My Decision

Well I don't have much time to give all the details...but I have made my long awaited and tremendously trying decision. I am moving to California, or at least that is my plan as long as the Lord wills! I plan to go into more details in the next few days. It has been a very encouraging, exciting, emotional and exhausting few months as I contemplated this life change! Please pray for me as I continue to seek the Lord for His perfect will about a job and ministry, etc. Look for more info coming soon!

Faith

So I just ordered the rest of the books I will need for the classes I registered for in my graduate program. It was painful, especially when I think about the fact that I already own 9 of the books I will need and yet still had to order all of these:

Shipping estimate for these items: March 10, 2008 1 "Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible"
J. Scott Duvall; Hardcover; $26.39

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1 "Grasping God's Word Sheet (Zondervan Get An a! Study Guides)"
J. Scott Duvall; Paperback; $6.99

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1 "Theology of Christian Counseling, A"
Jay E. Adams; Paperback; $12.91

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1 "Christian Counselor's Manual, The"
Jay E. Adams; Hardcover; $15.63

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1 "Christian Counselor's Casebook, The"
Jay E. Adams; Paperback; $10.87

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1 "How to Help People Change"
Jay E. Adams; Paperback; $10.39

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1 "The Godly Man's Picture (Puritan Paperbacks)"
Thomas Watson; Paperback; $8.00

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1 "The Minister as Shepherd: The Privileges and Responsibilities of Pastoral Leadership"
Charles Jefferson; Paperback; $8.99

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1 "The Enemy Within: Straight Talk About the Power and Defeat of Sin"
Kris Lundgaard; Paperback; $9.99

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1 "Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)"
Paul David Tripp; Paperback; $11.55

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1 "PsychoBabble: The Failure of Modern Psychology--and the Biblical Alternative"
Richard Ganz; Paperback; $10.87

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1 "Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts, Study Guide"
Jerry Bridges; Paperback; $7.99

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1 "Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts"
Jerry Bridges; Paperback; $11.20

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1 "What to Do on Thursday: A Layman's Guide to the Practical Use of the Scriptures"
Jay Edward Adams; Paperback; $6.95

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1 "Teaching to Observe: The Counselor as Teacher"
Jay Edward Adams; Paperback; $8.95

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1 "Speaking Truth In Love (VantagePoint Books)"
David Powlison; Paperback; $12.23

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1 "The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation"
Leland Ryken; Paperback; $10.87

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1 "Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots"
J. C. Ryle; Paperback; $11.53



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The other scary thing is that I still have no idea if I am receiving any type of scholarship and I don't know for sure if I am going to live on-campus full time or take the summer correspondence program. I realized though that I have to do something because I will have reading assignments due the first part of April so I better get to reading. It is very difficult for me to just step out in faith trusting that God will move me through the next steps. I figured either way I will need the books, and I am excited about digging into them. If you are reading this, please pray for me that I will be able to make a decision soon and that all the necessary items will fall into place so that I can make a wise and confident decision. I will keep you posted...literally:)