TITAN TRANSFER

I can't even SEE the Hollow haha

 

Aug 14th



Woke up this am, took hot shower, ate breakfast, sat down pulled out the Good Book, (really need to get back to reading that more often, which is why when I go OVER THE ROAD, I am not going to have a TV in my truck, I am going to work on studying the bible and work on memorizing verses. Any way got to work today, met a new student, who actually started yesterday so technically was day 2. Not really fair to through him into the mix because we are 3 weeks into class, and after our class is over the trainer is going out of the country for a vacation, so guessing he will be on break from class that week as well. Anyway, I quickly went over pre-trip with him, to show verbitge how it was to be said, and after watching my driving partner and me do it, he stuck his sheets in his back pocket and said "Can I try?" Uh sure, so he went through it pretty well, for being day 2 for him, I was impressed with his knowledge. While we were doing that, 2 classmates went out and drove through town, our regular truck went into the shop Friday and Monday for repairs, and since I was sick last Thursday I hadn't driven since 10 sp since last Wed, from the sounds of it everyone had a little bit of back slide in driving, but that is to be expected, when you go through a few days of not driving. I wasn't even perfect had a couple goof ups, but we are all doing great. Have met some really great people, who will be great drivers. After lunch our new student and I were sitting in the range truck (because it does not have legal tags on it we can only use it on the driving range and not on the road)and he said he and his wife follow my blog, and I had mentioned yesterday in my blog that I was started my day in the bible, and we got to talking, he is a fellow believer and we had a really great time fellowshipping with each other, so he is going to be a quick learner AND is a Brother in Christ. We got him started on the backing, straight line and right side off set and for someone who has NEVER Driven a big vehicle like that, he did surprisingly well, then one of the students decided we were going to walk him through the alley dock, now when we started backing we just worked on getting the maneuver down, then eventually after a few days we put up a "wall" we set orange cones (apparently they don't use as many in construction zones here in Tennessee like we do in Kentucky) anyways when you go to take your state CDL Driving test, you have to be able to get your tractor trailer into a dock and do it with only 70 feet, not an easy task considering your truck is 70', so you have to learn to finesse it around the corner to get it into the dock. Needless to say he was pretty spot on UNDER the 70' wall and only used a few pull ups. He is doing AMAZING and will catch on pretty quick. Near the end of the day my driving partner and I went out driving, around town, let's just leave it at that, tomorrow will be better. All and all a great day, I actually enjoy getting up out of bed in the morning seeing what the good Lord has in store for me and know that I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me. I just have to remember I can't do ANY OF THIS, everything I am doing is by God's doing



Coincidence (new student and myself)we both got saved around the same time, both talking about a life of degradation and how THROUGH CHRIST We were made a new. We Christians AREN'T Perfect, we are all sinners and all fall short of the Glory of God, BUT BY God's GRACE we have been saved. When I restarted on my journey to get back into the trucking world, I never thought I would meet so many amazing people would actually have fun at work, and meet a brother in Christ, I'm not saying there are not many Christians out there, and not everyone comes right out and says I'M A CHRISTIAN and that is okay. It was kind of neat we talked a little bit about dad, today and I said you know it wasn't until AFTER Dad died, did I realize our WHOLE Life he was showing us how to be a Christian through servitude towards other, and giving unconditionally and loving others with out ever asking for anything in return. God calls ALL of us to be servants to others, it says in John 13:34-35


34 “A new commandA)'> I give you: Love one another.B)'> As I have loved you, so you must love one another.C)'> 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another, dad did that on a daily basis, he was never big and open about his Love for other's or even his love for God, but he didn't in by SHOWING other's Christ's love, by serving others. It's sad that it took my dads untimely death to realize that, he really loved all of us, and even though he didn't say "I Love You a lot to us kids, he SHOWED US EVERYDAY in his own little ways. Christ did this also, he served others, you read many many parables in the bible, healing the sick and blind, raising the dead, feeding the hungry, washing other's feet, baptizing them. We should all be more Christ like, stop looking out for ME and start Serving other's and Loving others.

You know other religions to get salvation (If they even believe in that) you have to DO things, you have to say a certain amount of prayers, you have to donate something you have to be a good person, and help other's to be nice... Other Religions spell Salvation DO...You have to DO something to earn it, Christians through Christ spell salvation DONE, we have to do NOTHING but ask God for it...IT, John 3:16-17 For God so Loved the world that he gave his ONLY Son, that Who ever shall believe in him shall not perish but have ever lasting life, God didn't now send his son into this world to Condemn it, but to save it through him. All you have to do is ACCEPT HIS PRECIOUS GIFT, ask and you shall receive, knock and the door will be opened, if you are thirsty God is the Living water, drink and be thirsty no more.

