Life Goes On

I have a page on Facebook that I go to every now and then. Nobody ever writes on my wall, I just go there to see what everybody is saying to each other. I can catch up on things, without having to carry on a conversation. I have noticed that some very bored, sneaky people are hacking into members accounts, and using their identities, sending messages to unsuspecting friends. Most people will put up with this, and just keep adding more 'friends', not caring about the hacking. They probably think it's relatively harmless.

I was on my page tonight, and just decided to unload some of my 'friends'. I started out with 106 friends, and when I was done, I had 57 left. Out of those 57, I probably ever talk to about 5 of them. The rest, I just use to catch up on friends and family. Sad. Some people live on Facebook, playing all the silly games, tending to their 'farms', and such. I have heard of some people setting an alarm, just so they could get up and water their plants. Wow.

I am letting go of this present world, a little at a time. There will come a day, very soon, that most of my stuff will be taken away anyway. The things of this world will burn up, with a fervent heat, so says the Bible. And I believe it. I can't take it with me, so I will give away what I can, and use up what's left. When I leave this world, whether by death, or the rapture, I expect that I won't have much down here with my name on it.

When Jesus walked this earth, He didn't own anything. He said 'the foxes have holes, and the birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head'. He knew the importance of distancing oneself from the trappings of this present world. We can get too comfortable with our stuff, and make it a part of our identity. When we love some material thing so much, that we can't let go of it, then we have forgotten our purpose for being here. We are not here to gather as much stuff as we can get our hands on. We are here to gather souls for God's Kingdom.

Love people, not things. Pastor Larry Delon always said, don't love anything, that can't love you back. Amen.

Real Love

We were reading from 1 Corinthians chapter 13, at our nursing home ministry, this past Sunday. Paul speaks of what real, true love is. Paul said that, even if he were to speak like the angels, if he didn't have love, he would just be making a lot of noise. He said that even if he had great spiritual gifts, and understood all things, and had great faith to do great things, if he didn't have love, he was nothing. If he performed many, great spiritual things, if he didn't have love, he would gain nothing.

The world doesn't really understand what REAL love is. We confuse love, with lust. Paul said love is patient, and kind, and not selfish. Lust is just the opposite. When it's all about what we want, no matter what it takes to get it, that isn't love, but lust. True love will last for an eternity, while lust will fade. Feelings come and go, so does lust. Everything in the world will fade away eventually, but love will carry on.

Paul said that we are like children. He said that when he was a child, he spoke as a child, understood as a child, and thought like a child; but when he became a man, he put away childish things. That's the way we are. Right now, we think we know all things, but we only know in part. We only see in shadows, and reflections. When Jesus comes, we will see Him face to face, and see what REAL love truly is. When we see Him, we will say " I GET IT NOW. I UNDERSTAND NOW". Only then will we understand how great a love He had for us. A love so great, He laid down His life for us, who were so unworthy of His great love.

In closing, he said we now have faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love. Without love, we can't fully have faith and hope. The world will know whose we are, by our love. God is love, therefore, we are children of love. How great and awesome is our God!!! amen.