Death in Jesus

What happens when we die? Ask several people that question and you will probably get several different answers. That is why we need to go to the sure word of God, the Bible, for answers. The Bible is clear that “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” God’s answer to man’s sin is Jesus, and by receiving the forgiveness offered in His name, we can be saved. There is a hell to shun, and a heaven to gain. But what happens when a Christian dies? 2Corinthians 5:1 tells us that if our earthly house is destroyed (physical death) we have a heavenly dwelling provided by God. It also tells us in verse 8 that “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” When a Christian dies, their spirit goes to “be with the Lord”. Psalm 16:11 says “in Your presence is fullness of joy.” A Christian goes immediately into the presence of the Lord where they experience “fullness of joy.” We grieve our loss, but they have gained heaven. 1Thessolonians 4 puts the death of a Christian into perspective. Verse 13 tells us we are not to grieve as others who have no hope. It did not say that we are not to grieve; it is telling us not to grieve like the world that has no hope. We who have hope in Christ grieve our loss. We miss this person. We miss how this person touched our lives. But as we grieve, we must remember that this loved one is with Christ, in His very presence, enjoying fullness of joy. How can we be sad about that? When someone close to me who is a believer has died, I have felt the loss. I miss them. But what has really helped me is to get out my Bible and read the verses I am sharing with you today. These verses help put their life and my life into an eternal perspective, and that has been a great comfort to me. 1Thessolonians 4 goes on to tell us that Jesus is coming again and at His second coming, God’s family on earth and God’s family in heaven will be united and “thus shall we always be with the Lord.” Verse 18 ends with, “comfort one another with these words.” The truths found in these verses and others will help us to grieve our loss with the hope of Christ. It also gives hope to those who have trusted Christ not to fear death. My prayer today, especially for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one, that you would be comforted with the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen. From The Pulpit For Saturday September 1, 2012 Visit Christian Eye at http://christian-eye.blogspot.com

The Simplicity of the Gospel

In 2 Corinthians 11:3 the Apostle Paul states, “I fear somehow....your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity of Christ.” Just as it was in Paul’s day, it is possible to get so caught up in religion that we forget the simple Gospel of Christ. It is in believing this simple gospel that we are able to be saved. In his first letter to the Corinthians Paul said, “I was determined to know nothing else among you, except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” Religion of man never saved anybody, a system of do’s and don’ts never saved anybody, but faith in Jesus Christ, that’s what saves a person. The gospel needs to be shared simply, so even a child can understand it. Paul stated, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.” Isn’t that something we can all say? How about Romans 10:9, “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.” Let me ask you, what is complicated about that? Man can complicate the gospel, religious tradition can complicate the gospel, but God has given us a simple gospel. A simple gospel that tells us God loves us and has a wonderful plan for our lives. A simple gospel that tells us we are all sinners in need of a Savior. A gospel that tells us in 1 John 5:11-13, “God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life, he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things were written that you may know that you have eternal life.” God has made a way where every believer can know they have eternal life. How? By accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Yes, Jesus came to save the world, but His sacrifice will be of no benefit to you, unless you personally invite Jesus to be the Lord (or boss) of your life. Dear friend, do you know where you will spend eternity? You can know, if you will accept what God’s word has to say on the subject of eternity. Nowhere in the Bible does it say you must join a certain church to be saved, even though every Christian should be part of a local church. Nowhere in the Bible does it say if you do enough good works or pray enough prayers you will be saved. Yes, it is right for a child of God to do good works and to pray, but that is not what saves us. What saves us? Simple faith in Jesus Christ. If you confess with your mouth Jesus Christ as your Lord, and believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. That’s what the Bible says, and that’s the simplicity of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Why not take the step today to surrender your life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ? Amen. From The Pulpit For Saturday, August 25, 2012 Visit Christian Eye at http://christian-eye.blogspot.com

I am what I am but that's not all that I am

I have lied, therefore.......I am a liar.
I have stolen, therefore.....I am a thief.
I have looked on another person with lust
......and am guilty of adultery in my heart.
Have I killed anyone? No. But I have hated.
Hate corrupts the soul and he who does it
......commits murder in his mind.

