what is your idol????

Exodus 20;3-4 You shall have no other gods before me.. do not make any idols, and do not worship them.

this is the first of the 10 Commandments.{i do not know if God listed them in order of importance or not, probably not, but i bet this is a pretty important command!]

it is mentioned over 25 other times in the Bible, about not worshipping idols. As a matter of fact; the book of 1st John ends with "Children keep yourself from idols."

Remember that this book was a letter written to churches of the time. So that would seem to be an important command, that John would end a letter with it.

Throughout the Bible, people are constantly worshipping idols. One story that most people find a little silly; is when the Israelites fashioned themselves a golden calf, and danced around it and worshipped it.

Now, i know that there are not many people here worshipping a cow, although people in other countries do. And to be honest, i almost do, when they are turned into cheeseburgers. Man, i love cheeseburgers.

back on point, where was i?? What is your idol?

An idol is anything that we put before God. I can think of several obvious ones. TV!!!

there is even a show called American Idol!!!// Satan does not even really have to be sneaky anymore, it is right out there in the mainstream.

Am i saying tv is bad, no, but it can be, if it comes between you and God.

What about, other media, computers, videos, music, friends,?? All these things can be good and useful, but do you put them before time with God?

I know i have problems with TV.. i watch way to much tv, mostly sports.. And there is not really anything wrong with it, except am i putting that before my time with God?

I am ashamed to say sometimes i do. After all Glenn Beck is on while i type this...

So i pray today that God will forgive my shortcomings, and to help me to put Him first in my life every day.

And i do promise not to ever, ever, ever, build a golden calf and dance around, and worship it.

but i may have a cheeseburger and a milkshake now!!! yup that sounds good. and unfortunately yes in some instances food can be an idol to. At least i remembered to thank God for it. maybe i better add some cheese fries to my plate.

SPIDERS

Spiders, spiders, spiders!! O my!

We have found 2 Brown Widow spiders[ i am not trying to be politically correct, they really are brown widows, not black, we asked the bug guy known as Kenny.]

Anyway we found 1 on the front porch, and 1 on a window. This led to the order to basically "nuke" the entire outside of the house. I am sure our house glows in the dark now, as I was told to use any means necessary to kill them. So i used a mix of plutonium, uranium, and microwave energy to blast the spiders... then i just used bug-b-gone and bleach water.

I am pretty sure it worked, as we now have dead birds in our yard.. I doubt it is related.

I do not really like spiders, but i do not "scream like a girl" when i see them. [ come to think of it, most people that scream like a girl when they see spiders are girls.. strange.

that is all i can muster, i have a headache, and what appears to be an extra appendage growing from my arm. i am sure it is not related to the spider killing potions.

wow our house is bright.

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Hope it helps.

warning !!!! beware slightly disgusting topic.

I hate mowing the yard. i cannot say "i hate mowing the grass" because i think there are more weeds than grass in my yard.

Anyway, i really dislike the dust, and dirt that blows everywhere. The fireants biting at my feet is a bit bothersome.

the fact that i have to empty the bag of grass/weed/leaf clippings, every 3 minutes, is a bit of a distraction.

But my number 1 complaint about mowing{{{{{ wait for it}}}}

Realize i do not have any dogs, but occasionally find evidence that they have been there!!!

The worst part of mowing the weeds/grass!!

is when the mower becomes stuck in one of these piles of evidence. because the smell never goes away, and i am stuck mowing while the odiferous aroma of dog trespassing evidence lingers about the mower.

as a matter of fact, i am nauseated so much by the topic, i have to quit writing now... and go find a doggy bag.

Irish wolfhound lady

I admit i am a night owl. i am out late almost every night, usually working in the garage. on some occasions i will go for walks around IOP. Now, the streets around my house are not well lit up at all. so going for walks at night alone may seem spooky to some. but i usually find it relaxing..

that is until, I ran into Irish Wolfhound lady.

if u do not know what these dogs look like, look them up. They are huge, and scary looking at night.. Also the lady wears a pullover hoodie type shirt and a hat, so that you can never see her face. Do you ever notice how you pray more when you are scared or worried??

So as I prayed the entire time the dog was and it's follower were heading towards me, and apparently the Lord sent his angels to shut the mouth of the dog[just like the lions for Daniel]

and the lady, because they neither one looked up or said a word. not that i think the dog would have said anything, but you never know.

what have i done for God lately?

I asked myself that question, as I was leaving the skating rink early, due to the mass of 116 kids coming out to the ice on a field trip? i guess??

Anyway, I didn't necessarily do anything wrong, but may have missed an opportunity to do something right.

I was only worried about how we drove all the way over to practice, and then had to leave so soon. But then i noticed a mom going around, lacing up the skates of total strangers, just to help out. I had been busy watching and laughing at all the people falling down.

Later that evening, I felt as if God was asking me "where were you?"

It is a bit disconcerting when you get the feeling that God is disappointed in your actions!!!

So i am going to try to do a little better, listen more carefully for that quiet voice, trying to show more love to my fellow humans.

So tomorrow, to start my day i will ask "What can i do for God today?"

I just wonder "what would the world look like, if we all asked that, and were able to answer it every day??????

Sunday snot sniffer.

While sitting in church at the noon service, it became clear there was a "Snot Sniffer very near me.

Now there is nothing that can impede the work of the good Lord faster than someone being distracted in His house.

It was a great message all about mucous, sniff, sniff, SNAAARRCKKK,,,

o wait that wasnt the message.

the message was good, about patience, and waiting rooms, and the person behind me, that needed to be in a waiting room. O sorry the message wasnt about her.

Seriously though, or not... Why must people feel the need to suck snot back into their nose????

Is there anything else that they expel from their body, that they try to re-ingest?????

wow that seems so gross.. but thats what people do.

So from now on, to try to cut down on distractions at church, i will try to keep tissue on my person at all times to offer people in need, and if i dont have that i may offer my finger if necessary. just trying to do my part in the world.

pic problems

y is it that pic does not show up on someones followers list??

it shows up on my page.

i hate computers

random things that bother me.

While driving today, i realized how smug some cyclists can be.

I dont mean the average person out riding bikes with the family.

i mean the people who wear all weird, skin tight spandex. {there should be a law forbidding all men from wearing that tight of clothing, it is just wrong,] The areodynamic helmets, that make them look like they have ALIEN heads.

maybe these things enable them to ride faster, but i cannot see how it is worth it, to look that way, besides if i need to go fast that is why i have a car.

And somehow they are able to bend in half, while sitting on a bike seat the size of a banana!! How is that even possible???

The point is these people must think they are invincible. If i am driving by, and get to close to them, or my driving style does not meet their approval, they are glaring menacingly over their handle bars at me..

So i am following 1 of these guys, as he rides down the middle of the road, even tho there is a perfectly good shoulder to ride on, and a sidewalk. Anyway, he kept turning around and looking at us, not sure why, So i am finally able to pass him, and he yells out "share the road!"

Really? i mean i was sharing the road, i didnt run him over, even tho i think my car is faster than his bike, in about any race possible. Maybe if i see him again, i can drive slowly in front of him and ask him to "share the road"

but it could be worse, there is also the hairy,portly, fellow, that always rides around shirtless. To his credit, he doesnt ride down the middle of the road, but it is a disturbing sight. At first glance i thought a bike riding bear that had escaped from the circus.

just some of the cyclists that annoy me.

hello

wow i am old,

not sure what a blog is..

it is defined as "someone just typing what they think"

i seem to see more typing than thinking going on.