" WALKING A TIGHTROPE? "

So how was last week for you, is all well in your camp?

This week's message is sort of a warning or at least something for you to think about. Our title is " WALKING A TIGHTROPE". Question is: are you doing a balancing act between Sunday to Sunday? Is your Christian walk truly what you portray it to be?

Some of us are quick to slip on our Sunday go to meeting mask(s). When we walk through the Church doors, drive unto Church grounds, or even when we meet another believer when we're out and about do we quickly slip on our ever-ready mask. Per Dr. David Jeremiah: Do you pretend to be devoted to God to impress your family, friends, or church? I love this guy, he says hypocrisy is insincere. It's presenting an appearance of commitment that's not true.

Another thought, how many times per week or month do you pass along some information that you heard? We're told in the Word Of God that " YOU SHALL NOT BEAR A FALSE REPORT; DO NOT JOIN YOUR HAND WITH A WICKED MAN TO BE A MALICIOUS WITNESS." Listen, making up or spreading false reports was strictly forbidden by God. Gossip, slander, and false witnessing undermines families, strains neighborhood cooperation, and makes chaos of the justice system.

Destructive gossip still causes problems. Even if you don't initiate a lie you become responsible if you pass it along. Don't circulate rumors; squelch them.

LAST POINT: How are you walking through this life? Are you married and if so do you have a family? Now, what I'm about to share needs to be mentioned again, and again. As parents we shape the world's future by the way we shape our children's values. Never forget that our children are sponge-like. I'm of the school of thought that the first step toward helping children live rightly is for us, the parent(s) to live rightly. Your actions are often copied (Mirrored) by those closet to you. What kind of example are you setting for your children / grandchildren?

Until next Time...
Jim