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Greetings All,

Today’s Food for Thought

What if we showed the same drive and determination at our workplaces or school that we do in our spiritual lives? Would we deserve that promotion or that wonderful A+ , or would we struggle?

What if we had the same attendance record at school or work that we do at church services?

What if we were consistently late to work or school as sometimes we are to church services?

The fact of the matter is that our Christian lives are showing the same casualness that our outside lives are showing. It’s all in our attitude. Every Sunday and Wednesday as I sit in the pew I see an epidemic of absenteeism as well as a failure to be punctual. When one is consistently late or absent it’s showing that personal life is way more important than worshiping God. It’s the same old pattern of putting self before others, one of the others being a loving God who sacrificed his son for the world.

I don’t mean to turn musings into a tirade. We’ve been blessed beyond measure. Let us always be mindful, respectful, and loving. We can shout it from the mountaintops all day long, but everyone knows “actions speak louder than words.”

Yours,

A.H.

Why Worry?

How often are we riding along smoothly in our lives and out of nowhere "life" happens? It's a great feeling when we have that peaceful feeling within, but when a wrench is thrown in our gears we get tempted and sometimes lose our faith. Dispair, trials, and sickness plauge our lives sometimes. It's difficult when these things happen but we can face it one of two ways. We can have a "Whoa is me" attitude or we can remember where our source of strength lies. It's when we hit those low points that we must endure and stand strong in the turmoil's of life.


Psalm 46:10 states, "Be still, and know that I am God." We have to remember who is in control. Matthew 6:25-27 states, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?


As I've written above we are told to, "Be still and know that I am God." God has everything in control. When we worry what we're really saying is, I know that you say you've got this....but......I'm just not sure.



Why worry?

Update

Wow, I promised myself I would blog at least once a week.  BUT...it didn't happen. I'm going to try a little harder.

Just an update:

I've just come off of the busy weeks of the summer.  We had a week of camp at BYC where three young people made the best decision of their lives, that is to obey the gospel.  We also had a great week of Vacation Bible School where we averaged around 130 in attendance.  Now it's time to wind-down....just joking, I'm not sure if "winding-down" actually exists.

-AH

Church Camp

Hello Blog Readers,

I returned yesterday from a week at Bootheel Youth Camp, where I was a camp counselor.  I have to say that this was one of the greatest experiences of my life.  It felt great to spend the week in fellowship with fellow Christians and to learn and grow spiritually.  I cannot wait until next year.

Enjoy Today!

Greetings!

I'm new to this whole blogging idea.  This is something that I told myself that I would never do, and alas, by some weird twist I find myself blogging away.  As I write this I'm sitting in the office at the Bernie church of Christ.  I left my home around 9:00 a.m. and truly enjoyed the twenty minute drive up. Sitting above me was a lemon-yellow sun, a blue sky, and fluffy white clouds. 

As I drove up highway 25 I saw rows and rows of Corn and Cotton rising from the dirt.  I saw flowers in bloom on the roadside along with the deep green of the grass.  Then it hit me.  The bootheel of Missouri is so beautiful this time of year.  It's something that I have been taking for granted for some time.  I'm reminded of Psalm 118:24-"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it [ESV].  Today truly is a day that the Lord has made and blessed us with. Let us not take it for granted.
-Yours and his,
AustinH