Wanderings – Page 71 – The Life and Times of Joe Suttle

Not Sure?

joe April 3, 2008 Faith

Interesting how we live our lives based on responses we expect or what we think will be the responses of other people will be. We get a little caught up in not saying or doing something “just in case”. In the process, we do or don’t do or say things and the situation goes downhill. James kind of talks about this in chapter 2, when he encourages us to act as though we will be judged by the law of liberty (act within your freedom). Just before that little tidbit, James challenges us to treat others like we want to be treated (“Love your neighbor as yourself”). This was all about how we treat other people. Kinda makes me keep asking myself how much I love myself. Sure makes me want to treat people differently when I think about it as thought I were treating myself that way.

Try it yourself…look at how you want to be treated, and then imagine that you were treating someone else that way…or are you?

Thursday Already

joe April 3, 2008 General

Time flies by when you are having fun, or so they say. It actually seems to fly best when you are not aware of it…you get immersed in whatever it is that you are doing, and before you know it, another minute, hour or day has gone by.

Been thinking more about my “retirement” response to people, and there are some thing that I am enjoying – like not “having” to get up and go to work. When I get up, there are things that have to be done, but just not having to “go” to work is a wonderful thing. In light of that, my life is a little busier with work at church, home and other places.

Quotable

joe March 31, 2008 General

Running around the web, and ran across this anonymous quote…”Don’t make someone a priority who only considers you an option.”

Well, I most definitely know who does not consider me an option, but He’s a little more that just another person in my life. At first glance, the quote has you peddling hard to make sure you read it right. Then, the thoughts come about what (and who) in this world gets your priority. This is about wasting time – at least that’s what the author is saying. Thinking…