[Faith-talk] something to think about

[Joshua Lester]

We can adapt this spiritually.
In the early days of the church, we didn't have the conveniences, that
we do today.
We depended on God.
The world will tell us, "God doesn't exist."
The skeptics will say, "God doesn't work miracles today."
We need to tell them, we didn't have the conveniences in our day, and
we don't want them.
We take God's word for granted, and we use the conveniences.
Instead of going green, (in the since of what we're doing today,) we
should do things the old fashioned way, and recycle.
Well, the same way works spiritually.
We should do the same thing, we used to do, in the early church, and
put all of our trust in God.
Thank God for modern conveniences, but when TV can keep you from God's
house, that's a problem.
When radio shows can keep you from God's house, that's a problem.
We need to repent!
Sometimes, I wish we didn't have all of this stuff.
That's why some people think that they don't need God.
I remember hearing, that in the early days of Pentecostalism, if
someone was insane, they were considered to have a devil.
The early church practiced casting out devils, and many were set free,
from that demonic oppression.
Nowadays, we medicate them, putting a bandaid on the problem.
Jesus said, "In my name, you shall cast out devils."
We're too scared, to opperate, like the early church did.
I'm not against doctors, but first, have the elders of the church
anoint you with oil, and pray the prayer of faith, (James 5:14/15.
If the healing doesn't come, then go to the doctor.
The doctor should be the last resort, not the first.
Put God first.
Blessings, Joshua

On 9/9/11, Nikki <daizies304 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Saint Francis loved the environment, the mountains,
>
> rivers, birds, animals, plants and trees of all kinds. This article is the
> beginning of monthly articles that make us aware of every-thing around us.
> It is what St. Francis would tell us if he was with us today.
>
> We were a BAD generation.
>
> Wow.. really makes you think.
>
> Green Thing. In the line at the store, the cashier told an older woman that
> she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for
> the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't have
> the green thing back in my day." The clerk responded, "That's our problem
> today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment." He was
> right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day. Back then,
> we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The
> store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled,
> so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were
> recycled.
>
> But we didn't have the green thing back in our day. We walked up stairs,
> because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We
> walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine
> every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the
> green thing in our day. Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we
> didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an
> energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really
> did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or
> sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that old lady is right; we
> didn't have the green thing back in our day.
>
> Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room.
> And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?),
> not a screen the size of the state of Montana . In the kitchen, we blended
> and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do
> everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we
> used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic
> bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just
> to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised
> by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills
> that operate on electricity.
>
> But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then. We drank from a
> fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle
> every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink
> instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor
> instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull.
> But we didn't have the green thing back then. Back then, people took the
> streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of
> turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet
> in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we
> didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites
> 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.
>
>
>
>
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