Our World Needs a Break

My Favorite “HOLIDAY”

In just a few short days, America celebrates my favorite holiday. It’s my faviorite because it is still a “HOLI - DAY.” With the need to make a buck, it seems as though every other holiday has become a holi-season. Before the day arrives we stressed ourselves to the point that we are physically and financially exhausted. So I look forward to Thanksgiving Day.

The Challenge of Being Thankful This year being thankful on that day will challenge many of us, because our lives changed so much in the past few months. Many people feel their jobs are at risk, their investments are dying and the world seems to be changing so rapidly. It has created a lot of uncertainty and a lot of insecurity. But maybe this year on Thanksgiving DAY, we can take a reprieve and focus on the things in life that really are true.

A few days before our election someone sent me this test. Taking it helped me keep things in perspective. So take the test, be honest and get ready for a great Thanksgiving DAY.

Take the Test
1. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, Jesus will still be The King.
2. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, our responsibilities as Christians will not have changed one iota.
3. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the greatest agent for social change in America will still be winning the hearts and minds of men and women through the gospel, not legislation.
4. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, my primary citizenship will still be in this order - (1) the Kingdom of God, (2) America, not vice-versa.
5. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the tomb will still be empty.
6. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the cross, not the government, will still be our salvation.
7. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, our children will still be more concerned with whether or not we spend time with them than with who is President.
8. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, my neighbor will still be my neighbor, and loving him/her will still be the second greatest commandment. (Do you know the first?)
9. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the only way to see abortion ultimately overturned will still be winning men and women to a high view of life through the gospel of Christ.
10. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the only way to see gay marriage ultimately defeated will still be winning men and women to a biblical view of marriage through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
11. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, my retirement will still not match my treasure in Heaven.
12. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, “Jesus Is Lord” will still be the greatest truth in the Universe.
13. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, we will still know that God is in control.

So how’d you do? We have a lot to be thankful every day for in Jesus alone!

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