I was talking with a guy when I was at Planet Fitness doing my workout this morning. He shared a story about his grandson. He told me that his son was doing something with his grandson and the grandson was all excited doing it. He said his grandson looked at his son and said "Daddy, ya done good"! His son just looked at his son and laughed trying to figure out where he learned that phrase as his son is only 7. The grandson was just happy to be doing something with his daddy. I wonder how many times we tell God that He has done a great job!
Take a minute and think about all the things that God has done. He has not only created everything that exists but He sustains all that He has created. Imagine all the people on this earth that depend on Him for life. Imagine each of these folks praying to Him to help them find their way in life and provide for their needs. Billions of people that God sustains boggles my brain if I try to figure out how He can listen to all our prayers and answer them in the way of His choosing. Think how often people pray for something that may be the exact opposite of the answer another person seeks.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Down the Slippery Slide
Today I went out at lunch to take care of some business and while I was out I happened to catch a kid on a slide trying to stop himself from going all the way down. He started down the slide but changed his mind. The problem is that once he started going down the slide he couldn't prevent himself from ending up at the bottom. He was determined to try to do so but no matter what he did he was unsuccessful. As I watched him I instantly had thoughts about this nation and where we are heading not just politically but morally.
This nation was founded by our ancestors as a nation that was based on the godly principles that governed them. They never gave any thought to entertaining anything that would go against their beliefs yet alone give their blessings to them. We,as a nation, have gotten away from the foundations that once established this nation. We have started down the slippery slope that will lead this nation to moral and every other type of failure. It just didn't happen overnight either. Moral decay is like tooth decay. A tooth can look good from the outside yet be rotting away on the inside. Root canals are necessary when the decay inside the tooth reaches the nerve. Our moral decay is undermining this nation's future. We are facing judgment now for what we have allowed to go on our nation. The slippery slope we are on will continue to take us down because it seems like the more garbage we allow to become the "norm" for this nation the further we slide down. It is time we as believers start standing up for what we know is right no matter what the cost. Too many have compromised their principles for things that in the end will perish. God has called us to take a stand against evil and those things that go against what God detest. We are to hate the sin but love the sinner. Ronald Reagan often referred to the city on a hill passage found in Matthew. It is time we take up that position and make not just our voices heard but also live our lives out as Christ has called us to do. I am reminded of Jim Elliott's saying "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep for what he cannot lose".
Just as the boy on the slide ended up at the bottom, we too will end up at the end of this slippery slope. Once we are there it will be too late for us as a nation. Thank God for His grace and mercy which He gives to us even though we don't deserve them. Let's help this nation to get off this slide and start asking God to help do the task He has called us to!
This nation was founded by our ancestors as a nation that was based on the godly principles that governed them. They never gave any thought to entertaining anything that would go against their beliefs yet alone give their blessings to them. We,as a nation, have gotten away from the foundations that once established this nation. We have started down the slippery slope that will lead this nation to moral and every other type of failure. It just didn't happen overnight either. Moral decay is like tooth decay. A tooth can look good from the outside yet be rotting away on the inside. Root canals are necessary when the decay inside the tooth reaches the nerve. Our moral decay is undermining this nation's future. We are facing judgment now for what we have allowed to go on our nation. The slippery slope we are on will continue to take us down because it seems like the more garbage we allow to become the "norm" for this nation the further we slide down. It is time we as believers start standing up for what we know is right no matter what the cost. Too many have compromised their principles for things that in the end will perish. God has called us to take a stand against evil and those things that go against what God detest. We are to hate the sin but love the sinner. Ronald Reagan often referred to the city on a hill passage found in Matthew. It is time we take up that position and make not just our voices heard but also live our lives out as Christ has called us to do. I am reminded of Jim Elliott's saying "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep for what he cannot lose".
Just as the boy on the slide ended up at the bottom, we too will end up at the end of this slippery slope. Once we are there it will be too late for us as a nation. Thank God for His grace and mercy which He gives to us even though we don't deserve them. Let's help this nation to get off this slide and start asking God to help do the task He has called us to!
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