“I Love the Nightlife, I Want to Boogey” No, not really.

¿ Here we go again. Finishing one year and the starting of another. Many are making their so-called New Year’s Resolutions. 

I have one.

To be different and not take the whole thing so seriously.

Some of you might be screaming at me right now. I understand. You are wondering how can I possibly undermine the contagion of “Occupy Wall Street” or a never ending Presidential campaign or the delusion that 2012 is the end of the world according to the Mayan Calendar?

God is in control. That’s how. If I didn’t have the close relationship that I have with him now, well, you could ask John if I could join him at Patmos.

You see, a few years ago I would have been like the majority of those who busy their useless lives with ugly clothes, far fetched entertainment and “I Love the Nightlife” existence. OHHHH, what a relief I don’t have to do those things to feel adequate!

Often before I begin a post, I surf the news stories of the day. Now I only do this to laugh at the silly stuff that is going on out there. 

Who cares if Katy and what’s his name are getting a divorce? What about “stars without makeup? or better yet “8 Ways to get over your Hangover?”

Now I am sorry for Katy’s divorce. Divorce is messy, and no fun.

Make-up is necessary for most of us beautiful women but we were born without it! Do you think God cares whether we use Loreal‘ or Estee Lauder?

I cannot imagine going through 2012 without the incredible advice on how to get over a hangover especially since I don’t drink.

Is it me or am I just cynical? Are these issues on the top of our list of things to do?

Personally we need to understand those are petty and unimportant in the light of our surrounding impending doom. Shouldn’t we be paying our debts, lowering taxes, re-affirming  family values, and firing our political leaders? Our country is divided as it has never been before. They maybe don’t have the answers to those important questions but they can tell you how to look like Jennifer Aniston in 2012!

So I am laughing  now. Laughing because if I let myself I will admit how sad it is that our country has lowered our priorities to such a level of marginality. I don’t live in the same country I was born in anymore. Where did it go? I miss it.

God is our anchor. Jesus is the sail blowing us with his wind of the Holy Spirit. For those who don’t know this, it is mind blowing to me how they are putting one foot in front of the other without tripping. Maybe they can’t walk straight, maybe they are just acting. I hope that is the case because those of us who follow Jesus are having enough trouble walking behind him. Or beside him. Or wherever he is.

The story of Jesus calming the storm is where we need to be right now. In Mark 4:29 he commands the waves and  the winds to “be still.” Why do you think he did that? Do you think he is aware of the looming gloom facing us now?

Of course he is. God often reminds me he is everywhere all the time. He is not surprised by anything. He gets there before we do and usually much faster. He will contend with those who contend with us.

Holding those thoughts we have assurance of our futures arriving at the threshold of his presence.

In other words, he has been there and done that ahead of time; whatever it is.♥

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Happy New Year!

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The Candle Lighter Award

The Candle Lighter Award

I accept this award humbly and with thanks to the Woman at the Well who extended it to me. This award defines a person of Faith and Steel; not a description I would give to myself. Believe me, there are times I would love to change some of the responses I had to certain events or circumstances where these two categories would have come in handy had I used them correctly.

God has used my failures to push me to learn from them probably because that was the best way God would get my attention! Don’t do that at home! There are much better classes to get an education from God like praying, reading the Bible, and doing what he wants of your own free will.

In order to be deserving of this award  you must possess FAITH of STEEL… You don’t have to do anything special for this award but if you know other bloggers who are deserving you should list as many of them as possible and go tell them to come get the award no strings attached.

This award belongs to those who believe, who always Survive the day and those who never stop Dreaming, for those who cannot quit, for those who keep trying and if you are in that category you are Entitled to this Award. So, in random order the following are Entitled:

http://thewomanatthewell.wordpress.com

http://ladydeidredotwordpressdotcom.wordpress.com

www.startinglifewithgod.wordpress.com

www.supermomsarefake.com

www.freedomborn.wordpress.com

www.denimdevotion.wordpress.com

www.musingsilluminated.wordpress.com

www.trimed04.wordpress.com

www.onefamilytable.wordpress.com

www.media4lifeministries.com

www.lifeofafemalebiblewarrior.wordpress.com

www.godlywomengettheblues.wordpress.com

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The 7X7 Link Award

The 7X7 Link Award

I’ve been nominated for the 7×7 Link Award, and now I must fulfill all the requirements. Evidently this award allows the recipient to “toot their horn” a bit. In other words we get to promote ourselves! lol!

