Learning in life.

This week was a week of learning (not that every other week I don't learn stuff). I learned a lot about God's faithful plan and how He takes care of us every single day. We started doing riveting in sheet metal class and right now it's just not that riveting, pun intended. Every time I start something new in class I tend to be very frustrated and annoyed because it is not going right or I mess things up. I ask my instructor if this is ok... and he gives me that look like "definitely Not". ARG! Redo the whole thing. I am learning to relax and have a lot of patience. This cycle keeps on happening with all the classes we begin and from now on I'm going to try my hardest to try my hardest- and not get frustrated so easily. When I start to get it right I begin enjoying it more.

I was also reminded that God has a perfect plan for me and sometimes things just take time and they will fall into place when they need to. On facebook I jokingly put a status that said "62 degrees in Tennessee and wind chill of 14 with 6" of snow falling here... someone please tell me why I'm here?" Well, even though it's cold that doesn't matter. I'm reminded everyday that I am here to glorify the Lord and to serve Him with the talent I have and the skills I am learning.

Here are some snap shots of the week: 

Looking up old service manuals on the microfiche.

Blizzard in Ionia- The greyish building in the background is Walmart (600ft (200m) away)

Alternator for my car.

I fixed my alternator for my car! One of the brushes needed to be replaced but I ended up just getting a new voltage regulator which was easier. So after a week my car can finally drive again!

I also got to work on masking a REAL airplane for painting! The mechanics in the other hangar are working on putting a paint scheme on a new airplane so I got to help them mask it out with tape. At the beginning of the year, our instructors advised us to find a area of mechanics that we really like and are good at it and stick with that one. I think mine is drawing/ drafting and planning and painting. I like figuring out where things need to go in design and sketching it out. I think I got some of those skill from my Opa (grandpa) who used to do restoration and drafting/design of old buildings. We'll see as the year goes on what God has in store for me!

Now let's see what He has in store for us this week. Heidelberg Catechism

Part II: Deliverance
LORD’S DAY 5


12 Q. According to God’s righteous judgment we deserve punishment both now and in eternity:
how then can we escape this punishment and return to God’s favor?

A. God requires that his justice be satisfied. Therefore the claims of this justice must be paid in full, either by ourselves or by another.

13 Q. Can we make this payment ourselves?
A. Certainly not. Actually, we increase our debt every day.

1 Matt. 6:12; Rom. 2:4-5

14 Q. Can another creature—any at all—pay this debt for us?
A. No. To begin with, God will not punish any other creature for what a human is guilty of. Furthermore, no mere creature can bear the weight of God’s eternal wrath against sin and deliver others from it.

1 Ezek. 18:4, 20; Heb. 2:14-18
2 Ps. 49:7-9; 130:3

15 Q. What kind of mediator and deliverer should we look for then?

A. One who is a true and righteous human, yet more powerful than all creatures, that is, one who is also true God- JESUS CHRIST!

1 Rom. 1:3; 1 Cor. 15:21; Heb. 2:17
2 Isa. 53:9; 2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 7:26
3 Isa. 7:14; 9:6; Jer. 23:6; John 1:1

Praise God that we have a redeemer who pays our debt for us! Jesus Christ the Messiah!

Fly with Christ,
Helen