Time well spent

It's 2:30 and I'm finally home after 2.5 hours driving, swing dancing, dinner, and another 2.5 hours driving. And just 6 precious hours until I have to be in Raleigh picking up siblings to take to Liz's graduation. It's too bad I'm off caffeine, or this wouldn't be all that bad. That said, it was time very well spent. I remember a lot of things from the classes I took, but it's been ... soooo ... long that I'm a bit out of practice. Still, ballroom dancing is something I've missed doing for said long time, both for it's social aspects as much as its aerobic workout. It's been a while since I've had that good of a time, to say the least, both for the activity and the company.

It's a confusing thing when you ask God for things and don't get them. It's still more confusing then when you don't think to ask and yet the good things keep rolling in. It really shouldn't be; it's only confusing if you believe in a merit salvation, that God'll give you good things in accord with your faithfulness. When you realize that His gifts are in accordance with a perfect Divine Righteousness that's been credited to your account, should it really be a surprise that God gives so lavishly? How could He do anyone else for someone who possesses such a righteousness? Now that's grace with a capital G, that we've been given that gift for nothing more than the cost of simple faith. Not to mention that He's given the faith as well. Praise be to God for His indescribable gift!