{"id":3836,"date":"2011-11-22T12:26:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T12:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=3836"},"modified":"2011-11-22T12:32:04","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T12:32:04","slug":"practical-application-of-a-faith-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=3836","title":{"rendered":"Practical application of a faith walk……."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before I start this story let me be clear, I don’t consider this a tragedy. \u00a0Things happen….. such is life. \u00a0I want to concentrate on our response, not the ramifications. \u00a0Sunday night I left Corbin to drive down to Nashville for an early morning meeting with an important new commercial photography client for Nikon NPS. \u00a0Sherelene had the day off at the clinic Monday so she went with me. \u00a0She did some Christmas shopping while I called on the client. \u00a0When we arrived back home about 9:00 p.m. last night, we discovered that one whole wall of our kitchen cabinets had simply fallen off the wall smashing most of our dishes and glasses and some other stuff.<\/p>\n

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Now it’s the week of Thanksgiving, we have family coming in, and the kitchen looks like a war zone. \u00a0How do you respond? \u00a0Please believe me I’m not bragging, but I’m very pleased with how Sherelene and I dealt with the issue last night and this morning. \u00a0A lot of work lies ahead trying to get things cleaned up, repaired and restored, and some of the broken stuff can’t be replaced, but it’s just some cabinets and glasses, and dishes. \u00a0One of our first thoughts was what if one of our grandchildren had been standing there when the cabinets fell. \u00a0Even and adult would have likely been killed or seriously injured! \u00a0We could have come home to the smoldering remains of a home burned to the ground! \u00a0No, in the overall scheme of things this is just a hassle, it will soon be cleaned up, (Sherelene has clinic duty today, so after I file some weekly reports, I know what I will be doing.)<\/p>\n

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After the initial shock of seeing all this “stuff” in the floor we both agreed that it was just “stuff ” and got a good nights sleep. \u00a0Here is the simple truth, things happen, and God never promised us that our lives would be free of any stress or disappointment. \u00a0I think these kinds of circumstances give \u00a0us a great opportunity to see just how much we trust Him, and how grounded we are in our belief that God and family are what’s most important.<\/p>\n

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So the bottom line is; this is an inconvenience! \u00a0Sure it’s ugly, but it’s no big deal. \u00a0Everyone is safe, God is still on the throne, Thanksgiving will still be a time of thanksgiving for so much, and we have so much to be thankful for. \u00a0Don’t sweat the small stuff, it’s all small stuff…….. (great book title too!)<\/p>\n

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This is the day that Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!<\/p>\n

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Be at peace and be thankful,<\/p>\n

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