I love Food!

I know you're not supposed to "love" inanimate objects like food, blah, blah, blah. Okay what ever, I really "like" food then. Our American friends just celebrated their Thanksgiving weekend and it brought to my mind thoughts of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with garlic, I don't like cranberry sauce but you can't have turkey dinner without at least providing it for those that do, gravy, and of course my favourite of all things during thanksgiving, pumpkin pie and whipped cream!

Food, I like my steak or prime rib done "medium". My father-in-law makes the best prime rib dinner. I'll eat pretty much anything except radishes or anchovies or celery for that matter even if you put cheeze whiz on it. I love pizza... I mean I really like pizza. Hawiian pizza is the best and then Canadian, bring on the mushrooms! I like ice cream so much I eat it in the winter. My favourite ice cream is cookie dough.

What other food is there worth talking about...I've cover turkey dinner, steak, pizza, ice cream, oh yes chicken, BBQ chicken is the best too. I like all things sweet pies, cakes, cookies, etc. Haven't said anything about coffee yet but I really, really like coffee. Okay! I have used "I" way too much in this blog 13 times to be exact.

Position! Not Condition!

I have just recently began another study in the book of Ephesians. For those who may not know, Ephesians is a book in the New Testament of the bible written by a genius named Paul. More than any book besides perhaps John and Romans Ephesians has got to be my favourite book.

So often we are influenced by our personal or physical condition in life. If we win something like a free dinner, wow, we react with happiness (especially if it is at The Outback). It's a natural thing to react positively to positive things that happen to us and it is natural to react negatively to negative things. But you know, that really makes for an up and down life.

Paul in the book of Ephesians particularly in the first chapter teaches on something that far outweighs and out lasts temporal conditions in life. He says in Ephesians 1:3; blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.

Without getting too deep...people who have come into a personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus, knowing our position is of greater importance than any condition we may face in life. Conditions are temporal, it is just a matter of time before things change. But with God, our position never changes, it is eternal in Christ. We are blessed people regardless of our conditions, physical or otherwise. God has (Paul doesn't say will or might) blessed us with every spiritual blessing. Right now we have every thing needed from God. We are fithly rich! There is a constant and unending source of life, joy, peace, power and hope in our life. What's the key...accessing the blessings.

Just because you don't feel joyful as a Christian believer doesn't mean you don't possess the ability. You have been given every spirtitual blessing in Christ. Are you allowing your current condition to rule your God given position? I need to learn this and relearn it again. My poisition in Christ is above my conditions on earth. I don't deny pain or sorrow but I don't need to let them rule my life. I am rich in God! I've been blessed by a blessed God! I have everything I need (see 2 Peter 1:3). We need to learn how to access all of these spiritual blessings on a regular basis. It's all about positon not condition.

Some Things To Think About!?

At the beginning of a new week, here are some things to think about...

• No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize a cat (that's good to know because we all want to do that from time to time.)
• Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?
• Never take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night (this one alone is worth the read!)
• Why do 24 hour convenience stores have locks on the doors?
• "Bad company corrupts good character".
• For us Charismatics...you know when you are in revival when someone shouts "FIRE!" you stop, drop and roll.
• "The soul that sins, will die". (that's a tough one, but God said it in Leviticus)
• Get this..."I know that you believe that you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant".... (Hehehe...okay, now read it again slower)
• Last one for the day, my favourite..."For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him will not die but have everlasting life." (think about this one the longest).

I'm a turn coat!

It is official, I'm no longer a Toronto Maple Leaf fan! If you think I'm nothing but a band wagoner, well then I'm guilty as charged. I just can't take it any more. If the truth be told I've been feeling this way for several years now and just couldn't bring myself to the point of actually giving up on the blue and white. But now that I have, I don't know what my problem was. Why in the world would anyone continue to cheer for the Leafs? My problem with the Leafs isn't the fact that they haven't won in 40 years. It took the Boston Red Sox, what 86 years to win another World Series? The problem is Toronto's goal is not the Stanley Cup, it is making money. MLSE is a genius company that makes a lot money. Good for them! I want to cheer for a winner, and so my new favourite team is.........wait for it............Ottawa! When I jump ship I know how to pick em! At least this year my team will win a little more and have a legitimate chance of winning the cup. As for the Leafs, well...they just keep falling.