The Christain World

The Christian world asks people if they have been saved. Some wonder what they need to be saved from. That is when we need to turn and look at our own life. Do we need to be saved from our own self? Do you sometimes look at yourself and say “I wish I would have made a better decision here or there.” Everyone does it, it is usually just a matter of time before you look back and wonder what would have happen here or there if I had done this or that differently.
Our sins, and yes everyone has sin, will someday catch up with us in one form or another. One of mine did just the other day. I was reading in my devotions the other day, and in it they talked about the verse in Ephesians 4:29 that says that we are not to use any foul or polluting language. At the time I didn’t even think about complaining as being a foul or polluting thing, but it goes on to say that murmuring and complaining is a pollutant in our lives and probably sounds like cursing to the Lord. Wow, that really affected me because I strive in my life to not let any thing that is a curse to the Lord come out of my mouth. It was very convicting to read that devotion. I am a complainer, to my family mostly, but that doesn’t matter, the fact is I do it, and too often. To the Lord it is a verbal pollution and to pollute is to poison. Have you ever stopped to think that you and I can poison our future by complaining about what is going on right now? In the devotion it says that when we complain about our current situation, we remain in it; when we praise God in the midst of difficulty, He raises us out of it. If we don’t fill our thoughts and conversation with good things, the devil will definitely fill them with evil things. Truly thankful people do not complain and are to busy being grateful for the good things in their lives. They have no time to notice the things they could complain about. That attitude only comes when we truly let God control out lives. He is the one who will convict us of this subtle, but very real sin. He convicted me, and now I will be on the look out for this sneaky, but life changing sin.

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Ben and Kari

I was reading my niece and her husband’s blog a little bit ago, and it made me so proud of them that I needed to write about it. They live in Alaska and have 2 beautiful children, Joachim and Macrina. Kari was always one her mom and I worried about as she grew up. She was somewhat of a wild little girl, never really caring about what the next activity was just as long as she could keep moving. Curly blond hair that was out of control sometimes, at least if she had her way. Her mom had other ideas and tried to put pretty things in it. Kari was not going to have any of the girlie girl stuff though. That's what made Kari special then though and even more special now. My girls always loved going to Kari's house to see what Kari was doing now.
Kari is now a wife and mommy and loving it. She has her own little girl she is chasing around and trying to keep up with. Macrina is not a blond though; she has beautiful dark hair that is just as wild as Kari's ever was. Ben and Kari are living off the land somewhat, Alaska fish and salmon, wild game killed by Ben, making her own flour with other moms near by, chickens in a coop, goats and hopefully milk from them someday (they may be milking them now)and dogs. Kari has always had a passion for dogs, sled dogs for awhile and mushing for a short time. Kari and Ben live a modest life with God as the center of their life. Who else, but our Lord would have brought Kari this far. With her Grandma Tansey's prayers, which she bestowed on all of her grandchildren from the moment they were born, to her mom's love and patience, Kari has turned into a beautiful women. God showed Chris that even though she didn't exactly get the sweet girlie girl she wanted she got something better, she got Kari. I love you Kari