Mixed bag...

Our Daily Bread
The devotional today spoke to me in several ways.  I didn't like it...  hehehe  Well, there was one tidbit that I loved to read.  Here is my take on the whole thing.

First, the idea of always doing your best come natural for me.  I was reared that way.  I usually do it, but not always.  It is not always easy to do your best at work or wherever when others around you aren't really trying that hard (or at least it seems that way).  We are not always objective about these things, so I try not to judge.  I remember my own "deal" with the company and don't worry about other folks.

Second, I have always disliked James 4:17.  I guess I have different standards in a lot of ways.  It is hard for me to know what God expects from me at times and what I create in my own head.  For example, I feel God wants me to be truly celibate at this point in my life so I can learn discipline and serve Him better.  Yikes!  Do you know what that word really means?  To say it gently, it means no "relieving yourself" in addition to not having sex with another person.  Yikes!  God is calling me to do that while others don't think a second thing about it.  Heavy sigh...  A song I started a long time ago starts: "To those he's given much, much will be required of them."

Finally, I liked what I read as "assurance" in Colossians 3:25.  I have a strong sense of "faireness" built into my silly head.  Reading this verse reminds me that it is not up to me to always make fairness and justice happen when others sin against me.  God will handle that even though I may not see it.

What is God saying to you in this devotional?  Take some time and pray about it.

Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul.  Thank you, Lord, for making me whole.

Movie Monday
I got to see two movies this week:  Battleship and Dark Shadows.

Battleship
I described this movie as such: the lame parts were very lame and the cool parts were very cool.  I am not sure there were more cool parts than lame parts.  The movie was over two hours long, which I think is a little too long for this type of movie (IMHO).  Some of the special effects were WAY cool.  Some of the story line and editing were very lame!  It was worth seeing on the big screen.

I give this movie two bear paws.

Dark Shadows
Speaking of LAME!  I saw this movie in hopes of getting a few laughs out of it. They were few and far between in my opinion.  The "been in a coffin for two hundred years and is now in the 1970's" thing wore thin quickly.  I would have rather it been either very, very funny or like the original show.  It was neither.  Oh well.

I give this movie 1/2 bear paw.  Yes, it was that painful.

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