MY PRIVATE PART DIED
An old man, Mr. Wallace, was living in a nursing home.
One day he appeared to be very sad and depressed.
Nurse Tracy asked him if there was anything wrong,
'Yes, Nurse Tracy ,' said Mr. Wallace.
'My Private Part died today, and I am very sad.'
Knowing her patients were a little forgetful and sometimes a little crazy,
she replied, 'Oh, I'm so sorry, Mr. Wallace. Please accept my condolences.'
The following day, Mr. Wallace was walking down the hall with his Private
Part hanging out of his pajamas.
He met Nurse Tracy. 'Mr. Wallace,' she said, 'You shouldn't be walking
down the hall like that. Please put your Private Part back inside your
pajamas.'
'But, Nurse Tracy I can't,' replied Mr. Wallace. 'I told you yesterday
that my Private Part died.
'Yes,' said Nurse Tracy, 'you did tell me that, but why is it hanging out
of your pajamas?'
'Well,' he replied, 'Today is the viewing.'
(Posted MyFoxTampaBay)
Some one not too long ago, asked a really good question, "Do we need to go to Church to Worship?" As many of us are going through hardships at this time, and getting caught up in every day life, including myself, I know I seem to forget the important things in life. And I'm not afraid to admit it, even I need a reminder from time to time of what's most important in this life. And that is the "time" we have been gifted, and blessed with each day that I and my family wake up, and the "time" we are gifted and blessed with to spend this time together with our family and friends!
Look how many different countries do not have buildings to worship in, but yet still gather and follow God's Word. In the Bible, Jesus stated you can tear down the temple and within three days Jesus could rebuild it again. What Jesus was referring to is His dying and rising again on the 3rd day. Our bodies are the Temple of God and worship begins there. If you go into Church follow the footsteps of being, what's defined in man's eyes as a good Christian, then you walk out and pass by a poor person in the streets and look the other way, or in today's time, close a door in a co-workers face or belittle someone for wrongful gain, what have you learned? Did you take God with you when you left the Church, or did you leave God behind? Is God one that you visit only one to two times a week when your fellow man dictates you to? Or do you talk to God everyday, taking Him with you where ever you go, and be thankful for yet one more morning, and day that has been granted to you?
For me, prayer is for building my self esteem, building the strength I need to believe in myself, to help my family, and others around me each day. I and my family do this 24/7. Faith is believing in the good of others around you, and having the faith to believe in something you cannot see or touch and having faith that good will come out in everyone around us. We do this 24/7. Love is not just loving your spouse and family, but having the love of doing what's right to make a good positive difference is someone's life, love is being able to forgive someone when they make a mistake or fall short of what we expect. We do this 24/7 as well. Look at all the mistakes we make in life everyday, God is so patient with us, forgives us, never leaves our side, and is with us where ever we go, can we say the same for us when we walk side by side with our friends, family, or people we don't even know?
As one stated earlier, one cannot hide from God, nor can one hide from what has been done wrong either. Love is also having the mind-set of righting a wrong one may have done. There is so much more, and to think that you can wrap it all up in a couple of hours a week at Church, is thinking on the wrong level. I'm not saying that one should not go to Church either, as many people need to gather to gain the strength they need as a group in order to stay within what they consider to be good and right. The Bible is the Word of God that teaches us how to live, how to eat, and how to care for others that will benefit everyone. The Bible also shows history of how man kind has lived, and in the Bible, it shows because man kind is the way man kind is, we will always be repeating ourselves in history, destroying what we try to create instead of learning how to live with what's already created and take care of it so creation will remain with us. So to answer the question, one can not limit God to four walls and a man made religion. God follows you and is with you where ever you choose to go. And what you choose to do with your knowledge is a gift in itself, it's just up to us to do the right thing with it.
Thank you for allowing me to share this with you.
