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Thursday, August 03, 2006

Did I Forget Something?

Sometimes, I just turn off my cellphone and toss it in a drawer, but this morning I thought I'd turn it on to see if there were any messages on it. Immediately it did the buzzing thing(must have had it on manner mode) so, mostly out of curiousity I checked the message. A stange voice came on to tell me that "we have your envelope here but there's nothing in it! Would you please stop by or give us a call." Duh!! Well, I dropped off my "payment" envelope the other day minus the check.
Hmmmm-what's up with that? I usually check things out like that but I guess I had more confidence in myself than usual that day! Fortunately, I turned on the phone and found out my little mistake (or, big, depending on how you look at it!) before they shut me off completely!
Any of you ever done anything like that? Gee, I hope I'm not the only one!!
Kinda reminds me of how sometimes we think we are all caught up with what we owe our Creator and that we never forget to give Him what is due Him. Then, all of a sudden we're reminded--------Have you given Him what you owe Him today? Oops! Did we forget to praise Him today? Did we forget to tell Him how thankful we are for what He has given us and that we are forever indebted to Him for all He has brought us through? Jesus won't send a bill or he won't leave us a message on our phones, but He is ever present in our lives, even when we forget to acknowledge Him. It was silly of me to drop off my cellphone bill without a check in the envelope, but it's worse to forget to give our Lord what we owe Him. I can take a check to the cellphone company today and everything will be okay, but if I don't give my Lord what I owe Him.............things won't be okay.........I'd much rather be in good standing with Him than U.S. Cellular!

3 Comments:

Blogger Sylvia said...

We owe so much to God that it is hard to think it could every be paid in full.
I have not forgot the check but I forgot to sign the check.

8:11 AM  
Blogger Libby said...

You are absolutely correct on all counts. It amazes me how people can recognize these things and still not give tithes and offerings of not just money but also time. We seem to think tithing is only about money. The truth is it isn't about money at all! It is about obedience. Are we dedicating our finacial strength to God? Are we dedicating our physical strength to God? Are we dedicating our bodies, souls, and spirits to God? If doing so is the only way we make Him number one in and of our lives.

4:45 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

keep on going its great gandma from ash

5:25 AM  

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