Christian thoughts and words for the day

 Do you ever encounter Apathy?  This is something which we all know and have  seen many times within our lives. We may have known or know someone who is generally quite apathetic or perhaps extremely so. How many times have you heard someone say of something that many found exciting and adventurous, that it will not work, it cannot be done, it is a waste of time and effort? How often do you think that people that you know well, have actually thought such things? But also if you were honest with yourself, how often have you yourself both thought these things and also spoken them? Within the Church how many times has apathy caused problems which are not at all necessary? But also how often has an event failed because more than one individual  is apathetic regarding the possible results of the event and just how effective it will be? What impact upon others can these apathetic, negative ...

 Where is your home?  This is a question that has perhaps more than one possible answer. If we are fortunate, in life we begin with a  home with the family which we grow up with. Though the place in which you lived may have changed more than once, yet each new place became your home. Then perhaps you are at or have passed the stage when you move out of your parents house and into a place of your own. This place then becomes your home, yet the previous place where you dwelt still may for a while also feel like home to you. Throughout our lives we may know a good many places that we accept as and welcome as our home. As Christians we know that the obvious answer to the question is that our home is with God in heaven. We look to this, we long for this and we know that someday we will have this home. Yet, though we look ahead for this, what of now? We still have a home here and  we shoul...

 Where do you walk?  This is something that the majority of us do on a daily basis, we walk. Some may walk to their place of employment, for others it could be to visit a relative or a  close friend. Some also walk for pleasure; they love to walk for enjoyment alone, taking delight in the journey that  they take. Others also walk for exercise, to keep fit, which is of course good for people to do. Still others use walking as a social event; they love to walk with people,  either many or few. Yet, is there always an intended destination, or when people walk do they walk  just to enjoy it? Walking is something that as Christians we understand can be taken in a few ways. This can be seen as actual and also as figurative as well. We may walk to Church, we may walk as we serve the Church in many different ways. But also we have a figurative  walk with the Church as well;  we can walk with ...

  Where is your strength?  Strength is something that we all have in different ways. We all have a certain level of strength, this can be seen as a different thing by people. Strength can be seen as physical strength, this is something which many can and will associate with. Physical strength can be increased through time and effort, which many people do in different ways and methods of which now there are many. Then some can see strength as within their character, who may believe that they have high morals, and  perhaps also a good personality. There are many possibilities of where you may see strength as it can be found in many ways, and  decisions within your life. Within the Church there is strength as the individual members support, help, guide, and encourage each other. When the Church struggles in  this, the strength of the Church cannot be seen, known or felt by the in...

 Do you try anything new?  When a thing is new, it holds interest and can catch the attention of many. Whereas, when something is not new it needs sometimes a new way of doing it, something that will catch peoples' attention once again. What new things catch your attention? This can  be different for many people, a s people have different  interests, likes and dislikes. For some it can be a new car, for others it can be a new house, or possibly  for some it could be a new job. It may also be a new type of food which you have never tasted before, or a new hobby. Perhaps a new television or computer that comes out catches your attention, o r a new film or song that has been released.  Within the Church there can be new things, but also sometimes it can appear that there has not been anything new for some time. It is of course important to bring new things and ideas into the Chu...

How many commands have you broken? There possibly are quite a  few commands which we have received within our lives. Some of the commands which we may have received though we may not quite take  as a command, or understand that it was  an actual command. In peoples' careers or places of employment, sometimes a command is given to an employee and it may not be seen as such or taken as a request  or suggestion. There are also those who are in authority, such as  politicians or those within the military who also give commands, but these expect to be obeyed. Which of course they  should be, and unless the individual wishes to be reprimanded in  some way, their commands  are followed. Why though within the Church do some not  then follow the same  example, as for example soldiers who follow their commanding officers' commands as they are given. This of course...

 We all go on Journeys  We all at times within our lives go on more than one journey. Perhaps you have been on many journeys within your life. Some people go on quite a number of journeys just within one year, this depends usually upon their profession. As some people travel a great deal in their work. Whereas some only journey a few times in the same time period, perhaps this is for a holiday or visiting relatives. There is also a journey we take in different areas of our lives, such as we could be upon a journey within our careers or also your  family life. As Christians we know that there are many journeys in life, some of the journeys that we find ourselves upon can be hard and a difficult  route to be upon. But there also can be journeys that can be both enjoyable and exciting. Then there are those that can cause nervousness and  others still a sense of anticipation. Wi...

 What do you consider nature to be?  Nature is something that can be taken in more than one way. We can see nature as being the natural  world around us . Many people appreciate nature and love to walk whilst looking at some of natures wonders. Others prefer to watch television programmes, of which there have been many, which show things from nature that we may never ourselves get to see. Then there is also the nature of things, that is the nature of living things, we see this with all such things. Also there within this is human nature, which some believe us all to have. But what is this really? Human nature is really linked to the soul, yet within human nature there is a problem which philosophers  do not recognise. We as Christians, though do understand the problem with human nature and  that is of course sin. That is evident within mankind and therefore within human natu...