By my own testimony I am a liar, a thief,
an adulterer and a murderer.

Why do I deserve any reward especially heaven?

I don't.

However.

God did not send his son into the world to condemn me, or you.
He didn't send his son to strike us down with lightning.
He came to those who would be considered enemies - me, you
......and he released us from our guilt.

By releasing MY control over MY life and giving it over to HIM
I also release MY charges, MY convictions also known as sin.
He can then work with me, mold me, make me something new
And if he can do this for me, he can do it for you.

If I am no longer the things written above
what could I possibly be?

I am complete, grafted into the vine of God's Grace
I can now see and in my sight look on the glory of God's face
I am a child of God, an heir to a marvelous victory
I am free, sin may happen but has no power over me

His gift is provide to all who will receive
His mercies wash over all who would believe
The past is now behind me, I am no longer what I once was
and this is for you too.......because of God's love.




scripture reference available upon request.

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Jews, Christians and Ron Paul

This was a conversation had on my facebook page. I thought it interesting enough to share. (Names changes to protect all involved.)

The subject started with me posting that I was planning on voting for Ron Paul.

Eve: I like a lot of what he believes in, only problem is he is anti-semetic. As a Christian I believe America must stand with Israel,especially with Iran breathing threats.
Friday at 9:02pm

Adam: He isn't exactly anti-semetic. He isn't gonna go pick a fight with Iran just because Israel wants us to. He will however defend our allies. If Iran were to attempt attack on Israel he would no doubt defend them with all our might. There is a difference in not picking fights because others want you to and not backing someone. Iran is not currently our problem if they attack Israel or Israel attacks them THEN they are OUR problem and that is how he stands and I as a Christian can agree with that type of stance.
Yesterday at 1:01am

Eve: I would have to be sure of that,because God will bless those that bless Israel. If we don't we are in trouble that we will not recover from.
Yesterday at 1:08am

Eve: I think Iran IS the worlds problem right now.
Yesterday at 1:11am

Adam: Also, though the Bible does say God will bless those that bless Israel it is said in the Old Testament. You must remember that a lot changed or rather was fulfilled through Christ. In the Old Testament the Jews were God's Chosen people... Through Christ people of all nations have been grafted in to the family so now those who are reborn in Christ are God's chosen people and not the Jews. The land of Israel was given to the true Jews as an inheritance forever. However we know that this world will not exist forever and God does not lie. The bible tells of a New Jerusalem that is the inheritance of God's Chosen people through Christ. Now the promise is of a land not of this world through Christ and it seems clear to see that the saying God will bless those who bless Israel may not in-fact be for today. Just some food for though... I do not claim to know this of certainty so maybe keep an open mind and study it out for yourself.
Yesterday at 1:36am

Eve: It is forever.It is an everlasting covenant...that means forever. I have studied it out and I am already fully persuaded that this is what it means. I think of one Psalm in particular..Cant think of the number and cant get my concordance at the moment but anyway goes something like this....As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from this day forth,now and forevermore,Glory to the King. We are grafted in, not them cut out( used to believe in replacement theology,but I am convinced I was wrong).......I am praying for Gods man for the hour. We are desperately in need of someone who will put a stop to run away government. by the time we get to vote in our primary in Nebraska it will be pretty well decided who gets the nomination already. Anyone except Obama...the more conservative the better.thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Yesterday at 1:56am

Adam: Ok... You sound defensive and clearly didn't understand what I was saying. I am sorry. I did not bring this up to argue, though I do disagree with your understanding of the scriptures. So, I guess we will have to agree to disagree and this is my last post on the subject as I do not wish to continue a debate that obviously would go nowhere, though I could debate several of your points.
Yesterday at 2:44am

Chris (me): Okay, as this is my post let me have the last say on this issue. If either of you disagrees with me you are welcome to tell me as much off line. :) Please read all this as I address some of both sides of the coin.

