Challenge Accepted!

     Greetings to you in the name of God our Father, Jesus the Lord, and the Holy Spirit, three in One of the true Triune God.  I am going to be extremely busy this week as I have three papers due, one test, and a sermon for this coming Sunday.  On top of that, we are swamped at work and I could work thirty hours easy this week if they would let me.  However, stressful weeks like these seem to be an ever present reality in my life, and everything always manages to get done.  Some times I myself am not even sure how it gets done, but it all gets done.  Besides, who needs sleep anyway?  

      So I wanted to write and let you know that I will have limited posts on here this week, but will still try to sneak a couple up with any free time I have.  I also want to put up some things from class if I ever get the time because we are covering some really neat things in my classes.  I am preaching  on Philippians 2 this coming Sunday and am very excited about it.  It is a sermon I desperately need to hear myself and hopefully will hit home with the congregation as well.  So since I do not have the time tonight to post something theological on here, I have a challenge for you instead. First, try to think of something in your life that has been a constant (repetitive) negative thing in your life.  Anything at all that seems to keep popping up and ruining your day again and again.  Even if it something small that may only ruin a small part of your day.  Something that annoys you, or gets under your skin, or just frustrates you.  Maybe it's the drive to work every day as you get road rage, maybe it's something your spouse or child continues to do over and over even though you have asked them again and again not to do that.  Anything at all that you find yourself frustrated with, angry at, annoyed by, or just upset with.  Have that one thing in mind? Ok, here is the challenge, find a Bible verse or verses that either directly refer to this thing or the concept of the verses deal with the issue at hand.  Memorize that verse and then every time in the next couple days that that same old thing happens again and you find yourself mad, upset, or frustrated, repeat that verse or those verses either to yourself silently or even out loud.  Use the Word of God to be a constant reminder that this little thing that seems to be a pain in your life is really nothing at all in the grand scheme of things.  Use this verse or these verses to remind yourself to look for the positive part of every day and keep you in a good mood more often.  This may sound strange, but I am challenging you to this because it will hopefully help make my point in my sermon this Sunday that much stronger.  

Blessings on the Challenge!