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visioncgbc | March 03, 2008 07:27

Joel Cochran's mom passed away last week.  For those of you who don't know, Joel and his wife are our choir directors.  Joel's mom's funeral was Saturday.  Saturday morning I got up and felt, well....extremely anxious.  I couldn't put my finger on why.  But I spent the entire morning feeling as if I was going to burst into tears.  Just a heavy and burdened heart.  Mark came home, and took Chloe and Hannah to climb Crowder's Mtn. while I attended the funeral.  Which, you might think is what made me stressed, but I was already there.  Towards the end of the funeral, you could hear this small sort of buzzing sound.  It didn't really cause alarm though.  Then the funeral was dismissed, and as we were walking out you could hear sirens, and they sounded very close.  Turns out they were.  We stepped outside and saw a huge fire ball.  At that point, no one could determine what was going on.  Semi-panic set in, at least for me.  Just because now the focus had went from they burial of Joel's mother, to whatever this fire was.  After a few minutes we could tell it was a car on fire, then it was determined it was 2 cars on fire.  Then the unthinkable.  We found out the fires had been set.  A sick feeling set in.  How could anyone do this?? At a funeral home?  It was sick, and it made everyone there sick.  We were getting ready to leave, and Roger told members of our church that someone needed to stay because one of the cars was Mike Johnson's!  Mike is the education minister at our church.   It was a terrible thing, that for those I spoke with, as well as myself, just proves the evil days we are living in that we believe will end soon. 

Sunday was a very exciting day for me.  We started the Treasure Principle study at church.  I can't wait to see what God has in store for those who adhere to this teaching.  It was sort of funny.  Roger was going from class to class at probably 9:40 or maybe a bit later to make sure everyone was ready to begin.  He came to my class.  "How many do you guys have?"  "Right now.  0."  He left and I kinda felt defeated.  But, by the time class was done with, we had 11.  Then the teaching was carried over into our service, and just furthered the truth God desires to reveal to us all.  This life is short.  This life is not it.  In fact this life is nothing compared to eternity.  Greed is driven by the need to be fulfilled, but the refusal to be fulfilled by the right thing. 

I told this story to my class yesterday.  Last week, I had to leave early one day to get gas for my car.  I told Chloe when I woke her that morning that we had to leave early.  She brushed her hair, got dressed, and did everything else that morning without the sense of urgency I had to leave early.  But, I repeatedly warned her throughout the morning, to hurry.  I came down stairs and announced it was time to go.  "Already.  I haven't eaten but 2 bites of cereal."  She cried.  I felt terrible.  But, there was honestly nothing I could do.  I'd warned her repeatedly. 

We are warned in God's Word about not giving. And we are also told in His Word the benefits.  So, we can wait and have nothing to show for it and cry.  But we won't be able to say The Righteous Judge didn't warn us. 

Luke 14:33"Simply put, if you're not willing to take what is dearest to you, whether plans or people, and kiss it good-bye, you can't be my disciple

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