Captain's Log:
Today was quite eventful, though not in the way that I would have liked. I set out this afternoon in search of the brand new High Definition DVD Player and the wireless router for the XBox 360.
I started at Walmart, and the employees had no idea what it was that I was talking about. They were too confused, so I moved on to GameStop. The guy at this store knew what I wanted and was quick with his answer that the product would be in the following morning.
After that disappointment, but not to be dissuaded, I made my way down to Best Buy. One would think that Best Buy would have the cutting edge products on their release dates ready and willing to serve their customers with some of the highest prices in town, right? Well, not really. The guy thought that the HD DVD player was coming out next month, and when I insisted that it had been out since Tuesday, he was quite confused (not quite as badly as those at Walmart, because he actually knew what I was talking about).
In exasperation, I fled to circuit city where they are usually quite good about these things (that is: knowing what they are talking about). The employee helping me had to check his computer to even find out what it was, and then instead of looking toward the bottom of the web page where it clearly stated that all three stores within a ten mile radius did not have the product in stock went and checked for it. He went and searched the entire XBox section of the store only to come back a minute later and finally read the web page. "Oh," he said, with a hint of providential revelation in his voice, "we do not have it in stock!" In desperation and anger, I left the store.
CompUSA was no help whatsoever, so I went to Target next. Here I found employees who knew what I wanted, actually had the product on the shelf on Tuesday, but alas were sold out. In the end, I was forced to return home lacking the new DVD player. So angry was I that I was forced to stop at the local Krispy Kreme and buy some donuts...
Fortunately, I had Smallville to look forward to tonight, so that and the dozen donuts helped.
Now that I have vented about that little debacle, on to the more important things. My experience today ties in well with the lessons from James that I am covering...patience...
James 1:4-5
1:4 - But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
a. We as Christians are to let God work on our patience with trials (like not being able to find an XBox 360 HD DVD player in Brevard County) until we are "perfect and entire"
b. When we have endured temptation and allowed God to improve us we will want nothing, because we will be content in God.
c. "Perfect" is a word which here means, "complete or content in God."
1:5 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
a. God is the ultimate wisdom giver; if we want to be as wise as Solomon, all we have to do is ask in faith and he shall give "to all me liberally."
b. God will give us all the wisdom we ask as long as our faith in asking is strong and as long as we are in his will. We should pray for wisdom in times of tribulation so that we may overcome with his wisdom when our own ideas and thoughts fail us.
c. "Upbraideth not" is a phrase which here means, "does not censure, or prejudice against."
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That will be all for tonight. I will have more verses soon, but I need to go to bed. Big day off tomorrow, and it is going to be a terrifically bothersome time sleeping in...
Later,
Lorimer
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