Our vacation week has come to an end. Mom, Buddy, and I are staying a few extra days with Gramps, Gram, and Grace, so we are still in the Va Beach area. The week was good, not only to relax and enjoy, but also to continue to grow in the Lord. I am thankful that He never takes vacation from His work in my heart. The more He works, the more I realize how much more transforming I need Him to do. I guess that is a good thing, but it is not self-satisfying. Then again, self-satisfaction minimizes need for Him, so I shouldn't want that to begin with! I have been sobered with the reality of sin, not only in me but around me. But I have been claiming His promises that He has given me everything I need for life and godliness (2 Pet. 1:3), that He is working in me giving me the desire to obey Him as well as the power I need to obey (Phil. 2:13). The life of a pilgrim is the one I am to be living. I want to, but the conflict is great. My mindset is not naturally eternal. But I praise my eternal God for patiently performing His purification of my life so that I will be a vessel fit for His unique purpose for me.