Words to Live By

I received the following recently. It was titled them “Wisdom to Live By.” They provide both humor and a springboard to a very important truth from the Scripture: 1. The early bird still has to eat worms. 2. I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up in the first place! 3. The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen is eating them. 4. Don't argue with an idiot, people watching may not be able to tell the difference. 5. Stress is when you wake up screaming and then you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet. 6. My husband says I never listen to him. At least I think that's what he said. 7. Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school, but they can in prison? 8. If raising children were going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor! 9. Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever 10. Wouldn't it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' and start all over? These are funny, however the Scripture validates the truth in the last of these humorous proverbs. There is a “Ctrl Alt Delete” in life. It is in confession and repentance. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (1 John 1:5-10 ESV). One of the greatest needs of any of us is that of acceptance. It centers itself in our deep need for a relationship with both God and others. Forgiveness is the door to that acceptance. Regardless of what you may have done, God has given you a means of achieving acceptance in His eyes. Because of the gift of Jesus Christ no one need feel alone any longer. Turn to Him today and begin the journey again!