If you read some of my posts you will find a glimpse of sarcasm along with my WELL EXPRESSED FEELINGS. I have found humor relieves my frustration with people, government, enemies, myself, our cat, my family, our neighbors. Oh, I might as well say just about everything. Except God.

First requirement: Thank the person who nominated me for this award which is my dear blogger and friend Lady Deidre. If you don’t know her yet, you should. She lives on an airport. Yep, that’s right. That should tell you something. She is special. I feel like I have known her my whole life and we have never met in person. You can find her at : http://ladydeidredotwordpressdotcom.wordpress.com

Second requirement: I have to somehow match 7 of my articles to the 7 descriptions below. Bare with me. This was tough because I had so many good ones to choose from! Haha! (just kidding!)

The Most Beautiful: photography-by-john

The Most Helpful: squirming-defenseless-sheep

The Most Popular: technology-101

The Most Controversial: occupy

The Most Surprisingly Successful: royal-wings-of-a-pauper

The Most Underrated: the-signs-of-easter-2

The Most Pride Worthy: a-walk-in-the-past

Third requirement: Now I must nominate 7 blogs who I think are worthy of receiving the 7×7 Link Award. Well, who might that be?

1. From a Far Country: fromafarcountry

2. Larry Who: larrywho

3. One Family Table: onefamilytable

4. Snowgood’s Blog: snowgood

5. Denim Devotion: denimdevotion

6. Singular Spectrum: singularspectrum

7. Musings Illuminated: musingsilluminated

Fourth Requirement: I must alert my candidates of the good news so they too can acquire a 7×7 sticker.

Fifth Requirement: I must disclose a big Secret — here it is.

I am only giving this secret out in the hopes that those of you who read it will seriously think about doing the same thing.  Giving is a remarkable gift. A few years ago I discovered The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. A program they offer called  “On Wings of Eagles” is bringing home to Israel lost Jews from around the world. Tithing, and giving financial support has been a major part of my life; not because I have a lot of money, but simply because it brings me much joy.

In all my years on this earth giving to this program has by far been the best use of the money God has blessed me with. In the last 18 months I gave so that 4 people: 2 Ethiopian Jews and 2 from Russia were airlifted home to Israel. The IFCJ sends a card to the giver with the name and place the individual Jew was from after they have made it to Israel. Once there, they begin a whole new life. This program focuses on areas that are hard hit with poverty, violence and war.

This is end time prophecy that all of God’s people would return home to Israel. I can’t begin to tell you how I felt when I received the first card that revealed I had aided in completely changing one person’s life. In fact, I cried. My hope is that one day, whether it be here on earth or in Heaven, I get to meet these chosen people of God that I know in name only.

If you are interested in helping,  here is the  website: http://www.ifcj.com

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All I Wanted Was Some Yogurt

Here we are the day after Christmas. It seems normal again. Not sure if that is good or not but it is what it is.

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My list for a trip to Wal-Mart was ready even with my unwillingness to go. It is not my favorite hang out. Shopping there is out of necessity only.

In the back of my mind I thought, “I wonder if there are lines of people bringing presents to exchange?”  To my surprise, there weren’t many. In fact the store was not that crowded. Christmas must have been successful.

If Wal-Mart wasn’t over loaded with mundane, dissatisfied  customers who wanted to exchange that awful sweater for an even uglier pair of pants, Santa must have done his job despite the economy.

Now I want to complain.

Even though a flood of shoppers had not invaded the store, Wal-Mart had set up a rack of clothes a mile long in one of the aisles. Considering the large green carts and the in-considerate customers getting around this unsightly block of pajamas was like surfing in Nebraska.

Weaving in and out between colors of green, red and yellow I was drowning in a sea of smelly flannel. Memories of yesteryear flooded my intellect. My mother who was an excellent seamstress when I was a child made me go to the local pattern and material store so she could sew clothes  for money.  The minute you walked through the door you experienced a maze of every possible color God created. Along with the many shades and hue’s was a stench of fresh, new fabrics. Ugh. It made me sneeze and my eyes watered uncontrollably.

