Friday, July 26, 2013
Life is like Coffee Movie
Life is like Coffee Movie: Do you know people that just seem to be happier in general? Do you say to yourself, "I want to be more like them"? Often, the happiest people in the world don't have the best of everything...they just make the best of everything!
Sunday, July 21, 2013
What is the Rest?
Judges
13
New International Version (NIV)
The
Birth of Samson
12 So Manoah asked him, “When your words are fulfilled, what is
to be the rule that governs the boy’s life and work?”
12 And Manoah said, “Now
when your words come true, what is to be the child's manner of life, and what
is his mission?”
Lets put it into prospective.
An Avg American lives 28835 days.
5475 days used before entering adulthood after which;
8477 days – sleeping
1635 days – preparing food & eating
3202 days – working
1099 days – commuting
1576 days - taking care of pets
2676 days – watching TV
1955 Misc days used for (community service, friends)
2740 days – time left
If you are 40 years old then half of these days are gone already. So what are you doing with the remaining days? Should I even be focused on these days or should I be focusing on today?
The scripture verse says Manoah wanted to know what His son was
going to do for God. He wanted to see
what Samson was going to accomplish. He
wanted a peek into the future. Remember
Ebenezer scrooge? Remember how he was
taken into the future; how frightened he was.
Imagine if God would do this for you. When you were 13 years old would
you really have wanted to see the things that happened to you knowing you could
not change them.
I think the anticipation and fear would be
the end of us. It would drive many of us
crazy. Especially if you could see the
day you die.
We can be so goal/task oriented we just want
to see the finished version/product/winner, etc.. We go thru life chasing the conclusion and
totally forget to live the plot.
God did not tell Manoah how the story was
going to turn out for His son. What he
did tell him was that they needed to listen to him and do the first thing he
asked them to do.
The Angel of the Lord would not even share
his name with Manoah for it was going to be to much for him to handle.
As a child I was told things on a need to
know basis. If I did not need to know
then I was not told. If the information
was above my education then that information was either not shared or was told
in such a way that I might gain some understanding. But as I grew older, matured and had learned
more things then my parents would begin to share more things with me. They continue teaching me and showing me more
and more. As I needed to know they would
show me.
Our Heavenly Father knows this about
us. He knows that we need to grow up
spiritually. We will never understand
Him if we stay as an infant. Growing up
spiritually is no different than growing up mentally.
When we go to school we go to our
classroom we find our seat and we give our full attention to the teacher. The teacher begins to share or teach the
material that is designated for the age group they are teaching. They teach the
information needed so the students can go on to the next grade. At the end of each day or lesson the teacher
gives out homework assignments and then a test.
Once the student turns in their homework and passes the test they move
on to the next more advanced material.
This goes on and on until they have learned all that is required for
that curriculum.
Spiritual growth requires the same process. This is why God asked that we make
disciples. He knows we will never know
him if we stay as infants. We have to
put in the time, we have to do the homework, and we have to pass the test to
move on. There is no other way.
Are you going to begin dealing with the issue at hand? Are you going to take the word that God is speaking to you and do the homework assignment?
Are you willing to take the test or better yet are you confident you are going to pass it? We need to pass it to move on .
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