Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Love

Since Dustin has been teaching at Porter, one thing I've learned to focus on is love. I've learned what love is and what it isn't. I've learned things I can do to love people more. I've began to pray that God would help me love for the sake of pointing people back to Him. Yet, this Monday I failed miserably.
You see, I had the opportunity to prove my love for a brother was without hypocracy, as put in Romans 12:9. I had the opportunity to show mercy with cheerfulness, not expecting anything in return from the person with whom the mercy would be shown. I had the opportunity to practice unblemished hospitality while helping a brother in need, yet I did not do it.
This brother was in need. He needed food. He needed a place to rest. He needed love. He needed things I could give to him, yet I failed him. You see, after many options were gone through as to how we would provide for him did I finally open myself up to him. Instead of instantly hearing his needs and loving him, I tried to put it off because it would cost me time, food, and trust. I had things to lose yet a brother to gain, but I first to chose the easy route instead of putting myself on the line for him. Finally, I took him in and loved on him, but it was delayed instead of instant.
This bothers me. How could I not forsake all for him? How could I not be willing to sacrifice 5 bucks of food, a shower, and a spot on my couch that nobody uses at night for a brother in Christ who needed help? Of all the things I've learned in the past few months, why could I not do them? Even though he was ministered to, I still sinned. And, that absolutely frustrates me. Why did I not love without hypocracy?

"And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing. Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails" 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

God, help me learn to love for your glory.

Sunday, September 04, 2005

UK Football

Today marks the opening day of the 2005 UK football season, and a pastor-friend of mine, who is a Tennessee fan, sent me a list of UK football jokes that I would like to share with you all. I admit that UK football isn't great, although that COULD change this year if the impression given at the UK/UL game is consistent, and I find some of these jokes to be humorusly true.

Q. What's the difference between the Kentucky Wildcats & the Taliban?
A. The Taliban has a running game.

Q. How do the Kentucky Wildcats count to 10?
A. 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 0-4, 0-5, 0-6, 0-7, 0-8, 0-9, 0-10.

Q. What do the Kentucky Wildcats & Billy Graham have in common?
A. They both can make 60,000 people stand up & yell "Jesus Christ".

Q. How do you keep a Kentucky Wildcat out of your yard?
A. Put up goal posts.

Q. Where do you go in Kentucky in case of a tornado?
A. To the Commonwealth Stadium - they never get a touchdown there!

Q. What do you call a Kentucky Wildcat with a SEC Football Championshipring?
A. A thief

Q. What's the difference between the Kentucky Wildcats and a dollarbill?
A. You can still get four quarters out of a dollar

Q. How many Kentucky Wildcats does it take to win a SEC FootballChampionship?
A. Nobody knows and we may never find out!

Q. What do you call 47 people sitting around a TV watching the SECFootball Championship?A. The Kentucky Wildcats.

Q. What do the Kentucky Wildcats and possums have in common?
A. Both play dead at home and get killed on the road.

Q. How can you tell when the Kentucky Wildcats are going to run thefootball?
A. The back leaves the huddle with tears in his eyes.