Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Gods love
*A few days ago we lost two of our dogs when they crawled under the fence. The one dog came back, but the smallest one did not return. The smallest one was the runt of a liter, so my wife was very concerned for her well being. Both of our sons spent a couple of hours trying to find our missing family member, but no luck. I came home from work early and posted some flyers in the neighborhood hoping that someone might have seen the little dog and taken her in. When I say little, she is about 10 inches tall, weighing about 4 pounds. My wife was very upset, she felt that she would never see her dog again, and worried that the elements alone would kill her. The story does have happy ending, the next morning, after a restless nights sleep, we get a call right b4 I'm heading out the door for work. The call was from a lady about 4 houses down the street... she had found our dog... her husband had seen the flyer and called his wife with our number. I can't tell you how happy my wife was… She was overjoyed.I'm telling this story because of something that came to me as I was walking through the door with the dog in my hands. My wife was standing there waiting for me to come through the door with her precious loved one. As I opened the door and saw the tears of joy in her eyes, my mind flashed to the Lord. At that moment, God showed me something... He showed me that this is what its like for Him when one of His precious children comes home to Him. When I came through the door, my wife was standing there with 2 other dogs by her side. Now she loves those other two just as much, but she could not hold back the joy in her heart for the one that was found and brought home. God is the same way, even though he has millions of other children at His feet, its the one that was lost and now found that bring Him so much joy.
I don't think we can even begin to imagine the love God has for us. We get a glimpse of that love in His Son, but to be present with the Lord and bask in His love... wow!! I can't wait.
Peace to you all,Tim
Monday, October 02, 2006
People are watching
Greetings friends, My wife came home the other night and shared something with me that I wanted to pass along.
Suzzanne (my wife) is a waitress at a local restaurant here in town. She deals with people day in and day out. The other night she came home very upset. She shared with me how she has a friend at work who is kind of in limbo in her spiritual walk. The young lady is not a follower of Christ. At this point in her life she is still looking for something to fill that void in her life (Christ is the only thing that will fill that void). That day the young lady was serving a table of four middle aged woman who at first seemed very friendly. When the young lady approached their table, she could here them talking about God and church. Here is where the story gets ugly, when the young server welcomed the four women, she was greeted with short, and rude answers to her questions about how they were doing, and what could she get them to start off with. Not once were these women nice to this young lady. They treated her lesser than themselves. The young server came back to my wife and told her what happened. The young server told my wife that if that’s the kind of God Christians serve, she wants no part of it.
Now my wife would have said something to the young woman about how that’s not the norm, but she couldn't. You see, this happens all the time there. People come in talking about church at God, then treating the wait staff and other people like crap. I can't tell you how many times my wife has come home so upset about how these so called Christians share their love of Christ with other people.
People, if you claim to be a Christian, then you better live it. Christians always run around wanting to know what their mission is... how to serve God. Well, your mission is to live like Christ, so that the rest of the world can see the love of God for His children. You don't realize that the minute you step out into the world, people are watching you. Our actions always speak louder than words. If you tell people one thing, and your actions tell them another, I guarantee that the people are going to believe your actions more than your words.
People, there is a cost if you choose to follow Christ; the cost is total servant hood. A life of sacrifice is our calling as Christians. We are to put others needs before our own. If your life blends in with the world, then you might want to go before the Lord and ask Him to search your heart. We are the light of the world; our lives should stand out before all mankind. When people see us, they should see Christ and His love for all mankind. Do you stand out in the world, or do you blend in.
In His love,
Tim
The way of the Cross
Suzzanne (my wife) is a waitress at a local restaurant here in town. She deals with people day in and day out. The other night she came home very upset. She shared with me how she has a friend at work who is kind of in limbo in her spiritual walk. The young lady is not a follower of Christ. At this point in her life she is still looking for something to fill that void in her life (Christ is the only thing that will fill that void). That day the young lady was serving a table of four middle aged woman who at first seemed very friendly. When the young lady approached their table, she could here them talking about God and church. Here is where the story gets ugly, when the young server welcomed the four women, she was greeted with short, and rude answers to her questions about how they were doing, and what could she get them to start off with. Not once were these women nice to this young lady. They treated her lesser than themselves. The young server came back to my wife and told her what happened. The young server told my wife that if that’s the kind of God Christians serve, she wants no part of it.
Now my wife would have said something to the young woman about how that’s not the norm, but she couldn't. You see, this happens all the time there. People come in talking about church at God, then treating the wait staff and other people like crap. I can't tell you how many times my wife has come home so upset about how these so called Christians share their love of Christ with other people.
People, if you claim to be a Christian, then you better live it. Christians always run around wanting to know what their mission is... how to serve God. Well, your mission is to live like Christ, so that the rest of the world can see the love of God for His children. You don't realize that the minute you step out into the world, people are watching you. Our actions always speak louder than words. If you tell people one thing, and your actions tell them another, I guarantee that the people are going to believe your actions more than your words.
People, there is a cost if you choose to follow Christ; the cost is total servant hood. A life of sacrifice is our calling as Christians. We are to put others needs before our own. If your life blends in with the world, then you might want to go before the Lord and ask Him to search your heart. We are the light of the world; our lives should stand out before all mankind. When people see us, they should see Christ and His love for all mankind. Do you stand out in the world, or do you blend in.
In His love,
Tim
The way of the Cross
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