I agree with Eve's take that those who bless Israel will be blessed. However, I think it needs to be expounded on. I believe Jesus came to fulfill the law, not replace it. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. His promises never cease. When he says that he will bless those that bless Abraham and his descendants I believe he meant it.

However, his covenant with those of Israel was based on the law. To keep the law was to be in convenant with God; to break it was to break covenant. He provided a way to cover over those sins by the sacrifices. Not long after the death (and resurrection) of Jesus the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed and the Jews stopped making animal sacrifices.

At that time Israel as a people were no longer in covenant. Even if they attempted to keep the law there is no atonement for their sins without the sacrifices.

But does that mean if the people of God started the sacrifices back up this would be resolved? No! Even before the destruction of the temple happened Jesus died as the Christ to be the final atonement. In him all could come close to God whether Jew or Gentile. The condition was no longer the law but rather a trust and reliance on God's sacrifice of his son. So now all who believe have an inheritance and are considered sons of Abraham with Israel.

I could be wrong but I believe, again, that no promise of God's is replaced here. I believe his promise is expanded. Those who bless the sons of Abraham will be blesses and those who curse them will be cursed. That includes the Jew as well as the Christian. The Jews may be out of covenant but that doesn't mean God is. He continues in his promises. The Jew may not go to heaven without Christ's atonement but while they live God will bless them.

So really, in blessing Israel I am sure there is some level of blessing on us but we should also remember that it would also be true of blessing any Christian/Jewish nation, state, city, family or person!

On the flip side I agree with Adam's statements about Ron Paul. Nothing Paul has said leads me to believe he is anti-semetic. Rather he is anti-involvement. Even that taken out of context would sound bad. He sees our government as too involved in both local and foreign politics. It was meant to be a minimal influence to keep the states together but not to take over. We live in a period of time where the government of the U S of A is creating laws that begin to encroach on our rights laid down in the Constitution as well as poking their nose into issues of other countries that are not our affair.

Iran is an issue for the world but if our government had its way we would most likely make a preemptive strike rather than wait for provocation. And sadly, it would not have anything to do with them threatening Israel but it would be used as an excuse to defend their actions.

Here are a few things that Ron Paul HAS said or expressed:

"We give $3 billion to Israel and $12 billion to her avowed enemies. How does that help Israel? And in return, we act like her master and demand veto power over her foreign policy."

As president, Howard said, Paul would "allow Israel to defend herself as she sees fit, without the permission and interference of the U.S. or the United Nations."

In the Haaretz interview, Paul said he had always made clear that his message was based on "the rights of all people" to be treated equally.

"Any type of racism or anti-Semitism is incompatible with my philosophy," he said.

So though Paul has, to my knowledge, never said what he would do if Iran attacked Israel I think based on the above statements and everything else we know of him we can guess that his administration would allow Israel to defend themselves in their own way without overriding those decision but be willing to help if Israel asked for assistance.

My thoughts at this point is that any other Republican candidate would give us more of the same thing we've gotten election after election without providing anything that would actually help our country. Ron Paul, however, has the character to actually make a difference.

Those are my two cents. Take 'em or leave 'em.
Yesterday at 9:35am

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Advice to a friend

So I've been wanting to write this to a friend of mine for a while now. I'm not going to say who it is but if this applies to you I hope you take this as encouragement and not critisism:

You've been taking a lot of advice lately and I understand your desire to grow and become better than you are. We all should want that. However, I'm concerned by the choices you've made in who you will listen to. The advice you've been given seems to be along the lines of the "if it feels good, do it" mantra. Not all things that make you happy are good for you. And a lot of things that make you grimace or frustrated (or down right angry?) will help you if you allow them to do what they are meant to do. Our emotions will fool us and I'd be lying if I said I'd never been fooled but we need to base our needs on something higher than our wants. If we don't a trap awaits us that isn't easily escaped.

Life doesn't get easier by taking the easy road. There are way too many stories out there that show that more often than not the opposite happens when we try the easy route. Taking one day at a time, admitting our faults and changing what we can change to improve our lives and the lives of those around us are great words to live by. But it all takes time, patience, love for others and ourselves, self control and the acknowledgement that we can't do it on our own.

