Coulda Had Fun Sometime

For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. -2 Corinthians 4:17

Thinking about Sunday's sermon this past week.

Suffering.

1 Peter 4:12-19 is not the only passage in the Bible that addresses Christian suffering and our proper response to it.

I have suffered.

Because temptation is suffering.

You now, the urge to reply in kind, to crush the other person with witty repartee, or in other words to be just plain mean because someone is being unkind to you.

That Tolar competition gene; you remember the one that spurs me to win at all cost.

But another thing from Sunday.

The session meeting.

This particular one lasted over two hours and we wrestled with many issues, some thorny, others not so much.

In the midst of it all was not a spirit of burden, but one of good fellowship and camaraderie.

See, I am blessed to serve with a group of godly, dedicated men who are also among the zaniest group of fellows I know.

And if you don't think godliness and nuttiness can co-exist, I invite you to think of the truly joyful Christians you know.

At the end of it all, Bro. Billy said a cool thing. He told us how he enjoys working with us and how he loves us and how we make serving Christ fun.

Thanks, Bro. Billy. We love you too, man and don't we just have fun?