Courtney and I had the opportunity this past weekend to travel back up to NJ and see some good friends. My friend Trevor got hitched and it truly was a one-of-a-kind wedding. There was a countdown to the wedding, there was worship music before (with full band and light show) and then the actual ceremony. It was definitely memorable. We flew back in to GA around 9:30 and I got back to the house in time to see Georgia get their butts handed to them. I will have to admit, I saw this one coming.
Down in Georgia, we are having a bit of a crisis. THERE IS NO FREAKIN GAS! Luckily, I do not live too far from work and will resort to riding a bike if needed. It is pretty crazy to drive by a gas station and see a ton of cars lined up to get as much gas as possible. I have even heard people saying they had to call in to work because they could not make it. Some say recession, others say depression, and I personally do not know. It is hard for me to compare what is going on in the economy today to the depression of the 1920's.
I was reminded on Saturday of how much we must rely on Christ for all our needs. If you look in Exodus 16, you can see how God supplied just enough food for His people to survive. It was never enough for them to save, because if they did so, it would rot and would no longer be edible. We have to trust God, we have to run after Him, we have to surrender our wants and come only with our needs for that day. I can pray and ask all I want for a beautiful new guitar, but I do not NEED it. At this point, I do not NEED gas, I have plenty enough to get by. I know that if I did NEED the gas, Jesus would provide for me. But for now, I got legs, so I can walk if I have to.
3 comments:
I feel guilty when I use a phrase like, "I was stinkin mad!" or "Why does gas cost so stinkin much?"
Does it not bother you at all when you use a word like "freakin" when it is so much like a word the "world" would use in that phrase and that it is obvious that that is the word intended? You and so many other pastors talk that way. Do you think of the example that you are. What about role model which we talk about in sports a lot. Pastors certainly are role models too.
Signed, dissappointed.
Anonymous disappointed person, Don't even get me started about intent vs. content, I could write a book. If using the word freakin bothered Chase then he obviously wouldn't say it let alone write it!!! One of my biggest pet peeves is people like you saying that words like freakin means the same thing as the 'f' word the "world" would use! It's not the same word, if it was the same word it would be spelled the same! Yes the word freakin is used to 'stress' a point however, it is not indeed the world's "F" word!!!
I say "oh my goodness", is that the same thing as "oh my God"?!?!? Where does it end?! I say 'crap' all the time but I don't say "Sh*t", is that horrible too?! Give me a brake! Like Chase said, if you don't like his language, stop reading his blog. If you're convicted using the word 'stinkin' then that's fine but don't try and convict others or make someone else feel convicted if they don't have a problem with it, that's God's job. :)
You guys crack me up. :)
Signed, Bill
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