QUESTION FOR THE DAY

How can a born again Christian not be happy?

God has literally opened the storehouse of Heaven and flooded us with His blessings.

How can we, as Christians who profess to believe this, not be happy -- all the time?

I am not an insignificant person by any stretch of the imagination.

Jesus knows exactly how many hairs I have on the top of my head (although this is not a big task these days) -- He has bought me with a price I cannot comprehend -- He loves me with a love so strong and complete I cannot even imagine it.

I am His and nothing in this world can change that.

I go to church with a couple who were good friends as well and after missing three Sundays in September while working at the State Fair of Texas, I missed them in Sunday services.

Periodically I would get email from them but no hint as to why they were not in church. So I emailed them and asked why.

I got back a terse reply "because of a staff infection" they thought it best not to come back. Since the medical infection of this sort is spelled staph, I presumed they had run afoul of one of the church staff members, things were not being done like they thought they should be done so it is out the door.

Plenty of things my Pastor does are not to my way of thinking -- and most of these are in the area of extending mercy -- he is much more forgiving than I am.

If the truth were known I am certain there are a large number of church pastors who don't get everything their way either.

When it comes to church there is only one way and that is Jesus Christ. He is the final authority and when he said he was the way, he meant it.

If something happens in church I do not like, then I need to adjust my way of thinking -- and my feelings -- to be in tune with Jesus.

When you do, that makes for a happy camper -- and a happy Christian.

All of us know brothers and sisters in Christ who are not happy and we have one major duty -- pray for them -- pray that God will open their eyes to the beauty of His truth.

For when you are in His truth -- there has to be a smile on your face.