Slowly clearing out my Stuff

Good thing the weather is so cold, because I am burning piles & piles of my old bank, credit card, utility, and other bills in the wood stove. They don't burn that well though, so I have to keep shuffling the ashes around until they finally burn up completely.

Also disposed of the 10 years worth of old Coins magazines that have been sitting gathering dust and ash. When I think back to all the money I wasted on perishable items that will not be of any eternal value, I am upset & sad with myself. If I had resisted the siren song of American culture, which advertises that we all need new & wonderful items to keep us happy, make life fulfilling, and ultimately supplant our relationship with YHWH, how much less I would be having to mess with right now. I could be in Kerrville with my beloved wife instead of sorting thru & then trashing so much stuff.

I have to keep resisting the temptation to look at the tools on Craftsman.com & purchase some nice shiney tools that I already have several of. [Hey ended that sentence with a nice preposition! Grammar!!!!] Anyway, it is hard to discipline myself with tools, I need to go back to doing what Larry Burkett always recommended; Put the tools you wanted on your list, & wait 30 days to purchase. If they were still needed, then you could purchase it. Oh, & he said to only keep one item on your list at a time! Hard to do for me.

Time is also in short supply, must get off the internet & back to sorting, packing & throwing away. Please pray for me.

In Christ, Rick
a Follower of the Way

After Election Day

Well, it looks like a vast majority of Americans have spoken, and they want what they want.

I read a blog by Les Rile that he wrote 2 years ago after the Democrats took over Congress. Well, they have increased their lead a bunch, & the Republican party is a mess.

But now is the time to change America from the bottom up, starting with our families, our fellow Christians, & then our neighbors.

There is an extreme lack of Holiness in Christianity, beginning with our personal lives, and all the indulgences that we think we deserve. I myself am guilty of it. Should not have bought that candy on clearance. It was not necessary at all.

The church is losing it's children because we make it cultural, & not integral to our lives. We are not honest, open & authentic with ourselves, God, and our children, which causes this disconnect.

We as Christians need compassion for others, even the pagans, the homosexuals, the homeless. They are going to make their decisions, we can feed them, clothe them, & build the relationships necessary to prove we really care about them, Just as Christ did.

Now that Christians are the distinct minority, how will we act? Will we stand firm even when it means losing our homes, our jobs, our freedom.

I don't know, it is hard even for me.



a Follower of the Way