Ode to Dr. J. Part II

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"Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors." Psalms 119:24

Sadly, I've had to face the fact, that the days of looking to Dr. J. for academic advice have come to an end. Someone new has filled his position...

Arriving with an open mind, and open heart ready to embrace this new person, I met with her today, and she seems to be the complete antithesis of Dr. J. From her frosted, precision haircut; round silver and gold disc earrings; to her beautifully tailored silk doupioni pants suit, tastefully awash in muted, tonal shades of taupe and black; down to her matching designer flats, she was absolutely stunning, forming a very striking figure....

But her very terse, what-do-you-want-hurry-up-and-get-out-of-my-office attitude, TOTALLY erased the illusion of beauty she had so carefully pieced together. What a paradox! The beautiful clothing and adornments could not mask her true self...I saw it...the repugnant, fearful, selfish spirit that seeped through her clothes, and painted a completely different portrait of herself than what she evidently thought she was framing for the world. A victim of self illusion delusion. They say that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". Hmmm, it's sad when we are the only ones (outside of God)who can see the beauty in ourselves; and then that's only by looking directly into a mirror at the dressed up exterior shell of our real being!

Dear Lord, please touch this woman, take her to higher heights in You. Let her know that she can give a part of herself in love, and that You will multiply the love back to her many times over. Reassure her, letting her know that she can give of herself, that she has nothing to lose, nothing at all to fear. Let her somehow find the basis of all love, true love in You. Rise with healing in Your wings.

"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed." Psalms 15:22

This whole experience has opened my eyes in many ways, and is revealing different parallels of reality in my life, that I sometimes take for granted. I thank you Lord, for ALL things, even though I don't understand it now, and it may hurt now, but I am still learning how to trust in your divine wisdom in all things. I continually ask for Your wise counsel, patience and discernment to understand the things that You are unveiling to me.

"All this also comes from the LORD Almighty, wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom." Isaiah 28:29

I have found that if I have an open and receptive heart to the Spirit of the LORD, I can learn, or even refresh my memory concerning different things. Human bodies can perish, and their spirits return to God. I can sometimes feel left behind by human friends and loved ones, but I never have to worry about or have fear concerning being left or forsaken by God.

He promises to never leave or forsake me. He is my Comforter when I need comforting. I am His child, an heir to His promises, His friend. He is my provider, bringing forth all that I need, whether it is something tangible or intangible. True counsel comes from God, usually through his Word. While it is fine and advantageous at times to seek the counsel of others in their areas of expertise, I choose to always lean on, depend on and place my trust in the wise counsel of my Father at all times. God is not a man that He should lie... or make mistakes!

So even though it seems that Dr. J. has fulfilled his mission here, and has moved on, the true essence of him, his spirit, is still affecting people here on Earth. Through the Spirit of God, I am still learning different things because of him. Hopefully I have been able to convey to you, a sliver of how Dr. J. has impacted me. Perhaps you may have also been touched by his loving spirit through this blog, and caught a glimpse of his example of living life to the fullest extent; exemplifying the love of Christ in his daily life.

Oh, Dr. J. I'll continue to miss you, but I am ever grateful and thankful that I had the opportunity to know you for a little while. Your legacy of living life to the fullest, letting the love of Christ bless all who came into contact with you lives on in others, and in me. It is manifesting itself in me, continuously being perfected by God in me, for that day when God moves me into what He has created me do, to help people....to counsel them in their hour of need.

"You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalms 73:24-26

Halleluyah! Thank you Lord! \0/