Saturday, December 11, 2010

Adult ADD?

I woke up early this morning feeling a bit chilly. I first thought that my wife had hogged all the covers again. Then I tried to see what time it was and couldn't see the clock so I thought my wife had blocked the clock with something and I couldn't see it. (Notice even in a sleepy stupor how quick I am to shift blame.) Then, I realized in the dark, cold and very quiet that the power was off. All of these thoughts came in just a few seconds as I sleepily tried to figure out what was going on and if I was even awake. My mind begins to process as I reach for my cell phone to look at the time. 3:00 AM. Nice. Oh, I have a text message. It is from the basketball coach, "Can you give a pre-game devotion at 1:20 for the game on Saturday?" Wow, when was that sent? 12:22 AM. Wonder what I should talk about? I will have 4 minutes to inspire and point them to Christ. Great. Power is still off. Are the pipes going to freeze? Are the girls warm enough? Wonder why the power is off? I paid the bill right? Must have been a blown transformer. Transformer! Transformed! That is it! I will share with the basketball team about being transformed through Christ! "I beseech you therefore, brethern, in view of God's mercies, off your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable and pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Romans 12:1-2). God's power transformed to us through Christ! Therefore we should respond by not doing what our world tells us to do that is selfish, greedy, and unholy. But we should be transformed by the renewing of our mind. Another translation, the New Living Translation, says to change the way you think! Change the way I think? Yes. Change the way you think! What should I think about? Think about these things: whatever is TRUE, whatever is NOBLE, whatever is RIGHTEOUS, whatever is PURE, whatever is LOVELY, whatever is ADMIRABLE, and whatever is PRAISEWORTHY (Philippians 4:8)! Hmm. Oh yea, the power was off until about 6:15 and it came on then off then on then back off and now is back on. There is a blizzard coming. Hopefully, the power won't go off this next week in the blizzard when the temperatures drop to like 5! I really think that I am becoming more and more ADD-ish as I get older. Look a squirrel! :)

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