I am highly allergic to dust which I found out later in life. New fabric lends itself to excessive lent which is often accompanied by dust.

Fearing a recurring fit would invade my nose, I darted around people, carts and children. No one seem to care that I was running for my life. How do you explain to a bunch of after Christmas bargain hunters that I needed to escape this cataclysmic heap of flannel?

All of a sudden I found myself locked in a claustrophobic trap. People were not moving. Blocked in by screaming kids, carts full of more flannel, and displays of cosmetics I wanted to scream “let me out of here!”

Now this is where a Christian attitude should kick in. Instead of staying calm and peaceful, I stood there waiting with what I am sure was a face of impatient disgust. Did anyone care? No!  The bargain hunters wandered through the rack of pajamas cluttering up the pathway of the aisle keeping those of us disinterested in flannel from going about our shopping business.

In case you haven’t  figured this out, I don’t enjoy shopping; at least not anymore. The reasons why are for another day.

After a few more moments of blocked traffic I yelled, “EXCUSE ME!”  That got their attention. They moved out of my way.

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Rather please with my authority I rode off into the free world of pet food, yogurt and sweet potatoes. Feeling free without watery eyes I went through the check out and left.

On the way home I thought, ‘hmmm, is it me or are people in general in-considerate?” Was I wrong for expressing myself in such a vocal cord?

No, I think there are many people who just aren’t wired to code. Their antenna’s are pointing in the wrong direction.

They are about as bright as a burnt out 20 watt light bulb.

Maybe I will suggest they ask God to  help them become one of those 60 watt light bulbs I wrote about yesterday.  If they insist on blocking traffic in the women’s underwear department of Wal-Mart, at least they could be a shining light for God while doing it.

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A New Year With Light Bulb Moments

The end of the day. Santa is resting. Children are playing. Parents are wiped out as are the grandparents who stayed up with the parents putting together the latest Rose Petal Cottage and the new….Lego Mindstorm NXT.

I know when I was a child,  Barbie was an easy buy. At least mom and dad didn’t have to assemble her.

Christmas sets the stage for a New Year. We have aspirations of great ideas, new inventions and a better government. (lol) The news rolls the tapes on the best movie, obituaries of famous people and presently, Occupy Wall Street. For the most part, much is negative and destructive as the earthquake that hit Japan this past year and the tornadoes that ripped through the south. I have to stop this, I am getting depressed.

Our hopes and dreams of a fresh new year come with a cost. Avoiding the mindset of the world is the only way to view the year ahead from a positive standpoint. Acquiring a thought process we can live with is through Jesus. Focusing on the evil will only result in a cluttered brain full of trash, dust and filth.

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Lately the Lord has been expressing to me his desire for his people to be “light” including me. I have never thought about that much but it makes sense. We need only to be a “candle in the wind” or a night light to make a difference.

First things first though. We need to examine ourselves to see how we can be a light in this next year. Just as a light bulb works, if it is dirty it needs to be wiped off. If it doesn’t work, it needs to be replaced. So it is with us.

Maybe our hearts need to be replaced with the heart of God. Maybe our minds need to be refreshed with the Word of God. Maybe our view of the world needs adjustment. Who knows, maybe we need to take a good, hot shower and start over.

Personally, I have been doing some serious “cleaning out” for the last few years. The mold God made for me was crumbling from sitting on the shelf. God made the effort to shake the dust off of it so I could see just how much clay he needed to use to repair it. When he first started he had to make a quick trip to Wal-mart for some more clay because he didn’t have enough. That kind of bothered me.

The more he shaped my mold, the more it hurt at times. Losing discontentment, years of resentment and offenses was not easy. These were a few of the cracked pieces of clay I had held onto for a long time. The cracks of many more miseries may still be noticeable, but are not as deep or long.  God’s gentle hands have moistened those cracks so the mold is looking more like he designed it to be from the beginning. The mold holds the light he wants me to shine.

So, for the year to come, that is my New Year’s Resolution. I rarely make those but feel the need to outline this one.

