Life and Death

Been thinking a lot about life, since Christina's death.
That would be in the light of Paul's writings.

The problem is that our  Western Culture is so far from Biblical truth, thanks to Greek culture, that to state the problem really is not going to be understood today, much at all!

How does one  rectify the problem without landing solidly in piety! Which is condemned as sin by Jesus and several of the Apostles!

Life is what we know:
we can see it,
smell it,
taste it,
touch it.
We live it after-all!

We have a harder problem when we are required to abandon that understanding of life!
And that is exactly what Jesus requires us to do!

We are told to live by faith, not by sight!
That would be faith in God,
Not your 401-Ks!

So many in Christianity have bought into the Dave Ramsey school of unbalanced wealth!
"A little bit for God, a whole lot for me!"
"I am living the life of faith! And the dividends look great!"

But God told us to not go into debt,
Yet we are mostly all are in debt!
God told us our wealth is to be His, not ours!"
Yet we give a tenth, supposedly (we estimate 2% in our church!),
And then whine about it! .....

Something is out of square here!

If our lives are really to be His, in whole,
Not just in tenths!
Then what must change?

Well, you have to stop pursuing the almighty buck,
For starters!
You have to get out of debt!
No, property which is sellable is not a debt!
You have to lighten your possession load!
You must start living as a minimalist!

Our lives are to be a training exercise for our roles after death.

Christina's worldly consumed life started my thought process,
Then my thoughts drift to my best friend, Dutchman.
Consumed for the past twenty years by accumulation of wealth.
Numerous homes, in numerous countries, around the world,
And all that goes with the  massive consumption of wealth!
Yeah, he is not receptive to this philosophical realignment!

Yet, there was a time,
Before marriage,
Before children,
Before everything,
When he stood with me,
Willing to risk life itself for the cause of Jesus!
More than once!

 I wonder if the seeds of that young wild Irishman are still in there,
Waiting to take over once he loses all.
And then figures it out!


He must start living as a minimalist!
As must I!
sigh.....