I finalize this by saying that I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God and there is no other way to the Father but through him. His ways are not "get rich schemes" or "feel good" vibes. Following him takes a lifetime and a lot of bruising but at the end of each day, no matter how I feel, I can say that when I am weak he is strong, when I need him he is always there, and when I screw up he's there to pick me back up and put me on the path again.

I hope that helps. I hope I've made a difference. Peace.


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A Summer Dream

I have finally decided that, come what may, I need to share this. It was a really awe inspiring dream for me and I hope you feel that in what I have wrote. The dream took place in early July and I shared it on Google Plus in late July. Now, come the end of September, I share it with you:

I had a dream several weeks ago. It was an amazing, terrifying but redeeming dream. Many of you probably won't understand. Some of you might even question my thoughts on it. But I need to share it. The dream is slowly fading from my mind. In the last few weeks (has it been about a month now?) this dream has kept me steady when I began to fall from what I know is true. I thought on the dream and I was refocused.

In the dream I awoke in my old home that I grew up in. It was a dark twilight. I could see but not well and I was terrified. I remember sitting up in bed and looking around as I pulling my covers closer. I was breathing heavily.

The next thing I remember I'm at the end of the hallway outside my bedroom. I don't know if there was any additional dream in between the "waking up" and this or if it was just the dream version of cutting to the next scene.

Its storming outside. A perfect condition for a scary movie or scary dream. Flashes of lighting light up the hall from the front entryway.

I move into the dining room through the door at the other end of the hall. Right then I'm attacked by a dark, shadowy shape. It has the form of a human but it isn't human. Its outer edges fade to mist as it moves. Its fingers are pointed like claws. Its a demon.

We wrestled each other falling into the doorway between the hall and the dining room. As we wrestle I distinctly remember finding myself on top. At that point my hand wrapped around the demons neck and he disintegrated. I know as you always do in a dream that he didn't so much go into non-existence but rather went away.

The dream continued as the storm raged on.

I was now standing in the hallway again near the front door beside the doorway to the dining room. I look back down the hallway towards my bedroom. I see a shape on the wall covered in blackness. Just then the lightning flared and the shape was bathed in light. It was what appeared to be a small child crawling on the wall. It was another demon.

As the darkness thickened again the shape looked again very similar to the first demon. It then attacked. With this demon I also ended up wrestling. Somehow we ended up in another doorway. This time the one between my bedroom and the hallway.

At some point again I ended up on top and again I put my hand around the demon's neck. This time I was verbally rebuking the demon. I remember specifically telling it to leave and to go into the pit. Several times I said to go into the pit.

Then something very unusual happened. On the floor of my bedroom maybe only two feet away a blue flame started to form a shape. It started as a circle and when the circle was completed it drew the form of a star inside it. It was a pentagram.

As the pentagram formed I felt a sense of security. I felt like I was being saved...protected...by God.

Then as I was still pondering this the demon was pulled...sucked from my grasp. It was like watching the demon being stretched as it was pulled into the pentagram. Down into the pentagram. I got the distinct impression that the demon was being pulled down and a vague impression that it was going to the pit.

As this finished up I awoke in my bed next to my wife. The first impression I had at this time was that I felt clean. I felt clean. The dream was not the first one I had that was more of a vision into the heavenly realm than it was a random set of images from the day. It was the first, though, in which I felt that the dream directly affected my spiritual life. I felt like those demons were personal to me and that with God's help I was able to overcome them and rid them from my life. I say it again, I felt clean.

My second thought was toward that pentagram. Like many of you I grew up believing the pentram to be a symbol of evil; of Satan. It seemed odd to me that such a thing would be used in my rescue. I couldn't understand it. I was led to do research into the origins of the pentagram. Here is what I found.

The first known uses of the pentagram are found in Mesopotamian writings dating to about 3000 BC. The Sumerian pentagrams served as pictograms for the word "UB" meaning "corner, angle, nook; a small room, cavity, hole; pitfall," suggesting something very similar to the pentemychos. 

