Pivot #2
The second major pivot in my life occured during a 4-day period in the sumer of 1996. Just in time for me to turn and go through an early mid-life crisis.
Here is what happened...
On Day 1, I found out that the girl that I was dating and was probably a month away from proposing to, was having an affair with a married man.
On Day 2, I got fired from my job. I found out later that she wanted to hire a friend of hers. Not much comfort for me there.
On Day 3, I got in a bad car accident.
On Day 4, one of my best friends came out of the closet to me and told me she was a lesbian. We've had very little contact since then.
Up to that point in my life, my Christian faith had been perhaps a bit shaky. One foot in the Kingdon of God, and the other in the world. Sometimes I think that God throws monkey wrenches into peoples lives in order to get them to focus on what is truly important. It was going through an experience like this which got me to sit up straight and pay more attention to God than I had in the past. It was time to get serious.
Even 11 years later, this memory still burns into my mind. I did not enjoy the pain and agony at the time, but today I am thankful that God chose to put me through so that He could shape me more into the man He wanted me to be.
Here is what happened...
On Day 1, I found out that the girl that I was dating and was probably a month away from proposing to, was having an affair with a married man.
On Day 2, I got fired from my job. I found out later that she wanted to hire a friend of hers. Not much comfort for me there.
On Day 3, I got in a bad car accident.
On Day 4, one of my best friends came out of the closet to me and told me she was a lesbian. We've had very little contact since then.
Up to that point in my life, my Christian faith had been perhaps a bit shaky. One foot in the Kingdon of God, and the other in the world. Sometimes I think that God throws monkey wrenches into peoples lives in order to get them to focus on what is truly important. It was going through an experience like this which got me to sit up straight and pay more attention to God than I had in the past. It was time to get serious.
Even 11 years later, this memory still burns into my mind. I did not enjoy the pain and agony at the time, but today I am thankful that God chose to put me through so that He could shape me more into the man He wanted me to be.
posted by jeff miller at 2:30 PM
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