Take the Time

Wed, 24 Dec 2014 17:47:20 +0000

The number of hours people spend shopping for gifts at this time of the year is staggering. Whether you shop on line, walk the mall, or drive from store to store, you still spend a great deal of time looking for that special gift for that special someone. I’ve always wondered,
“What if people took just a fraction of the time they spend shopping and spent it instead on their relationship, with God, with someone else, or with oneself. Think about it, time is of the essence, it is the one commodity we can truly give freely and openly, and of course
“relationships” are essential for survival. You may have all the basic necessities, but if you don’t have at least one caring, loving relationship in your life, then it’s hard to consider oneself truly alive. So why not (at this time of the year) bring these two great gifts together, the gift of time and relationship. Instead of spending all our time shopping, let’s spend some time working on our relationship with God (mediation), ourselves (reflection), and each other (conversation). I have often thought to myself, how different Christmas would be if people took some of their precious time and spent it on some of their special relationships. After all, don’t relationships usually last a lot longer than store bought gifts and are they not worth the investment? So, if you are still looking for that special gift for that special someone, why not give them, the greatest gift of all, some of your much needed time and attention!

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The Choice is Always Mine

Mon, 01 Sep 2014 02:43:01 +0000

Had a couple of encounters with evil

this past week! One affected my employment status. Promises were made that never materialized. Even though I worked hard and held up my part of the deal, the other party did not. But that other party just happened to be my boss, and so I ended up getting the short end of the stick.The other situation involved a real estate transaction concerning the sale of our condo. Documents were signed in good faith, but the other party eventually reneged. As a result of her antics we lost time, momentum, money, and possibly a house that we would like to purchase. Now, please, I’m not looking for pity or sorrow, I’m just looking to proclaim that God is still in charge of my life no matter what life brings my way. Self-seeking, self-consumed, self-concerned people who worship the unholy trinity of me, myself, and I do exist and will always be around. And, when their evil destructive ways cross my path, I need to remember two things. One, is that if I am not careful, I too can easily become a self-seeking jerk. Two, is that instead, I am called to be a self-sacrificing witness for Jesus Christ so that God’s goodness can still work in me and through me. In spite of what life may bring my way, I still know the way, and that way worships the Holy Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The choice is always mine!

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Take the Time

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