Pentemychos was the title of a work written by Pythagoras' teacher and friend Pherecydes. Pentemychos means five "recesses" or "chambers" also known as the pentagonas - the five-angle. (This is actually a lost book whose contents are preserved in Damascius de principiis, quoted in Kirk and Raven, The Pre-Socratic Philosophers, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1956, page 55). It was also the "place" where the first pre-cosmic offspring had to be put in order for the ordered cosmos to appear. The pentemychos is in Tartaros. 

The pentagram is used as a Christian symbol for the five senses, and if the letters S, A, L, V, and S are inscribed in the points, it can be taken as a symbol of health (from Latin salus)

Medieval Christians believed that the "pentalpha" symbolizes the five wounds of Christ. The pentagram was believed to protect against witches and demons.

The pentagram figured in a heavily symbolic Arthurian romance: it appears on the shield of Sir Gawain in the 14th century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. As the poet explains, the five points of the star each have five meanings: they represent the five senses, the five fingers, the five wounds of Christ, the five joys that Mary had of Jesus (the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Resurrection, the Ascension, and the Assumption), and the five virtues of knighthood which Gawain hopes to embody: noble generosity, fellowship, purity, courtesy, and compassion.

Most Christians came to associate it with Satanism and subsequently rejected the symbol sometime in the twentieth century.

Satanists use a pentagram with two points up, often inscribed in a double circle, with the head of a goat inside the pentagram. This is referred to as the Sigil of Baphomet. They use it much the same way as the Pythagoreans, as Tartaros literally translates from Greek as a "Pit" or "Void" in Christian terminology (the word is used as such in the Bible, referring to the place where the fallen angels are fettered).

In classic mythology, below Uranus (sky), Gaia (earth), and Pontus (sea) is Tartarus, or Tartaros (Greek Τάρταρος, deep place). It is a deep, gloomy place, a pit, or an abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering that resides beneath the underworld. In the Gorgias, Plato (c. 400 BC) wrote that souls were judged after death and those who received punishment were sent to Tartarus.

Wow. Not only was the pentagram directly related to the idea of the pit long before I dreamt about it but Christians in medeval times thought of the symbol as able to protect them from witches and demons. I was shocked, amazed and awed!

Praise God for providing me with confirmation of my dream but more importantly praise God for his protection and redemption!!

Revelation 9:1-3 Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.

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Jesus Freak

Jesus Freak MP3

My sister recently put a quote from DCTalk's Jesus Freak on her Facebook status update. One of her friends put a comment on it that wasn't necessarily nasty but did raise a question as to what a Jesus Freak really is.

Jesus Freak is really just another derogatory name given to those who truly believe in the God of the Bible and in the sovereignty of Jesus. At least it is suppose to be derogatory. Other names include Holy Roller, Bible Thumper, etc.

Her friend's comment:
can i ask what persay a Jesus freak does? i mean i get the fact that their best friend is jesus.. but outside of that what happens... Do you eat lotus or have a tat on your belly that wiggles around like marmalade jelly?

My response:
I believe the message of Jesus Freak is not that you are so out there that no one knows how to deal with you (though that could be a characteristic as well) but rather that you are dedicated fully to the truth of God's Word and Jesus; that no matter what happens in your life you will have the boldness to say that you believe Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God. In the 90's one of the many slurs against Christians was to call them a Jesus Freak and laugh. This song says, "Hey, I don't care what you call me. I truly am a Jesus Freak and will wear the name as a badge of honor just like all those before me who lived and died for His name."

Let us not forget that being a Jesus Freak might be cool to say but it has a big dedication. Saying it but not walking it isn't cool but meaning it says that if left with the choice between life denying Christ or death a Jesus Freak will chose death.