My prayer is to be at least a 60 watt bulb. I would like to grow into a 75 watt bulb but I know God will have to add more clay to hold up that light. That might hurt some more but God will equip me if he thinks I am ready.

Instead of revolting against the mainstream pettiness, misunderstandings and critical comments, I want to immediately turn on the light bulb with the switch God has attached to my pot of clay and react differently. How?

By allowing those pains to roll off of me. Shoving them out of my plastered dreams of revenge or ravaged thoughts of “why me Lord?”
Humbling myself to walk in peace when there is no peace around. I want to be different.

The great advantage to the pots of clay that God creates is he has his stamp on the bottom of each one. He even shows us how to turn on the light switch.

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The White Horse of Christmas

Tonight I just returned from a Christmas Eve Eve Candle Light Service.  The church I attend is so large there are two services; one on Christmas Eve Eve, and another Christmas Eve.

The music was wonderful as usual. The Pastor spoke briefly using some very large Christmas boxes that made a puzzle picture out of them. After stacking 8 boxes on top of each other in 2 columns the puzzle revealed a majestic white horse with you know who riding it.

Over the last few weeks he has been speaking about how Jesus is no longer a baby. Tonight we “Crowned him King of Kings” as he rode his white horse in the last battle.

He used the scripture below to make his point. Revelation 19:11-16

¹¹ I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. ¹² His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. ¹³ He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. ¹⁴ The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. ¹⁵ Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”^[a] He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. ¹⁶On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:

   KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Jesus was born, lived for 33 years with a 3 year ministry. He died to save mankind, was resurrected, ascended into Heaven.

He is no longer a baby, or a child.

Jesus is alive and still on the throne.

As the words speak to us Armageddon is coming and we will be following Jesus riding on our white horses, dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

As we celebrate the his birth, be glad he was born, but remember he is our King without a crown of thorns. He is our Lord of Lords and no matter what anyone says, he is real and waiting. The battle may not be over, but he already won the war.

I am going to find my white horse. I am ready to ride.

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Spend Christmas Alone! YEA!

Here it is 3 days before Christmas and it is almost 80 degrees outside. This is my kind of weather! Love it! After living for 17 years in freezing temps for many months out of the year, this is wonderful. Doesn’t bother me in the least that it is December 22nd.

My Christmas this year is like none other that I have ever experienced. It is very warm as I said, my husband and daughter have left on a trip to visit his other daughter and family in Louisiana.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! I GET TO SPEND CHRISTMAS ALONE WITH JESUS! and my cat.

Now I am sure some of you are going, “What did you say?” yep, you got it. I get to spend Christmas just with Jesus.

Let me clarify. I did not say “I will be all alone on Christmas this year. Poor, poor pitiful me. So sad and lonely.” NO!

I said, “I get to spend Christmas alone with Jesus.”

It is wonderful. I am tired after a great visit with my family. So glad I had the time with them I did, but some rest is on my agenda.

Our house needs attention. (my husband and daughter are, well, MESSY!) So I will clean some, rest some, and of course spend time alone with God. I truly thank him for this opportunity. Don’t spread this around, but my mother was actually jealous!

For those of you who are thinking who knows what about now, I am not bothered by it at all.  This is like a dream come true. Instead of the hustle and bustle of Christmas day, I will enjoy my coffee with Jesus on his birthday, and I will be rested. For once.

Most of my Christmas’s as a child were wonderful. As an adult, they became hectic, frantic, full of too much to do and exhausting. Living away from my family, I always had to drive home. This was on top of getting presents, making cookies, food, etc., attending more parties than the Queen, working and trying to survive the Christmas rush. 12 of my adult years were spent as a single mother. I can’t begin to tell you how hard that is and especially at Christmas time.

The last 18 months have been also a time of hardship with my dad recovering from 3 surgeries. Even with him doing so well, the toll of driving back and forth not to mention the stress of it all, has wearied my soul.

My daughter is a miracle and one of the best things I ever did, but one of the happiest days of my life was the day she graduated from High School. All you mothers out there dreading the “Empty Nest Syndrome?”  Call me and I will enlighten you.

