"Me," not "It"...

One of our families favorite new songs is "Where I Belong" by Building 429. It is a great song and we can be heard singing it a lot here lately.

While singing it recently, my son, singing louder than my wife and I together, shouted out, "Take this world and give it Jesus." I smiled and gently told him, "It is give me Jesus, not it." "Oh" he responded, "I thought it was 'it' cause we are suppose to tell the world about Jesus. So its like, Take this world and give it Jesus." Wow.

Even though my son was not singing the words written in the song, he gets it. It is one thing to have the understanding that Jesus is more important to us than the world, but it is something else all together to understand that this world needs Jesus.

For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. - John 3:17

We will keep singing our favorite new song, but don't be surprised if you hear us singing it "wrong."


In Christ,
jon walton

Watch and Learn...

I just installed a new dishwasher this morning. Our old one had finally gave up the ghost and unless we wanted to stand over a sink a lot in the future it had to be replaced. I called around and found a good deal on one and then asked how much it would cost to have it installed. $125! What! That is a fourth of what I am paying for the dishwasher! Then I remembered That I had watched the guy install our last one. I thought, "I can do this and save some money."

Now, I know you are expecting me to tell you how I completely messed this up (I know that is the norm for me...), but I get to disappoint you if you are thinking that way! I all went rather smoothly. I even wired on a plug. I just kept thinking back to when the guy who knew what he was doing installed the previous one. When I would get stuck, I would pull out the instructions and follow them. It wasn't too bad at all. I watched and learned.

I always find it odd when people say that Christianity is hard. It really isn't. Sure, you may have some difficult times and even get stuck now and then, but really all you have to do is watch and learn. Jesus is the guy who knows what He is doing. He came and showed us how to live and through His sacrifice, we gain salvation! Not only that, but if we get completely stuck, we have the instructions, the Bible. It shows us Christ's life and that of others, gives advice, and encouragement. It is worth picking up each day. All we have to do is watch and learn.

In Christ,
jon walton