankly stupidest, most mindless behavior I've encountered in some time as well(and I've seen plenty of stupid over the years). And since some of that has been in connection with the event alluded to above, it's been particularly discouraging.

But I knew ahead of time that challenges of that nature almost always await the one who puts his trust in the will of the Almighty God who controls this world. The Scriptures(and the rest of history)are replete with the examples and testimonies of those who have met those challenges, trusted in God's leading, and endured triumphantly.

Yes, God gives us all lots of "pop" quizzes...but He also equips us to pass all of His tests, and come through each one better for the experience. This has been a recurring theme all through my life, and will happen again. Do I know that for a fact now? No. But am I willing to stake all I believe on it? Absolutely.

Mastery of this process will guarantee that all of us will meet our life challenges, and rise over and above them. And while I devote my energies to passing this latest exam, I do so confident that all will end gloriously, and will be back here faithfully to share more of my thoughts with all of you...my friends.

In the meantime, I'm in concentration mode(no, not the Hugh Downs-hosted game show of bygone years)...so that means I'm relatively quiet...for now.