Young and Old

One difference between when you are young and when you are old is the ability to stay up late. In fact, more than just the ability but also your attitude about it. When you are young, staying up past midnight, three nights in a row, is worn like a badge of courage and honor. Once older, staying up past midnight, just one night is ample reason to moan and complain.

Another difference is the effect of caffeine. I used to sleep with a Dr. Pepper can on my headboard. Now if I drink a glass of tea with dinner I may have trouble sleeping!

#C3_2010 - #1

So, still reeling from the 'holy hangover' from C3 2010.  Same thing from last year, so impacted by incredible communicators, amazing messages, and the presence of God's hand on the entire conference.

I'm sure there will be many, many other thoughts that are stewing in my brain, that will be served up on this blog-plate.  Here's one that's ready to serve.

Mature People Feed Themselves

More specifically, mature believers take care of themselves.  Not saying that they do not need love, care and the occasional help when 'chewing' on something real tough.  But, Dave Hughes talked about it this morning.  'Baby believers' are the ones who can not feed themselves...and if they try, probably will just make a mess and not get much from it.

This is an important distinction.  It would seem important to know who you are dealing with in conflict, strife, troubles or tribulation.  While there are lots of people running around touting spiritual 'maturity'...Can the really feed themselves regularly without getting strained peas in their hair, milk running down their chin and more stuff on the floor then in their soul?

Without sacrifice...

there is no love.

This is not meant to be a cheesy Valentine's Day post.  Just something that was reveled to me last week sometime.  

So, to have love there must be sacrifice.  First forget about the human/personal/relationship definition. Let's say you LOVE CocoKrispies.  You have to sacrifice eating other cereals like AppleJacks, Trixs or any other sugary breakfast goodness.  You also would have sacrifice some of your health and well-being.

What if you LOVE a certain car?  Let's say the new Chevy Camero.  If you truly LOVE it, you will probably own one.  In owning a new Camero, you would sacrifice some money (about $25k-$45k). You would also sacrifice the ability to haul a trailer or move plywood.  

LOVE your wife and kids, there are sacrifices to make.  LOVE God, other sacrifices to make.  The word 'sacrifice' kind of has a negative connotation, but it's not negative.  It is just a trade of one thing for another.  For LOVE, it means trading something you don't want for something you do want.

With LOVE, you must sacrifice.  They are sometimes easy sacrifices, sometimes they are more difficult.  I am not a 'perfect practitioner' of this idea, but being aware of it may help?!?

 

PB&J

1. Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches should be a dessert.

Whoever snuck this through the 'menu police' was a genius.  How can you take something that sweet and call it a meal?

'and for dessert we have a Creme Brulee topped with wild raspberries or we have the Peanut Butter      and Jelly Sandwich, made with Jiffy and Smuckers'