What Child Are You?

Today I am thinking about my childhood, and thinking about my Mom. I loved my Mom, and she taught me a lot. I remember being proud of her, and loving her so much. I talked about her to all my friends who didn't know her and I was always quoting her wisdom..."My Mom says this and my Mom says that" because I knew that she was very wise and her solutions to problems were mine to share.
My friends all loved to come over to my house, and our house was always full of them. Partly because my Mom was a good cook, but mostly because she was there. She was a great listener. She welcomed everyone with open arms and whatever we had, which was never anything much, was always for sharing.
My Mom was kind and loving to all who knew her. I know her love touched the lives of many young people as she accepted them without judgment. So I was always excited to share her with my friends and I wanted them to meet her, because I knew that they would feel loved and accepted. I remember feeling so secure and confident in that.

I had one friend, we weren't necessarily close, but I do remember going over to her house on a couple of occasions. She would always warn me before I went, that I needed to take off my shoes before I went inside because her Mom would "have a cow" if we tracked anything in. She would give me the rundown on acceptable and unacceptable behavior, and I remember feeling afraid most of the time at her house, fearing I would do the wrong thing and set off her Mother's wrath. It didn't make me want to be there, and I felt sorry for my friend who had such a difficult Mom to share.

So, what child are you? Because I know what your Dad is like. If my Mom could be so welcoming, and so full of grace and love for people in all walks of life, then how much more grace-full is our Father? But do we present Him to others like He really is? Do we share Him with our friends with excitement, because we are confident in His love? Or do we misrepresent Him as a strict Dad, warning them all of the rules and regulations that they must try and meet in order to make a good impression? What child are you?

You Might Be An Evangelical...



If you insist on a "real" Christmas tree because it is part of the true meaning of Christmas...

If you read your Bible and have your quiet time every morning, then don't give God another thought the rest of the day...

If you attend church where you do because you "like the worship" and they preach "the word"...

If you go to every conference within a 200 mile radius of your house...

If you tithe religiously, but you won't help out your jobless brother Bob because he is a Mormon...

If you love everyone except gays...

If you have alienated most of your extended family in your attempts to "get them saved"...

If you are pro-life when it comes to babies, but pro-death when it comes to criminals...

If you go out of your community to buy your adult beverages so you don't cause anyone you know to "stumble"...

If you believe all democrats are satanists... 

If you judge every pastor who dresses differently than you, or believes differently than you, or worships differently than you a heretic and call it "discernment"...

If you fast for three days every year and practice gluttony the rest of it...

If you read this and take offense, then have to work through forgiveness and inner healing...you just might be an Evangelical!

Happy Holi...oops, I mean Merry Christmas, everyone!!!