So, today we will take a break from the "deep, theological" stuff and have some fun. I want to hear about your bucket list. What is on it? What do you dream about doing before you die? Here is mine:
1. Go to a UFC fight live
2. Memorize the New Testament
3. Preach to 10,000 people at one time, in one place
4. See the Roman Coliseum
5. Take my wife on a tour of Europe (I would love to see her smile the whole time)
6. Rid the world of spoons. If you can't eat it with a fork, you can drink it!
I have had others... I wanted to be thanked on a CD - done. I wanted to play guitar on someones album - done. I wanted to go on a cruise - done.
What is on your list?
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
The Best of Me???
So, I read this interesting Facebook status today that got me to thinking. It said something like - I am a church leader so I have to give God the best part of me and my day (I am paraphrasing). Of course my initial thought was - good for him. My second thought was - I am not sure he is right.
God is our everything and we are to cherish Him. To love the lord our God with ALL our hearts and with ALL our souls and with ALL our strength. But where do other things fit in? Does that mean that my family always gets leftovers. They get a lesser version of me? And I know the platitude - if you love God first, your family gets a better version of you. And I agree with that. BUT to give God my best means that everything else gets second position - or worse.
How does that make my family feel? Or worse.. what values statement am I making to my kids? I want to give the best part of my day to the things that God has given me to steward well. And those areas of my life where I am called to be the one who puts God's Peace on display - I wan them to see the best of me. And that raises another question... Where is the place I am NOT called to do that? So then, I have to always show the best of me. Or at least the truest version of me...
The connections are endless here. And I think it would be good to talk about it. I want to be the best follower of God that I can. I also want to be the best father and husband that I can. I also want to be the best neighbor and friend that I can be. I want to give everyone the best that I have.
Maybe the connection to giving God the "best part of my day" is faulty... Maybe the best is what we should strive for every moment of every day...
What do you think?
God is our everything and we are to cherish Him. To love the lord our God with ALL our hearts and with ALL our souls and with ALL our strength. But where do other things fit in? Does that mean that my family always gets leftovers. They get a lesser version of me? And I know the platitude - if you love God first, your family gets a better version of you. And I agree with that. BUT to give God my best means that everything else gets second position - or worse.
How does that make my family feel? Or worse.. what values statement am I making to my kids? I want to give the best part of my day to the things that God has given me to steward well. And those areas of my life where I am called to be the one who puts God's Peace on display - I wan them to see the best of me. And that raises another question... Where is the place I am NOT called to do that? So then, I have to always show the best of me. Or at least the truest version of me...
The connections are endless here. And I think it would be good to talk about it. I want to be the best follower of God that I can. I also want to be the best father and husband that I can. I also want to be the best neighbor and friend that I can be. I want to give everyone the best that I have.
Maybe the connection to giving God the "best part of my day" is faulty... Maybe the best is what we should strive for every moment of every day...
What do you think?
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