Today our church recognized our veterans and our active military. I am very thankful for all those who serve our country. Without those men and women who voluntarily put their lives on the line, we would not have the freedoms that we enjoy now. "What greater friend is there than those who are willing to lay down their life for another." Paraphrased scripture, but you get the point.
We had a "guest" speaker this morning, "Father" Bruce, as our pastor calls him. I really enjoyed his message. He challenged us to think about whether or not we are truly persuaded that nothing is as important as our relationship with God. He recently read a book about how our theology is either dog or cat. Dog theology is you feed me, care for me, love me...you must be God. Cat theology is you feed me, care for me, love me... i must be god. We start out on our Christian walks with cat theology being its about me, I need to be saved from something. Our prayers are centered around what we need and want. The goal is to get to Dog theology, where instead of being about me it becomes what can I do to serve God, how can I glorify God? Then our thinking is more complete. God calls us to be servants, not lords of the manor. How different would this world be if those who claim to be Christ followers were continually looking for ways to be servants to their fellow humans and instead of wanting glory for themselves would seek to have all glory go to Him who deserves it! Please don't think I am getting on a high horse, I have much improvement to be made in this area. I am by nature an introvert. To be a servant to others is hard when you are one who likes to stay home! I do not always put others before me, or if I do then I am often grumbling about it in my heart! Thank goodness my Savior does not expect me to be perfect! He loves me the way I am and gently and lovingly leads me along the path that He knows is best for me. When I let go of His hand and try to go my own way, He waits patiently for me to realize that I can't do it on my own and comes and leads me back when I call on Him.
Thanks for listening.
God bless,
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