Trust in the Lord with all your heart..

That seems to be a constant theme that continues to reappear. "Trust in the Lord, with ALL your heart.." I went to my manager last Wednesday to try and settle this issue that was clearly apparent. However, he wouldn't speak to me. He insisted on remaining hostile towards me and wasn't interested in fixing anything. After quite a scene, and a big blowout on his part, I calmly walked away. Knowing that there was nothing else that I could do, and after seeking advice from a few friends.. I decided that I needed to just continue to do my work and try to keep a positive attitude about the situation. Yesterday morning, he approached me and apologized for the way that he had been treating me and that I had done nothing wrong, and that it was just a lot of other circumstances that were to blame. Even though this was a very good thing that happened, this entire situation is ongoing. I really need a lot of prayer for this.
I was hoping for a job with a lot less stress than this. I'm taking it as a crash course in how to deal with difficult people 101.

In other news, Jesse and his family came down to visit the campus this past Thursday. He is trying to get everything worked out to start school here in the fall as well, and moving in with me. This was the unspoken request that I mentioned a few weeks ago. It appears that this will become a reality. I'm pretty excited about it, and I know that he is as well.
But the truly wonderful news happened in the midst of my cheerful and uplifting week when Thursday morning, my power was shut-off. When I called my electric company they said that the letter that they had received from my previous electric company, to waive a deposit, was actually declined and they informed me that it wasn't good enough. Utterly speechless, I politely thanked them for informing me that this was the case. I hope everyone is picking up on my sarcasm here. So the short version of the story is, I switched electric companies and actually got an incredibly low rate, and along with having to pay a $100 fee in order to get my power turned on as quickly as possible, it was finally turned on Friday evening at 5:30pm. Jesse stayed with my Thursday night and it was a little warm. So after nearly 2 days of no power, it was finally restored. All in all it turned out to be a good weekend, in spite of all the stress and umm.. electrical difficulties.

I also learned of a few jobs that will help pay for my tuition while I'm in seminary, so please pray for that as I look into those jobs this week. I was also asked by someone earlier today if I wanted to lead worship for a youth group! The idea of this excited me quite a bit. But I said that I would take a little bit of time and pray about it and let them know, hopefully by next week.
In conclusion.. It seems that no matter where I go, there is of course, always going to be stressful and unwanted situations/circumstances. But it is the way in which we deal with those situations that shows who we really are to ourselves and to other people. And so, with many trials upon the horizon, and several already within my reach.. I'm pressing on.. and holding to Proverbs 3:5-6 -

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."

Keep praying!