Agape Love

My Poster

I had my poster presentation today at ASMS. Presenters are required to put up their posters by 8:30 am. I didnt get there until about 8:48 am. First it was raining all night, so I couldnt get out of the bed this morning (havent been sleeping much since Ive been here because I miss my honey so much); then Im using a map to navigate around town. Lots of traffic this morning because of the rain so I had to wait to in traffic. Really sucks. Anyways, the day gets brighter.

I put up my poster when I get there. Sit a one of the tables closeby, start up my laptop and start working my orals. Im due to present at 12:45 pm. However, as I sit there I watch people upon people going to my poster. Now I must decide - do I leave my work and start convo or do I just let them get what they can from the poster as is and save any questions for the 2 hours I am required to be there. By 10:30 am I had seen over 30 people making jotting from my poster and there were 16 cards left at my board requesting reprints. My head is swelling soooooooo BIG by this time. Im smiling. Im happy. Im floating. I go and take up those 16 cards and start my rounds on posters I want to visit. (Odd numbers present 10:30 am - 12:15 pm). While Im doing my rounds I walk by my poster, more people there and more cards. It's 11:30 am now so I decide to go eat before my two hour block. I get my food and come back to the same table close by my poster to eat. More and more people coming by. Im like "Lord, You are no joke!" It is then that I start reflecting on His Agape love.

I start thinking - why me Lord? I was feeling so good about my work, but I had to stop to say thanks to the One who granted it to me. I start asking Him why did He chose me to give this project to. Why has He chosen me to do such great work that soooo many brilliant minds want to learn more about it and even more want to use it to further their research. Im thinking "Lord, You know I dont deserve all this." And He says "Thats where my agape love comes in." And I sigh. I stop doing everything else and tears come to my eyes. Now all the issues of my heart is straight gratefulness. I shake my head, I smile, I shake my head, and all I can say is "Lord, You are no joke." He really is no joke. Try Him!

God has shown me over and over again in Science and in networking that He is true in His promises. I am just blown away at God's handiwork and the small pieces we Scientists are discovering. This conference is American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) and so its world authorities in Mass Spec and its use in sooooo many life processes. Pretty amazing to see some of the world's most brilliant minds working tirelessly to figure out bits and pieces of God's creation. Gives me a glimpse of God's infinite wisdom and how fearfully and wonderfully He made us. Simply mind-blowing; dont know how some of these people do research and still dont believe in God.

Id rate today as a perfect 10! Ive had a wonderful day.

Blessings.