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I belive this. I don't know if I will make it. I don't know if it will be fun.

We can only do what we can do. But HE IS ABLE. HE is the author and finisher of our faith. HE is the one who has declared neither death nor life nor things seen nor things unseen; nor demons etc. can seperate us from the Love of God. HE FINISHES WHAT HE STARTS--EVEN IN US. NOTHING CAN PLUCK US OUT OF HIS HAND.

Yeah, when I've blown it for the nth time 12 ways to Sunday and am feeling like the lowest microbe on the lowest slug in the lowest cesspool of hell, it can be hard to feel convinced of those truths. But we live by HIS WORD, not by our feelings. PRAISE GOD FOR THAT.

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AS TO FUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to Godspell long ago ready to be insensed at the blasphemy of it all.

Holy Spirit within me took me to the woodshed over my attitude and perspective. IT WAS WONDERFUL.

GOD IS FUN. I CAN'T IMAGINE ETERNITY BEING ANYTHING BUT INFINITELY *MORE* FUN.

I'm still in the hopefully last 20% or less of the last long dark night of the soul. And mine are dooooooosies. Nevertheless, even in the midst of it, I could detect God's sense of humor.

We may as well laugh--we ain't getting out of it alive unless we get raptured or translated.

And when Scripture says that the suffering of this life is NOT WORTHY TO BE COMPARED with the glories of the next . . .

and that our suffering is that WE might bear a GREATER WEIGHT of glory in Eternity.

I believe HIM.

The devil's a thief, a murderer and a destroyer. I believe God.

HE has rescued me from myself and from hell and death. He has persistently built me up in spite of my own abilities to tear myself down.

I'M DEPENDING ON HIM TO FINISH WHAT HE'S STARTED IN ME. You can, too.

He means what He says. He does what He says.

Blessings to you and yours this season.

LUB,

Yeah, when I've blown it for the nth time 12 ways to Sunday and am feeling like the lowest microbe on the lowest slug in the lowest cesspool of hell, it can be hard to feel convinced of those truths. But we live by HIS WORD, not by our feelings. PRAISE GOD FOR THAT.

Amen, brother.

Hey Quix - As to fun... We are created in His image. Our laughter, our love, our delight in things good, our wonder, our passion, our excitement, our thrills, our amazement - all these are gifts from Him. Yet... I suspect (I do not know!) that we are called toward Him with specific goals in mind. - And given the incredible evil that exists and which infiltrates the universe, I would not be suprised to find that we will be called to take part in the fight in His name. Like the TV show, 'Touched by an Angel,' we may be put to great work. Part of that would be fun, I would think. But part would be tough, and challenging, and maybe even dangerous... I'm not sure the archangel Michael had fun in his fight. But I'm sure it was a glorious fight!!! - as any work of the Lord is glorious.