Something has been on my mind a lot lately which for awhile gave me some doubts about my trip down
Christian Lane. I think it all goes back to
a post from a little over 4 years ago and this quote from then about my decision to embrace Christianity and accept Christ as my living savior...
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I thought long and hard about the something else that stuck in my mind...But what if I become "one of them...a saved CHRISTIAN"? From my own experience and thanks to the media, I have a very vivid notion about the stereotypical Saved Christian. I thought about that aspect for awhile and decided of the choices I have today - that might not be so bad, and I can certainly become my own version of my perception."
Well it seems
I have become "my own version of my perception". I have always been a very practical and somewhat reserved person when it comes to just about everything - including how I see my relationship with Christ. I have not developed the feeling that there is any need to constantly
gush over God. I have also never broken down and cried out because I have lost sight of His benevolence during hard times. Christians who do this over and over and over still give me the willies and it makes me uncomfortable. Did they miss or forget something along the way?...or are they just following
a perception of how they should behave. I have come to realize that I simply have accepted the Truth of his plan and try to live my life accordingly - always cognizant and thankful of His blessings in my life and to seek my place in His Kingdom by living by His rules. That alone is hard enough - but trying to conform to behavior based on the perception of a group just confuses the path.
Matthew 13 : 9 Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!"10 His disciples came and asked him, "Why do you always tell stories when you talk to the people?" 11 Then he explained to them, "You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others have not. 12 To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them. 13 That is why I tell these stories, because people see what I do, but they don't really see. They hear what I say, but they don't really hear, and they don't understand. 14 This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: 'You will hear my words, but you will not understand; you will see what I do, but you will not perceive its meaning.15 For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes -- so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.'
May have just happened upon a part time gig. Ran into my old friend John Stolt and he took me out to see Goat Town - his goat raising enterprise just south of me. Since he is based in Houston, he needs someone local to kinda keep an eye on the herd...I am local and I like goats. He also has two llamas with the goats. We shall see how it pans out - have yet to work out the details. From what I understand, goat herding is a noble profession. 68,84,38,0,B 
