{"id":1341,"date":"2012-01-11T02:31:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T09:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jshox.com\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2012-01-11T02:31:03","modified_gmt":"2012-01-11T09:31:03","slug":"extraordinary-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/2012\/01\/11\/extraordinary-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Extraordinary Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey<\/p>\n

Let me start by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and the warmest blessings. This is my first post of 2012. Whew. It is pretty much surreal that we’re even in this year, despite my head spinning from everything else that is going on.<\/p>\n

So, my title for this post is extraordinary measures. Medically this means taking every step to save a life. I believe I would want this done for me if I were in an accident. Let’s not get too far ahead before I even start! Ok starting over. I watched the most recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy the other night and this topic came up. If you watch the show and missed the episode I won’t say much more than that. I know they have touched on this subject before but tonight in the shower I got to thinking. (I do some of my best and most random thinking while in the shower.)<\/p>\n

Extraordinary. That seems like a lame word! When it’s broken down you are left with extra<\/em>\u00a0ordinary. Extra ordinary? That just makes you Oooo\u00a0and ahhh. Right?<\/p>\n

But when we dig a little deeper we see it defined as: 1. Very unusual or remarkable. 2. Unusually great. While by comparison the definition for ordinary states: 1. With no special or distinctive features; ordinary. 2. Uninteresting ; commonplace. It’s not so bad after reading what ordinary is defined as.<\/p>\n

Where am I going with any of this? Well … I was thinking that God takes extraordinary measures. In everything He does & even in everything He Is. (think: how he communicates with us, his desires for our life and even the simple but undeserving task of saving us). It is all unthinkable.<\/p>\n

Here is where my thought process went. I’ll preface this by saying I understand that there isn’t a clear cut answer, it is sometimes Yes, other times No.<\/p>\n

Exactly how minute are the details? The old saying goes ‘the devil is in the details’ but when we magically<\/del>\u00a0randomly turn on the radio and Air1\u00a0or KLove is playing a song we need to hear… Is that Him? If so… is it also the case when we see a sign we are so desperately looking for? A prayer in secret to ask for some kind of tangible sign (whatever it may be). Hmm, well I think that sometimes we see things even when they aren’t there. It is hard to say what actually is… (speaking for myself at least).<\/p>\n

If I dropped my wallet, missed my ride and ended up running late therefore missing a drunk driver on a specific road, is it chance? What about the person who ‘took’ my place? We wouldn’t ever know that it took place. I don’t know where I stand. Does every action I have have some eternal significance? Or is some of it just… Chance? That’s a whole different topic. I digress. There is a song about this particular idea. It’s as old as I am & I’ve listened to this song for as long as I can remember.<\/p>\n

Click here for the YouTube video.<\/a><\/p>\n

If anything, it might make you appreciate your guardian angel. Who likely is forgotten about most of the time. I had given mine a name when I was very little (no I don’t remember the name).. Hmmm<\/p>\n

I guess that’s it… I didn’t have some deep theological question on my mind. Just some thoughts to pass on.<\/p>\n

just Pray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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