Hey friends. This week's blog posting may not be chock full of impressive spiritual nuggets for you to chew on for a while. Instead, it might just be a way for you to unwind after your week and prepare for your weekend.
Apparently my Beggars CAN Be Choosers entry got quite a few people thinking, reacting, and actually finding themselves in situations that tested this idea :-) Well...thank you to all who posted, texted, and called to let me know how you were challenged.
As this week draws to a close, I reflect back on a few things from this week that I'd like to share. First: from our great youth director's mini lesson to our kids. He posed this question: How much stuff do you have? Well, I thought, I know exactly how much stuff I have because we just moved. So...a whole 18 wheeler packed top to bottom front to back's worth, mister. That's how much. All this was in my head, as I didn't want to take away from the youth.
Then he read some scripture about how we are to love God with all our heart, soul, and might. Afterwards this thought was posed to the kids: It's obvious what our heart and minds are; so what do you suppose might is, and how do we love God with all our might? Suddenly one hears the sounds of crickets chirping and the blank look of "Uhhhhhhhh" on all our faces - yes, even mine. After a few seconds of painful Uhhhhh-ness, in a sheepish but firm voice, she answers: our stuff. Why yes, that's right!!! Our stuff.
Dang it, I thought!!!! Why didn't I see this coming? Of course, our stuff! But then it really hit me - dang it!!!!! I'm supposed to love God with all my stuff. Am I? Wellllllllllll...I try to, but I'm probably falling short. Granted, in an entire 18 wheeler full of stuff, some of it probably falls short of loving God. 'Nuff said about stuff. It just got me thinking about how we truly can love God in countless numbers of creative ways; like God does with us!
Secondly: it's back to school time (or darn close). So for all of you who are going back to school, I wish you the best. For those of you going to new schools and embarking on new educational adventures, I wish you enjoyment. For all the parents who buy glue sticks and glitter and cell phones and computers and GPS units, I wish you peace of mind and spirit.
Fall is another busy time of year, so let's not forget to take time out of our busy schedules to tell the ones we love that we love them. Remember the blessings we have come in lots of different shapes, colors, sizes, and stuff.
Peace...
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