While I'm Thinking About It

Cannot Be Moderately Important Posted on WordPress, April 29, 2016 by Wayne C. Wells When we think of "distractions," noise, telephones, texts, interruptions of other origins come to mind. We have, in our minds the schedule for the day even if the schedule is empty and un-demanding. It is my schedule and I do not like nor appreciate being distracted from it or having it "hijacked" by someone else. Perhaps you feel the same. However, being a disciple of Jesus, a believer claiming Him as "Lord," is much more than some religious statement or answer to a catechism question. It is a matter of becoming a "bond-servant" in exchange for all of the "spiritual blessings in the heavenly places" that God provides (Ephesians 1:3). "Exchange' is not even a good word here, because it implies that I have offered up some item or service of value in the transaction… and I have not because I have nothing of equivalent value to offer. The "bond-servant" decision has, at its core, the reality that my life is no longer mine, but H