Building on the Foundation

There are many problems with the world today, and you can boil them down to a few main sources, such as feminism, greed, communism, and others, but if you distill them a little further, the main issue is rebellion against God.  The World and everyone who is of the World hates God, His instructions, and the very idea that there is a Being who will render a final judgment on them.  They don’t like to be told no, but let’s face it, not a one of us particularly enjoys being told no. When God tells us no, it’s for our own good, but like spoiled children, we’ll throw a fit.  That behavior is just among those of us who are of the household of faith, and when you expand a little further out into the world, there is genuine hatred of the One who would dare impose limits on the evil imaginations of their hearts.  Throughout history, there has been a sense of entitlement among those who walk the path of the World, but it’s worse today than it has perhaps ever been on a widespre...

  Some people, judging from their life choices, apparently enjoy being miserable, because they keep making the same choices that lead to misery. If you're one of these folks who aspires to be miserable, I’ve put together a how-to guide so that you can easily achieve maximum misery. This post will probably anger a few folks, because most of us, if not all of us, have made some of these choices. Make no mistake, though; I, too, have made plenty of these very choices over the years. Now, this post is just for fun, and it’s often exaggerated for effect. But hopefully it will make us all think about our life choices and make better ones. So let’s get started. Here’s your handy, ten-point guide on how to be miserable! 1. Disobey God This one is the most important of all. God gave us instructions for our own good (Deut. 10:13), so obviously you must ignore those in order to be truly miserable. If you find very plain instructions in God’s Word, ignore them. Tell yourself they don’t apply i...