A day later

Ah, what a day.

I think it's call a rebound.

Ever have those days when you hit and you, uh, bounce. I'm bouncing. Seems my book, God on the Line, Answering Heaven's Call, is going ahead into production. Money is flowing in, by God's grace, and it has just been miraculous what He does. I feel it will be a blessing to someone, the right one, very soon (couple months maybe).

My back still hurts, but less. I slept unfit fully last night, but I've managed to stay away from afternoon naps so maybe tonight will be different.

But overall, it's just a feeling (as I wrote on a Sunday sermon) that God cares so much for me, for my family, for us all.

Look at Psalm 116 (from the message):

I love God because he listened to me, listened as I begged for mercy.
He listened so intently
as I laid out my case before him.
Death stared me in the face,
hell was hard on my heels.
Up against it, I didn't know which way to turn;
then I called out to God for help:
"Please, God!" I cried out.
"Save my life!"
God is gracious—it is he who makes things right,
our most compassionate God.
God takes the side of the helpless;
when I was at the end of my rope, he saved me.

7-8 I said to myself, "Relax and rest.
God has showered you with blessings.
Soul, you've been rescued from death;
Eye, you've been rescued from tears;
And you, Foot, were kept from stumbling."

9-11 I'm striding in the presence of God,
alive in the land of the living!
I stayed faithful, though bedeviled,
and despite a ton of bad luck,
Despite giving up on the human race,
saying, "They're all liars and cheats."

12-19 What can I give back to God
for the blessings he's poured out on me?
I'll lift high the cup of salvation—a toast to God!
I'll pray in the name of God;
I'll complete what I promised God I'd do,
and I'll do it together with his people.
When they arrive at the gates of death,
God welcomes those who love him.
Oh, God, here I am, your servant,
your faithful servant: set me free for your service!
I'm ready to offer the thanksgiving sacrifice
and pray in the name of God.
I'll complete what I promised God I'd do,
and I'll do it in company with his people,
In the place of worship, in God's house,
in Jerusalem, God's city.
Hallelujah!

The tales of how God's call will be told. The stories of many call stories that wouldn't see the light of day otherwise will be told because of some gracious friends. Hallelujah!