Life As We Know It

"I wish I had a truck like that!" "Wouldn't it be great if I had a little more money each month?  What I would be able to do then!" "I just want to be doing something I love doing in life." How many times a day do we wish we were doing something else or wish that something was different in life? Lately I've been finding myself wishing something other than what is reality...and it's effecting my attitude, my actions, and my walk with Christ. Now, some things aren't bad to wish that they were different... It's not necessarily a bad thing to want to get out of debt, or to loose some extra pounds, or to find joy in your current situation; but when our discontentment with our current situation moves into coveting, it's now a whole new issue...a sin issue. So what's the difference between coveting and simply wishing things were different? Well, one might say that it first starts with how we are viewing our situation......

It's been a while since I've posted anything.  If you have been following and anticipating the next post from me, I apologize for the lack of writing!  I can't really say that I have an excuse...other than I haven't felt like I've had anything to say. And maybe sometimes you feel like that too.  You feel like you don't have anything to say... Now that's not always a bad thing.  Sometimes our tongues get us in trouble, and if that seems to happen to you a lot, not having something to say means life has been treating you a bit better! But what about as a follower of Christ? Should we be silent?  Should we feel like we have nothing to say? As a follower of Christ, you always have something to say...someone to speak to. So how do you know who to speak to?  When to say something?  Then there's the big kicker...what do you say? To answer this question, how about we look at something totally different for a minute. Take a minute and think abou...