MAC KIRK

Ever buy a used car? Seems some people are happy to sell you something, whether a new job that is not as great as promised or a way of thinking that is not that thoughtful. Recently I re-learned this lesson. I was looking , but when I asked too many questions the other party got angry. HMmmmm? Questions can reveal where people are . Do not be quick to do things others wish without taking the time to think and ask questions. It may save you from problems later on. So knowing God and following His will is not that easy either. OPen door is not always wha t it appears. The advice of others is to be heeded but not always followed. In the end you live with your decision. So pray, think and above take the time to ask questions and I mean a lot of them! If the other side gets mad, then maybe you found a problem!

Ogilivie says ," Satan's strategy is to try to influence us with the false idea that this life is all there is." " We are set free to enjoy life to the fullest, knowing that everything matters because nothing ultimately matters except our relationship with Him." Philippians 1:21 " For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain." I have to say you need to read this book, " 12 Steps to Living Without Fear" Step 10.

I am drawing my comments from Lloyd Ogilivie's book, " 12 Steps to Living Without Fear" Step 10 says, " I will face my eventual physical death and claim that I am alive eternally. Therefore, I can live abundantly without panic for the rest of my time on earth." I would add thru Christ. He says that in the chapter. I like this one. One lady who he quotes who was ill says, " I'm not afraid of death anymore. In fact , panic over sickness is gone. However long I live physically matters so much less now, and I'm really free to live now and forever." This she says about facing death. " We'll discover that claiming death as a transition in living----a new beginning, and not an end---will be the start of a wonderful freedom to live more fully now and for however long we have left on this earth." " Lurking beneath our gusto for living is the grief we harbor about dying. Unfortunately, many Christians, who should have the greatest free