Friday, November 15, 2013

Optional

We are church shopping and I was very impressed with a sermon I heard.  The Pastor talked about a big study that was done regarding weight loss and a book that was written stating the study results.

Pastor asked if we could guess what some of the findings were.  We said good diet, exercise, sleep and don't smoke.  The finding were the same as our guesses - common sense really...

Same with being a Christian, we know what we're supposed to do - and these things aren't optional people!!

Great message I thought.  

Airplane

Pastor Joel talked about the 4 things that affect a plane: lift, thrust, weight & drag.  Joel said we should surround ourselves with lifters and thrusters and stay away from weights and drags.  What if important people close to you are weights and drags?  Are we ready to make those hard choices?  Joel said these people are keeping us from God's best.

Invested

The nephew of Clarence Clemons - who has stepped into the big shoes of his uncle - said that Uncle Clarence was always "invested" in his life.  This got me to thinking, am I invested in the lives of the people I care about?  No, certainly not to the degree I should be.  What will I do about this?