Vote, you must!

Well, have you made up your mind yet?  You’ve had eleven weeks to decide but I’d be willing to wager that you had your mind made up long before then.  As a matter of fact I would suspect that there hasn’t been much done or said over the past eleven weeks that has had much of an impact on the decision that you had already made, but then again maybe I’m wrong, it’s happened before.

I’m talking about the federal election of course.  You did remember the election right?  I mean, how could you miss all the signs, ads and television commercials?  So, after listening to all the hype and all the promises you now have to intelligently cast a ballot.  A daunting task to say the least, but it must be done! 

There are those who would say that it doesn’t matter that because no matter who you vote for because a politician will still get in.  But as a believer you have a responsibility and an obligation: the responsibility is to vote because when you give up your right to vote you give up your right to complain.  The obligation is to pray for your leaders, whether you voted for them or not.

Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.

Chase the . . .

Thousands of people have been descending on the small Cape Breton village of Inverness, all seeking the chance to turn over a single card and win a fortune.  The game is Chase the Ace and it’s a fund raiser for the local legion.  You play by purchasing 5 tickets for 5 dollars and if one of your tickets is drawn you have the opportunity to turn over one of cards from a deck of cards in search of the ace of spades.  The secret is that each time someone turns over the wrong card it is removed from the deck, and this deck has been used for close to a year and the jackpot now stands at a million and half dollars with only five cards left.   

I’m sure that Inverness is a pretty town but that’s not why people have been flocking there, and if they really wanted to help the local legion they could put a cheque in the mail. The reason folks choose to play any lottery is “greed”.  And greed is birthed from covetousness, which is why God warns us over and over again about wanting what’s not ours.  Because from the very beginning it was wanting that which wasn’t theirs that led mankind away from God.  

Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.

You Can Check in Now

I thought I was booked, I was planning on going and never doubted for a minute that I wouldn’t make the trip.  Back in June, I booked my trip to represent the Atlantic District at a conference in Michigan.  I even paid for it, and then I tried to check in online only to have US Airways tell me that I wasn’t actually booked.  It seems that they had changed one leg of my reservation after I booked my trip to and Expedia forgot to confirm the change so the booking lapsed, even though I had paid for it.  Oops.  Luckily I had tried to check in the day before I was supposed to leave and discovered the error. 
After many hours on the phone with the airline and Expedia, we got it worked out, but Expedia had to buy me very expensive tickets to get me to Holland in time for the conference. Oops.  But all’s well that ends well.
I have another booking, one for Heaven and I confirmed my booking the other day when I read 1 John 5:13 “I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life” Hope you’ve confirmed your booking as well.

Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.