It's merely a coincidence.
Friday was such a harried day. The taxes done, I still had to wait on the mail. Needed to get an expected check deposited. Misunderstanding and miscommunication had it coming USPS instead of being directly deposited as arranged. Something had to go off to IRS and my auto insurance was due. (The day before.) With lots of driving to do in order to make the drop, I was stymied until I got the cash flowing.
Check in hand, had to do the "verify funds" routine. Like pulling teeth. My bank wouldn't, so had to go to the maker's. Hey... let's play clearing house! That done, in went the cash. Home went I to do the payment over the phone. Done. Done. Done.
Then out to Peoria to drop the forms - it was after the last collection nearby. Utterly relieved and all in force, took myself to a Wi-Fi location so's to make the cell phone payment. Key-ripes!
No card. Left it at the bank! Figures. Another routine. Stop the card.
Well, don't you know Saturday afternoon the card presents itself on the dining room table. Behind a vase of irises. Awfully inconvenient.
This morning the pastor had us pull our wallets out, for he asked to be trusted. What was their significance? Universal subjects: identity; income; influence.
Your identity is certainly your own, and protected by law with regard to the assorted scams and thefts, but have you freely surrendered it to Jesus? Are you an authentic Christian? His illustration was simple, but there could be difficulties problematic as to whether people are authentic in themselves. "Being comfortable in one's skin" the colloquial operative. If you are, I should think it convenient to surrender indeed.
The income aspect flummoxed me. Especially in the throes of having had to deal with the ostensibly lost card. Other losses too. He spoke of the stewardship of our resources in response to our calling and authenticity. All for Jesus.
Who and how you are determines the influence one has. As a practical matter, this is most straightforward. He made me think of the responsibilities appertaining, whatever the contingencies. All this relative to Exodus 4; trusting that God will purposefully enable us to the extent of His writing the script, for the most part, our wallets akin to Moses' staff.
Recapped his message in resignation that "It's always something." with regard to the phenomena in the wallet and the foibles of one's existence. "Don't forget your wallet." the moment you leave the house, trusting that you've got your kit together to go into the "market" with credentials - to drive and transact essentially, secure in the feeling that you're, what? Able. The pastor was saying that if you are, you can proceed confidently, and in this sermon the idea seemed to be one can proclaim Christ full of the confidence God promised Moses, so influencing the movements and transactions of the day;
Friday was such a harried day. The taxes done, I still had to wait on the mail. Needed to get an expected check deposited. Misunderstanding and miscommunication had it coming USPS instead of being directly deposited as arranged. Something had to go off to IRS and my auto insurance was due. (The day before.) With lots of driving to do in order to make the drop, I was stymied until I got the cash flowing.
Check in hand, had to do the "verify funds" routine. Like pulling teeth. My bank wouldn't, so had to go to the maker's. Hey... let's play clearing house! That done, in went the cash. Home went I to do the payment over the phone. Done. Done. Done.
Then out to Peoria to drop the forms - it was after the last collection nearby. Utterly relieved and all in force, took myself to a Wi-Fi location so's to make the cell phone payment. Key-ripes!
No card. Left it at the bank! Figures. Another routine. Stop the card.
Well, don't you know Saturday afternoon the card presents itself on the dining room table. Behind a vase of irises. Awfully inconvenient.
This morning the pastor had us pull our wallets out, for he asked to be trusted. What was their significance? Universal subjects: identity; income; influence.
Your identity is certainly your own, and protected by law with regard to the assorted scams and thefts, but have you freely surrendered it to Jesus? Are you an authentic Christian? His illustration was simple, but there could be difficulties problematic as to whether people are authentic in themselves. "Being comfortable in one's skin" the colloquial operative. If you are, I should think it convenient to surrender indeed.
The income aspect flummoxed me. Especially in the throes of having had to deal with the ostensibly lost card. Other losses too. He spoke of the stewardship of our resources in response to our calling and authenticity. All for Jesus.
Who and how you are determines the influence one has. As a practical matter, this is most straightforward. He made me think of the responsibilities appertaining, whatever the contingencies. All this relative to Exodus 4; trusting that God will purposefully enable us to the extent of His writing the script, for the most part, our wallets akin to Moses' staff.
Recapped his message in resignation that "It's always something." with regard to the phenomena in the wallet and the foibles of one's existence. "Don't forget your wallet." the moment you leave the house, trusting that you've got your kit together to go into the "market" with credentials - to drive and transact essentially, secure in the feeling that you're, what? Able. The pastor was saying that if you are, you can proceed confidently, and in this sermon the idea seemed to be one can proclaim Christ full of the confidence God promised Moses, so influencing the movements and transactions of the day;
μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε εἰς τὴν αὔριον,
ἡ γὰρ αὔριον μεριμνήσει ἑαυτῆς·
ἀρκετὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἡ κακία αὐτῆς.
KATA ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 6:34
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