So for me to have a Christmas alone, is a  relief, joy, peace and quiet.

A Candle Light Service at church always sets the mood for me in knowing the Christ child is born.

I will have time to reflect on the past year to help me get my priorities in order for the next one.

When you become “content” with Jesus, loneliness walks out and he walks in.

I hope and pray that all of you will enjoy Christmas however it is spent.

Now, I have to go. The couch is calling.

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Sludge, Red Tape and Black Gold

Didn’t  think I would ever see it again. It was gone for sure. Lost in a sea of sludge and red tape. Here it is a few days before Christmas and it was like it came early.

Nope it was not Santa. No it was not my phone I have been waiting for ever for. No, it was not a new laptop I would like to have.

It was gas at $2.98 a gallon. It reminded me of when Jed Clampett discovered oil on his property:

Come 'n listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed
And then one day, he was shootin' at some food
And up through the ground come a bubblin' crude
Oil, that is, black gold, Texas tea

Well, the first thing you know, old Jed's a millionaire
Kin folk said, Jed, move away from there
Said, Californy is the place you oughta be
So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly
Hills, that is, swimmin' pools, movie stars

Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in
You're all invited back again to this locality
To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality
Hillbilly, that is, set a spell, take your shoes off

Y'all come back now, hear?

On my trip to see my family there it was. I saw it for $2.98, $2.99, 3.03 and 3.05 in one town. I filled my car up at $2.98 cents a gallon. I felt like Jed Clampett; I had found my black gold.

I called my dad and told him how good it made me feel. For the first time in two years it was below $3.00 a gallon and I wanted to cry. Pumping the so-called cheap gas into my little PT Cruiser I could feel myself wanting to weep for joy.

It is a sad state when I applaud gas prices below $3.00 a gallon. The thoughts crossed my ethereal mind of how I was not lining the pockets of the big oil companies or the speculators. The over whelming excitement within my soul that maybe, just maybe their Bahama Cruise might be canceled due to lower gas prices was worth the trip.

This is certainly an unexpected treat right before Christmas. Considering the last 2 years the price of gas has hovered between $3.50 and almost $4.o0 a gallon where I live, it was a nice present. Not sure who this gift is from but I will surely accept it.

It almost seems absurd to be elated for gas prices to be under $3.00. I can remember when they were well below $1.00. We never thought about buying gas. Now, I play a game of checking the gas station marquis to find out how much I am donating to the Arab world and their extravagant lifestyles.

It is a blessing for those around me and you who are reading this that I am a Christian. The Soap Box of this Gasoline War runs long in my house.  The good news is I know that being a Child of God, no matter what the price of gas is or anything else for that matter, God will take care of me.

Philippians 4:19 says, “And my God shall supply all my needs according to his riches in Jesus Christ.”  In other words God is not concerned with the economy on earth. His riches come from Heaven and are infinite.

Anyway, I will take the few extra dollars I saved and put it to good use. I’ll use it to send Jed Clampett to the White House so he can become the new “Oil Czar.”

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It’s Christmas Dinner At My Uncle’s House, So Who Are These People?

My Parents

Family on my dad’s side come together for a Christmas Meal usually about a week before Christmas. We just returned from a house full at my Uncle’s.   I filled up on  Honey Baked Ham, macaroni and cheese, green beans, sweet potato casserole, potato salad, something else that was on my plate that I can’t remember. Dessert was home made banana pudding.

Over the years we have lost some dear family members and added some new. Some were missing today due to living elsewhere, recovering from exams, throwing their own party or watching the Panthers actually….I won’t say it.

From my great mathematics ability I counted about 25 of us there. Had all attended, the count would have been over 30. This was a landmark for us because last year at this time my dad was recovering from his 2nd surgery in 6 months and was unable to attend.  He is now the oldest of this group at the age of 85.  He lost his older brother in November 2010 to a heart attack. His 2 younger brothers were there; one a retired Presbyterian Minister and the other one who is a bachelor with all the money.

