Back Up And Going

Posted on April 23rd, 2010 by sharonheights.
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Hey SHBC and Friends,

  It has been a while since I have written on the blog and I am hoping to be able to continue doing this each week. What will help me is for others to comment on the blog with any postives or negatives about the article of the week.

  This week I am thinking about how fast this world has gotten just in the last fifteen years. Do you remember when you carried your mobile phone in a bag? It was in that huge “honking” bag with a strap to carry with you. Do you remember when you had a pager and when you got paged you had to find a pay phone? Do they still have pay phones? Do you remember when and if you had a phone in your car it was in a cradle that was mounted in the car? Do you remember when you had to wait for the oven to warm up before you could warm something up instead of putting in the nuke machine ( microwave ). Archie Bunker’s theme song has a line in it…”those were the days.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d8FTPv955I Do you remember those days?

  I am one of those kind of guys that loves to go back and revisit the past years of life. Some of the memories are funny ( when I spit in the fish tank in Creola Parker’s ( God rest her soul ) classroom at Gardendale High School and killed a school of goldfish ) and also some are bad memories ( when I had to pay for that school of fish before graduating ) Already in the 38 years, soon to be 39 ( do you remember when 39 was old ) I have said goodbye to quite a few friends on this side of eternity, and I am sure you have as well. Memories are what God gives each of us so that we can have roses in the winter times of life. ( Vance Havener )

  Of all the fast pace things we have in our technology, there is still one thing that never changes and never will–the way to get to Heaven. Jesus Christ stated in the Gospel of John that He was the only way to the Father. ( John 14:6 ) Isn’t it amazing that today we can put a man on the moon ( even though now we have to count on the Russians to help us do that now ) but we cannot earn or find peace with God on our own. I guess my main point this week is for us all to slow down and enjoy this life on this side of eternity–after all it is only one heart beat stopping from being all over.

  I love the Andy Griffith show. I am reminded of one episode in which they had a visiting preacher and the message was slow down. The irony of the whole thing was the preacher himself would not slow down to apply the message he had preached. God help us to slow down and enjoy life. The other evening I took my son to a hamburger joint–we sat there and I got to listening to him talk, and guess what–he had grown up right under my nose and here I was staring at a young boy with his theological foundation pretty much started and well on its way to being “his” own. Wow! God help us to slow down!

  What are some things or suggestions you have to slow down in life? I would love to hear them my friend…comment…

Serving While Slowing Down

Pastor Jason

9 comments.

sharonheights

Comment on April 23rd, 2010.

Very good

sharonheights

Comment on April 29th, 2010.

Test

Margaret Glasscock

Comment on April 29th, 2010.

Hello Bro. Jason - hope you are having a great day!

milam maze

Comment on April 29th, 2010.

hi pastor jason,
you are so right on about slowing down and enjoying the life that god has been so merciful to give us and it is so hard for all of us to do because we are all so busy and live in a fast paced microwave society but we have to make a decision to do it and we can do all things through christ who strenthens us .I am so thankful for my family and for you and our church i love you love aunt mike

Leisa Greene

Comment on April 29th, 2010.

I wish my Grankids ,growing up ,would slow down. Pastor Jason, you know you would go crazy without all the technology. We know how much you love it. LOL

Saundra

Comment on April 30th, 2010.

Hey Pastor/Cousin Jason,

I remember a lot of “good old days” too. Fortunately, I never spit in anyone’s fish tank but I did show out in school (Baptist Christian School at Farifield Highlands) and ran screaming out of the room and locked myself in the bathroom Of course, mother (Aunt Mike everyone) knew about it before the day was over and we all know what happened when Saundra got home. Yeah, I got the peewaddling snot beat out of me then had to call the teacher and apologize. I also remember some great things, like VBS. What fond memories I have of that! We love “Andy” at our house, too and used to watch the show religiously (no pun intended). My schedule is so crazy and things are moving so quickly that I don’t ever feel like I’m off the hamster wheel. I have tried diligently to scale back some in the last couple of months and I still think my schedule is way too full. I want to finish my next nursing degree but don’t know when I would do it. Maybe if I just quit sleeping I could find the time! LOL I’m so thankful to God for all I have, especially my family and friends. Even though I don’t see any of them as often as I’d like, I do at least see them once in a while. Thank God I am here and not overseas like so many other soldiers. I may be over there one day but for today I am home in the U.S. Thank God. I thank God for our men and women in uniform, many of whom are my friends, who are serving outside the U.S. I thank them for being selfless, courageous, and willing to fight the good fight for all of us. Remember to pray for a soldier today. Love, Saundra

Jay Strickland

Comment on April 30th, 2010.

I can remember a day when parents would never let their children miss church for ballgames or any other reason. Schools and coaches would never plan a practice or game on Sunday or Wednesday that interfered with church. Now we have youth miss week after week because of these reasons and parents wonder why I raise concerns. Today our kids don’t know the Bible, couldn’t begin to compete in a Bible drill and are allowed to miss church on a whim. But it’s not their fault - the Bible specifies who is responsible for the spiritual education of children and it’s not the church. It’s the parents. Rarely do families sit down and eat a meal together without distraction - it is time to slow down. Over the years I’ve had other parents and my children accuse me of being too strict, but my kids were always at church. This is how I was raised and it is how I raised my children. They’re not perfect, none of us are, but they know the Bible, how to witness and never wonder what we’re going to be doing on Sundays or Wednesday nights. I wish more parents would take as much time to educate their children spiritually as they spend at the ballpark.

Debbie Stephens

Comment on April 30th, 2010.

Bro. Jason,
I am one of those people that go all the time. Between work, family, church, Faith, etc. it just keeps us busy. I’m not sure what the answer is to slow down, but you are right. I am going to try to work on that preacher. Thank you for making me rethink things.

David King

Comment on May 1st, 2010.

I remember when most folks didnt have phones .if you did it was a party line ( you shared it with others). you actually went to friends and relatives houses and just sat down on the porch or out under a tree and enjoyed the day with each other. My how times have changed. Thank God He has’nt.

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