Sneaking ham into fuddrucker's

I understand why Im alone during this season. God is really revealing himself in new and very positive ways. I have to be careful though. What God is speaking into my life is really blowing my mind. I have to study to make sure the words I hear are indeed of God. I got this great Greek-English Interlinear New Testament (NASB/NIV). It really helps delve into God’s work in its original text. Since God’s word has been interpreted by man into other languages there might be a few minor discrepancies in the finished product. Studying the original Greek really goes to the heart of the matter. Its more hardcore Bible study. I like that. God is really defining and deepening me. I feel like Im almost at the finishing stages for this season. God will never be done with me, but Im hoping this season of being alone will come to an end sometime soon. For you married folks out there…enjoy what you have, because celibacy sucks! It wasn’t so bad when I was a virgin before I got married, because I didn’t know what I was missing. Now that task of abstaining becomes even more of a challenge. Perhaps this is why I haven’t met anyone local. Maybe God knows me and is trying to protect me. There aren’t a lot of physical temptations when somebody is half a world away. But I get the feeling that this period of being alone is coming to an end. I can’t really explain why…just a hunch. No…I haven’t met anyone yet. But I did tell my roommate David two weeks ago, I think Im going to be married by this time next year. I have no idea to whom yet…its just a gut feeling. So please have your eligible friends send in their photos and applications to: Aman Plaza, Flat 11….. Im joking…kind of….I think…yeah…im joking…really…I think.

Ok took the kayak out today. Got up early before the heat of the day and was in the water by 6:55 am. Even then it must have been 115. Im not complaining, Im just trying to give you a little perspective. I usually freeze a 1 litre bottle of water the night before. So I take out this frozen hunk of ice and throw it in the back of my kayak. Within 30 minutes on the water, the ice is completely thawed. Another 15 minutes and the water is no longer cold but warm. But I was just realizing this today. The heat doesn’t bother me. I could complain about it, but what good would that do except make me miserable. So the weather to me..has been quite bearable especially at night where you can consider it to be pleasant. I think the key is that Im comfortable. I believe that anytime God asks you to do something challenging and you obey he’ll equip you with what you need to be satisfied. So I think me adjusting to the heat so well is a direct attribute of God’s provisions.

So I got done with a semi-decent day at work and was in the mood for something quirky. I brought back with me Three large Ham steaks from Costco and about 8 small sticks of salami. Pork is not illegal here…its just hard to find and when you can find it, its expensive and not very good. So I froze most of my pork stash and kept one ham steak in the fridge along with a salame. I went to Fuddrucker’s for dinner and snuck the ham in my pocket…it was in a bag so it wasn’t that messy. So I ordered a cheese sandwich. They kind of looked at me funny. So they brought it back, I waited until they weren’t looking and slapped the ham from my pocket onto my sandwich. It was delicious.

Im going to try to get in bed a little bit earlier tonight as I readjust to my morning workout routine. By the way…I think Im out of my doldrums. It must have been some sort of test I was going through. I hope I passed.