WELCOME!

Welcome to my first attempt at blogging.  I don't know if this is still the case or not, but when I went to college you had a major degree and a minor degree.  Many know that my 'major' degree is in Business Education.  What many may not know is that my 'minor' degree is in journalism.  With that said, I may be about to put that 'minor' degree to work and show my hidden talents, or I may be about to reveal those 30 hours spent obtaining that journalism minor were wasted hours. 



THE WEEK AFTER EASTER.

This time last week we were reflecting upon the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Over a period of a few weeks,  Jesus was crucified, buried, rose from the grave and ascended into heaven.  Did we stop there?  Did our celebration end with the last chorus of the Alleluia's we sang at church?  Did our celebration end as we washed, dried, and put away the last of the dishes from Easter lunch?  Did we get up on Monday morning after Easter and continue our lives as 'usual'? 

OR did we recognize that our celebration was just beginning!!

(Before I go further, this is my premise:    Becoming a Christian means believing in God; believing in the birth, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ,  acknowledging that we all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory,  and asking Jesus into our hearts for forgiveness and salvation.   That being said, there are "Christians" and then there are "Christians who have a daily walk and relationship with God - who are sanctified in Christ"). 

It's easy, I think, to be a Christian during the holiday seasons of Christmas and Easter.   It's almost like we dust off our "I'm a Christian badge" and wear it proudly and boldly.  But what about all those days 'in between'.  Do we continue to wear our "Christian badge", do we continue to acknowledge the existence of God in our lives, do we look for and seize the opportunities we're given to share God with those who found no reason to celebrate Easter other than to hunt eggs (and I'm not anti Easter Egg hunting),  are we "Bold in our Faith" 365 days of the year?  Are we a 'Christian' or a 'Christian with an ongoing relationship with God' and a story to share?   

I'll go first - as much as I want to tell you a resounding "YES!" to all those questions, I can't.  Although my answer is definitely not 'no', it's only a strong 'mostly'.   Psalm 119:11 says "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you."  I don't believe the Psalmist meant for me (us) to literally 'hide' God in our heart, but I sometimes do.  However, as the old cliche goes "God's not finished with me yet" and the older I get the closer I get to changing my answer to a resounding "YES!"  I try to be alert for opportunities God puts in front of me to share about His grace in my life.  

We ended our Church Easter Worship service with a praise song by Chris Tomlin.  As the chorus goes "How Can I Keep From Singing Your Praise.....I Know I Am Loved by the King,  And it makes my Heart want to SING!"

I want to Sing - because I am loved by the King!!

If you aren't already, I invite you to SING!