It occurred to me...

...that cell phones all over the US must have awoken this morning with a sense of insecurity that they can't explain.

Well, at least those without web access...

I'll be curious to see if the new iPhone delivers. It amazes me how shorting supply and creating panic demand effects buying decisions. I know several work colleagues who took today off or came in late to stand in line to buy...a cell phone.

The Importance of Patience and Perspective

From the book "The Making of a Leader" by J. Robert Clinton, quoting Miles Standford's "Principles of Spiritual Growth":

We might consider some familiar names of believers whom God obviously brought to maturity and used for His glory--such as Pierson, Chapman, Tauler, Moody, Goforth, Mueller, Taylor, Watt, Trumbull, Meyer, Murray, Havergal, Guyon, Mabie, Gordon, Hyde, Mantle, McCheyne, McConkey, Deck, Paxson, Stoney, Saphir, Carmichael, and Hopkins. The average for these was fifteen years after they entered their life work before they began to know the Lord Jesus as their Life, and ceased trying to work for Him and began allowing Him to be their All in all and do His work through them. This is not to discourage us in any way, but to help us to settle down with our sights on eternity...

Fifteen Years....wow.

BTW, I highly recommend Dr. Clinton's book if you're looking to get a 'big picture' perspective on your life and development.

Permanent Vacation

"However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness." -- Romans 4:5 (NIV)