WWJD

WWJD stands for what would Jesus do. A few years ago I heard about this being a question that many Christians where challenged to ask the self at one of those big event, and sometimes I find myself asking that same question.

I was at work and a police officer came into the shop asking if we had a ladder, we didn't but as a nosey nieghbour I had to look out the window to see why they may have needed one. Hey it's not a normal request from a police officer.

Looking out I saw the lady across the road sitting at her door looking very stressed and upset. I know the ladie has a drinking problem and is always running into difficult situations due to her drinking. As I looked out I noticed one police officer was trying to calm the lady as she sat upset on her door step.

I know from the past this lady doesn't like the police to much and wondered if I should go and see if she was ok. Then I thought maybe I should just leave them all to it as was none of my business and not my problem. That's when I thought about WWJD.

So, what would Jesus have done? Well I guess from the story's of him in the bible he would have gone to talk to the lady. He would have gone and offered the lady compassion and shown here respect. So at that moment I walk over to the lady that was sitting on her door step with her head in hands and looking very upset.

Some might say I should have ignored it, after all it wasn't my job to lend her support. It wasn'ty place to go and help. But for some reason I did. And I found a very upset, stressed and scared neighbour in need of a hug and a police officer in need of one of the ladies stiff drinks.

Sure I could of ignored it and got on with my Dailey schedual but I think it was my place to lend a hand. I was there not as a copper in uniform or a person wanting to moan at her, I was just there as a nieghbour to calm the lady and to be a friend.

A bit in the bible says something along the linds of when we give to charity we give to God, when we help others we help god as we are his hands and feet.

What would Jesus do? What Jesus does is shown compassion. What Jesus does is lend a hand or offer a listening ear!

Not Inspired

So after a long break from the blog I finally decided to do one. It's not that I've not wanted to, but just been struggling to get inspired to find anything worth blogging about.

People questioning where my blogs have gone and messaging me to write another hasn't really brought me much inspiration either. I'm chuffed some people like reading the blog and nearly 35000 hits to date is something I'm amazed about, but not boasting about.

I guess I believe that god uses us in a way we can't start to understand and like I've said before this blog was never intended by me to get so many reader. I have been through the numbers driven thing and at one time blogging was to get more hits and my own self rather than Gods.

So this blog is just simply to say thanks for reading and I will welcome any prayers for the blog to continue in the right way if that is to be the plan.

I have a few ideas of some video blogs that I will try and do in the comming months but as I say Its important to me the blog is for the right reasons, hey I may even learn to spell.

Any ideas welcome.

Neck Normination

The latest thing on the internet seems to be neck nomination which basically consists of people drinking pints in one, then nominating another 2 or 3 people to do the same. This is all videoed and placed on Facebook for all to see. 

This has been widely contested by people saying its dangerous and should be banned. Others on the other hand say it's just harmless fun.

I guess the danger comes when people try and out drink the one before and so on, but even if we say it's peer pressure is involved, it's still down to the actions of the individual. And I've seen many a pint being "necked" and have "necked" plenty myself and to be honest the only bad thing that happened was a bloated feeling and the possibility of a hang over the next day. 

I've not had a drink in over 3 years and to be honest I don't miss it. I'm not against alcohol, but maybe I see things people do (after a few beverages to many) is not really something to be proud of and mostly regret the next day. 

Though I'm not against the neck nominations, I do believe it's maybe a bit crazy and sadly people have taken it to far. This is to try and out do, or look bigger than the rest. 

For a time during rugby I used to wear a blue wristband that said "audience of one" on it. This was a Christian in sports wristband I had to remind me that I had nothing to prove and the only one person opinion mattered was God.

I would like to point out that didn't make me good or did it make me any less part of the team but was there to remind me that I didn't have to follow the crowd or try and be better than anyone else. 

As we strive to enjoy the neck nomination fad, remember that there is nothing to prove to anyone and it is more important to be true to ourselves and to God

God doesn't exist says dentist

Gideon's err!!! Towel???

Looking for answers and hearing from God is kind of a hard subject to tackle. I here so often about people that have heard gods voice or had something in side there head telling then to do or not to do something, and I find this hard to understand.

When we know that god exists, then the Devil must also exist. And knowing the devil can use our minds too, then surely things we hear in our heads can be the voice of God but also the Devil trying to send you the wrong way.

Now I have had things in my head and heard voices that seem to be instructing me too or not do things. Yes off course we all know right from wrong and of course this can be our sub conscience working however how can we be sure what we feel is speaking is actually that.

I've had something on my mind that could be God trying to speak to me but as past experiences have proved It could be totally wrong, so I tend to just ignore it. So how do I know if it's a divine message I should act on or a complete nonsense made up by my own crazy thoughts?

I then remembered Gideon, who put a fleece out one night to get conformation from god. The idea being that if it rained the fleece would stay dry while everything else was wet. The next morning the ground was soaked but the fleece was dry. Then because Gideon still didn't believe he did the same the next night but reversed the outcome. In the morning the fleece was dripping wet and everything else was bone dry.

So here's the thing. I decided I'd try and do the same thing (I don't have a fleece, so used a towel) I came up with the idea that if it worked all those years ago for Gideon the that same God could do it again. Ok to be honest it was maybe a shot in the dark and the answer was "unconclusive" as this morning the ground was we and the towel was fairly dry but not as dry as I'd expected. So I'll try again to see if it will be more obvious.

This is probably the craziest thing you have heard and I know it's probably not way god works but being told by someone else it's a stupid thing to do got me wondering. Surely if the creator of all things the made bushes set alight, parted the sea and make that fleece dry or wet all those years ago, then why would he not do it now.

Today we are all looking for answers to many life questions and some might say that if god is real why can he answer our prayers and questions. Why do some people here from god and some just don't. Maybe sometime we just have to lean to wait and know he makes all things perfect in his time not ours.