If only it were so easy,
\tTo be righteous in your sight,
To read the entire message,
\tTo resist the urge to delete,
If only it were so easy,
\tTo pass the test that Paul failed,
By sending the message on to everyone I ever knew- and some I really never did,
\tThe story did intrigue me,
And it made a decent point,
\tI laughed at that one part,
And was surprised at the end after I scrolled past the three pages of spacers,
But honestly,
\tIs this is a test from God?
And I will be one of the seven percent who don’t delete it?,
\tThe elect chosen people of God?
The sheep, the ones who please Him?
\tWho resist the violent flow of this dark world and courageously forward this message to their entire list of contacts?
I sadly recognize my need for more courage, and the general need for more discernment.
\tTo fear God more than man,
To recognize when an email is addressed to me from a person,
And to know that my pride in my faith is better exercised in my community where I can meet the needs of others, because love costs something. Encouragement is of value, but more so when it is directed personally to a known individual, whom has some trust in the encourager.
\tSatan is the accuser.
I don’t want to join his team,
\tI have enough to do as it is,
I am busy preparing for the grand finaly,
\tWhere he gets dropped into his eternal bucket of dismay, and God’s suffering children will be exalted to His prescence, where we will praise Him in a way only the angels knew how to before.
This earth had better get out of her guilt, on to conviction, repentance, and from forgiveness to righteousness. God is waiting, and I don’t know how long His patience will last.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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