Mark 8:34-38 And he called to him the crowd with his disciples and said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? 37 For what can a man give in return for his life? 38 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

Matthew 3:1-4 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.'" 4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Matthew 14:6-12 But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. 7 Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
8 So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.”
9 And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her. 10 So he sent and had John beheaded in prison. 11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 Then his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

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My Addictions

Last week was a good week. A weird, uncomfortable week but a good week. Early morning last Sunday I was chatting with God and I realized how absorbed I'd gotten in Facebook and television. I hardly did anything else with spare time. There was eating (with t.v.), sleeping (prefixed with Facebook followed also by Facebook), playing with Wesley (with my phone in hand so I could check updates on Facebook when he wasn't looking and oh we would usually be watching t.v.) and work (won't go there on the internet ;) ). Should I even mention that my then "spare time" was spent on the internet chatting with Facebook peeps?

So I decided I should probably take a week off and get my priorities straight. That was a tough call. People may laugh at me calling this an addiction but anyone with a true addiction whether it be drugs, alcohol, porn or even just something like danger or, yes, t.v. knows that its easy to say you will quit its much harder to actually do so.

I had it in my head to do it but through the morning even though I didn't look at Facebook I was unsure I would actually make it through the day.

As I said, it was Sunday. I was scheduled to be an usher at church that day too so we got to church early and I did my ushering thing. Usually on those weeks I don't get to hear much of the message because I'm busy doing a bunch of other stuff.

That day I did catch the end of the message though. I don't know if the whole thing was about this but the end of it Pastor Joe was talking a lot about distractions. He spoke on how there was so much in our lives these days that get in our way of hearing God's voice. He brought up the scripture about being still before God.

Psalm 46:10 - He says, "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."

I had actually had this in my head when I was deciding to take a week off of Facebook and television. I took this as a strong confirmation from God that I should do it.

So that day I got on Facebook only once and that to just tell others what I was doing so no one would think I was dead. Not sure it was truly necessary but I did it anyway. There might be a lesson there too but not today.

I made it the whole week without looking at Facebook. It was tough though. I kept wanting to check and see what people were up to every five seconds. I had to truly will myself not to look at my phone.

Plus my plan was not to completely drop Facebook but to come back to it after the week was up so I left my preset tabs on my browser in place. I just didn't look at them. This caused me a problem at one point during the week as someone, I didn't know who at the time, had saw I was online and was pinging me to chat. I could hear the ping but it took a conscience effort to not click over and see what was up.

I also neglected to turn off some of the Facebook notifications I got via email and text message. I wasn't about to get on Facebook to turn them off though. Luckily I didn't get much; a few messages from those commenting on my post that I was getting off. That wasn't bad as it was pretty much right after the post so I didn't feel hypocritical reading those via the text. Plus a guy I haven't talked to in years posted on my wall during this week. I read what he had to say via the email but I didn't respond to him until the week was over.

I made a stupid mistake early on in the week. I wasn't going to Facebook anymore so I decided to jump on the Android Market and see what was there to play with. I found Scrabble (I love Scrabble) and downloaded it. You get to play other people connected to the app and the game isn't continuous through an hour or something it actually continues until its done. So if it takes a day for someone to place their word then it takes a day. Your turn.

Well, I was playing probably ten people at once to fill my time. It took me a couple days to realize that I had just replaced one addiction with another. So I'm sure I've pissed off a few opponents who are stuck with a board that will never get finished because I won't be back.

The most hilarious thing though was that there was a few times during the week that I was complaining to myself about how hard this was. I literally thought to myself, "I should post a comment about this on Facebook". In a very sad way it was like one of those times when a person loses a friend and finds themselves turning to talk to them constantly before remembering they aren't there anymore. I hate to make that comparison as the friend issue deserves sympathy but the Facebook issue deserves a slap to the back of the head.

So as I said, I successfully made it through the week. I'm now back on Facebook. I'm attempting to limit my time on there, though. I've decided I will allow myself time to review it before work, at lunch and at bedtime but not any other time during the day. That's good, right?

Well, its good to limit Facebook but it brought up a new topic this morning during my Bible reading that will be for a new discussion. You see, if I'm dedicating so much of my time, even if limited, to reading Facebook why am I dedicating so little to talking to God? I really need to work on my priorities for more than just a week.



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