Building on the Foundation

I sn’t it a beautiful day?! Someone is always ready to take exception with that phrase but think about it. We’re alive (at least, I assume you are since you are reading my post), and we were all able to wake up and read, and that is a blessing that shouldn’t be taken for granted. Not everyone can say the same.  I’m on a diet that is supposed to reset my metabolism, and one of the things I can have is nuts. Not as many as I want, but I can have eighteen.  Does anyone out there have a nut allergy to the point where if you didn’t receive medical intervention, you would die?  I’m sure that seems like an odd question, and in fact, this whole post, as I’m sure you will admit, has been pretty odd up to this point. There is an explanation, I assure you, and it has nothing to do with morning drinking.  Just being able to eat nuts without dying is something that all of us have probably taken for granted, yet it is something to be thankful to God for. We can enjoy delicious n...

Have you ever heard someone say, “learn to be happy with who you are?” More than likely, it didn’t even make you think twice, and you then went on about with your life. Of all the dangerous phrases and thoughts to us Christians, among which are “blend in with the world” and “don’t stand out” or “don’t be different from the world,” this is perhaps the most dangerous to our spiritual life. How can I say that? On the surface, this appears to be a wise principle to follow, doesn’t it? Healthy at any weight, right? At this point, you can probably hear the medical profession innocently whistling in the background and casually fanning themselves with the stacks of research on obesity and mortality rates, but pay them no mind.  If this statement can be this dangerous to our physical health, well, then just imagine what it does to our spiritual and mental health. This isn’t a statement to promote self-health; it’s a statement to promote self-satisfaction and stagnation. If you are happy wit...