We are all so use to each other it is as if we pick up right where we left off especially for those like me who live 3 hours away. I was in college with my brother and  2 cousins all at the same time. While I was the freshman, my cousins were both Juniors and my brother was a Senior. We had one car between the 4 of us. Re-phrase: There was one car between the three of them because they never let me use it.  I made a point to remind them how this lack of transportation affected my college experience. None were the least bit sympathetic of their outright devotion to the ugliest brown Dodge Monaco on the planet. This boat of a car managed to get them to the “water hole” as it was called for useful time spent on one of 2 pinball machines and some very nasty beverages.  The “water hole” was a corner gas station that offered or still offers a place for the students to hang out in what I would describe as the usual dump. As the typical family feud over the car continued, they blamed each other for leaving me out on the street.

My Cousin Rick

All enjoyed our time together along with a great meal. Conversations rendered themselves to who is doing what, where and why and why isn’t everyone who is suppose to be there not there? After the meal some sat and yawned ready for their afternoon nap, others flew out the door to catch what was left of the Panthers game while others were in the kitchen cleaning up.

I looked around and saw faces that had aged, bellies that had grown and  kids that use to be shorter than me who were now in or out of college that I didn’t recognize.

Standard posture for our family who is close in proximity and heart. When you see each other all the time it doesn’t take long to be together except for those of us who live elsewhere. From one who lives 3 hours away it gives family a whole new meaning.

I am blessed to be a part of a group knit together as we are even in our differences. As the saying goes, “we are blood related” and it is thick.

God in his great mercy gave me a blood line tracing back to the 1700′s that I know of. The intricacies and interwoven connections are indisputably God’s doing. There is no way that my family came out of some “big bang theory.”

Gregg, My Sister Mary Anne and Vicki

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, But Will He Come To Your House?

Let’s just  ask ourselves a question. Have you been good enough this past year to warrant Santa coming to your house?

I can already hear the “Ummmm,,,,,well,,,,,,maybe?” What is the definition of good? According to Merriam Webster dictionary it is

“A favorable character or tendency, agreeable, fit, suitable, pleasant, virtuous, right, kind, benevolent, commendable….etc.” Did you get the picture? or should I draw one? No, then you really wouldn’t get it.

Growing up I never once thought I wasn’t good enough to get presents from anyone, much less Santa. Had that happened I would have been seriously offended. I was a terrible liar, always ate my dinner, and was the perfect daughter. Why wouldn’t I be good enough? (please don’t contact my parents for confirmation on this or I will find you.)

In my little mind, I did wonder about some of my friends. There were these two boys who lived across the street who were always mean, rude and had big mouths. No one liked them.

I could include my older brother. He never let me play with his toys especially his baseball caps and gun and holster set. He never let me go in his room. He was mean and always wanted to fight. I didn’t like him too much either.

My cousin who was also older always picked on me. He wasn’t mean but made fun of how short I was. I knew something wasn’t right with him when he brought home a baby alligator and made it his pet. His parents were not too happy about this. He had this huge wash pan he would fill up with water for the alligator to stay in. Then one hot summer day he went to check on him only to find he had dried up from lack of water and died.

So far my family is not fairing very well in the “good” department.

There are many religions floating around who expect people to be good enough for whatever it is they offer. I am so glad I don’t belong to any of those. As perfect as I may be I still wouldn’t be good enough.

How can that be? How can a particular religion decide who is good enough and who isn’t? And may I ask who does the deciding? Once the decision is made what is their reward? So many questions.

Is it someone who is better than the rest of us? Have they passed all of the tests? For that matter who wrote the tests? Whoosh. I am exhausted just thinking about how stressful that must be.

Following Jesus doesn’t require us to be “good enough.” We will never be good enough except through him. We have the option to accept him and his deliverance or take a very long trip to Hell, Michigan. http://hell2u.com. Hope you got that one. If not, let me know and I will explain.

Jesus came to save us. Not just some of us. All of us. And he doesn’t expect you to be perfect when you ask. In fact, he meets us where we are. Doesn’t matter what we have done or when we did it. If we all had to be perfect to ask, I guess no one would get in the pearly gates. That should tell you something.

While you ponder the difference between Christianity and those other religions, remember this. No other religion offers a Savior who died for you. No other religion can save you. No other religion offers the Love of God like our Heavenly Father. No other religion accepts you as you are.

No other religion has Jesus.