It never ceases to amaze me...

Our Daily Bread
It NEVER ceases to amaze me how God uses the Our Daily Bread devotional site to speak to me (and I am sure many, many others).  The timing of each devotional seems like they are customized for my life!  Thank you, Lord!

I have been struggling with temptation...  DOH!  We all struggle with that!  I am not special when it comes to that, I know!  There is a very specific situation that I am dealing that almost constantly swirls in my head.  I know I need to put on the whole armor of God to resist the temptation of these thoughts and not dwell on them.  Dwelling on the impure and inappropriate thoughts is not healthy for me.  I cannot prevent thoughts from popping in my head.  I can prevent the dwelling on the thoughts that may cause me to sin or to draw me away from God's will.

We all struggle with this in one way or another.  Hang in there!  The devotional talks about learning and using scripture to rebuke the temptations just like Jesus did during his temptation.  Oh to be tempted like our Lord! What an honor!  Oh, to resist the temptations like he did!  I am only human. I will try to do the best I can.

Lord, thank you for the power of your scripture and prayer to overcome temptation.

Technology Thursday
There are a few interesting things going on this week.

Apple was the largest company in the world for a few hours this week based on market capitalization, beating out Exxon for a short time.  That is pretty amazing!  Apple was also in the news for cracking down on copy cats.  There are copy cat iPads out there.  There are copy cat Apple stores out there.  There are copy cat iPhones out there.  Wow!

Intel announced that they are working with hardware makers to create ultrabooks, lightweight notebooks that pack a ton of power.  Apparently, they are copying the Apple model for the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro!  Go  figure!

Hackers are hacking away at the Black Hat conference in Vegas.  Very interesting stuff.  These folks are not just geeks locked away in the basement of their mothers' houses!

Other Stuff
I started working on the leader's guide for the small group that I want to teach at church this Fall.  I am praying about what should be in the guide each week of the five week small group.  What an adventure!

I received my new eyeglasses last night.  They aren't too bad.  I will try them driving on the way home tonight.  I was running late this morning and forgot to put them on.  They look nice too.  I will post a picture in the next day or two.  I also have a pair coming from Walmart as well.

I paired some leftovers with some Jack Daniels beef brisket for supper last night.  I have enough for supper tonight, too.  mmmMmmmm

Hang in there, my friends!  I will be upbeat and steady.  That is what I do...