Wow.

A great deal has changed since my last post, not the least of which is that in the last three weeks, I've lost a job, taken a week's break, and started a new one.

The overarching theme of this whole ordeal is this: God is in control. The way that things unfolded left me with no doubts that He is deeply involved in the orchestration of my life and my circumstances, and left with no doubt that He wants me to be happy and wants to take care of me. I certainly don't deserve it, but it's true. Miraculously true.

I've learned the dangers of pride, in ourselves and in others. It is absolutely toxic. I'm not talking about taking personal pride in a job well done, etc., I'm talking about arrogance and placing yourself above others, even if only in your own thoughts.

I don't have the desire (nor the time) to go into all of the details of the last three weeks. I have a new job, somewhere that I worked for a couple of years back, and I am extremely busy even in my first week, and I am happy to be doing work that I thoroughly enjoy, especially the writing. I've had to realign some priorities and refocus my thoughts about the source of my worth, and I don't think I'm quite done with that process. But I'm getting there.