Remember his greatest commandment

LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS GOD LOVED US

Thank you for reading

Travel Safely

firemedic2816

 

Aug 15th

Woke up again at 5:30 am today, not even 100% sure why I bother setting my alarm clock, because the entire time I have been here so far I have awoken before it goes off. Which is okay gives me time to wake up and enjoy breakfast without rushing, shower, and get into the good word a little more. Got to work this am and was met with a surprise I was not expecting but really appreciated. Two of my classmates said “Hey we read your blog, we didn’t know you were a Christian”!!!! ANYONE ELSE See a Problem with that, they have known me for 3 weeks and didn’t know I was a Christian, they knew I was religious just not to what extent. That’s called God convicting me through others. I know I haven’t been living as I should be for Christ. So I know they read this I won’t mention them by name they know who they are… THANK YOU for helping me open my eyes and realize I wasn’t living CHRIST LIKE. So I know for sure 4 of us are Christians, are we perfect in our walk with Christ? NOPE, but NONE of us are perfect, Romans 3:23-24 says For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. We recognize we aren’t perfect and we must repent daily, turn away from sin and call other’s out of the darkness into the light that is Jesus Christ. John 14: 6 Jesus said “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. We won’t receive salvation or sanctification by doing other things like other religions require. We ONLY get that through Christ Alone by His Grace we are saved, and by His Grace will we enter the gates of heaven.

Got into class and right out to pre-trip, I’m doing these in my sleep now ha, we are pretty proficient it getting through EVERYTHING, even our new student is really moving along, I am really excited that day 3 he was doing things that aren’t normally asked of students until probably the second week, which is amazing. Got into the truck to start backing, Straight line I nailed no issues, Off Set was not as good as it was yesterday, but you are allowed one or two pull ups before you start accruing points, so that was good. Alley Dock OIY, really struggled with that today the first time I came into tight, so I was able to do a pull up and set it in there perfect. Again on the Alley Dock you get 2 free pull-ups before you start accruing points, in all the backing maneuvers you get 12 points, before you fail, so if you go past your free pull ups you get a point, if you break a “Side wall” you get 2 points, and if you back up to far into the alley dock it’s 10 points. After that we went out to drive, and I got to go first this time. Well let’s say after yesterday I did 110% better, today, which was a confidence booster to help get me out of my head, we all know that’s never a good place to be. After got back we did lunch, went to the terminal for a meeting. Got back and did A LOT better on backing, while I was struggling backing up I got out of the truck walked away and PRAYED, that God would quite my mind and heart. Been thinking a lot about dad and how much I miss him. No surprise it worked and I was able to “pause” thinking about dad for a little while and got through what I needed to do.

What an amazing God we serve, I have met some wonderful people who I found out are Christians, kind of wish we had found this out about each other earlier in class BUT…ALL in GOD’s Time not ours. Sometimes we as Christians and Humans expect God to answer our prayers NOW. Today in our RIGHT NOW GOTTA HAVE IT RIGHT NOW, instant gratification, we are a microwave society we want it done now, God is a slow cooker, he takes his time and gives us what we need WHEN we NEED it, not when we want it. I have struggled with that for the longest time, I say a prayer and God doesn’t Always answer right away and it also might not be THE answer we want, but we have to humble ourselves and Trust God’s will and timing, then when he reveals his plan, I realize time and time again it was HIS Perfect timing. God is working on 3,000 things in OUR lives however we may only be aware of a few of them.

God does EVERTHING For a reason, and it may not be clear to us at the time we just have to have faith, that it will all work out for the best.

4 Most powerful words in the Bible “IN THE BEGINNING GOD” not man, not the big bang GOD,

John 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made 4 In him was life, and that life was the of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the dark and the darkness has not overcome it.

Thank you for reading
Love One Another
Safe travels
firemedic2816

 

Well it won't let me copy and paste this time because it's pretty long one so here is the link instead
Day 18 AND I'M DONE

 

Thank You, taking a week off to hang with family then gonna meet up with my trainer and get on down the road

 

Not yet I am gonna call later this week and find out

 

WEEKEND UPDATE

 

Already Since I am on home time and not knowing who my trainer is will not be posting the rest of this week however since I am technically still a student I will continue to post here while with my trainer, although they may not be as frequent just all depends on the avail of internet and may have to just post from my Cell, if nothing else we are only suppose to work like M-F so worse case scenario you all will have to wait until Fri Night or Saturday when I get home for an update...Thanks Guy you all have been amazing