Live, Laugh, Love = FUN!

Earth is crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. But only he who sees...takes off his shoes. The rest sit around it and pluck blackberries. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Hmmmmmm.....thoughtful words. It made me really think. Is that all we do? Sit around and work at life? Why not let life work in us? Which to me, is letting God work in us. But what does that really mean? Give up fun and activities that we enjoy. Those that do no harm, but help us to revitalize ourselves and make us smile? Is that what God wants? (I've been doing some deep thinking folks.......sorry.....) Are we supposed to put what we think God wants us to do at the top of our list and work down from that? It seems to me that humans have a great capacity for declaring something good or evil, without truly knowing. God is supposed to be in the center of our life, and then we work TOWARD the outside. That includes, family, friends, jobs, thoughts, activities (dancing, singing, games, vacations, etc.) that revolve around the nucleus - God. We are not supposed to give up those things that we enjoy because we think that will please God.

I have so many thoughts in my head, it would be better to start at the beginning, and make a point of where I'm going with this.

My point is......Life is supposed to be fun. Life is supposed to be grand! But why do we feel so guilty in enjoying it? And why do we always use what WE THINK GOD WANTS US TO DO as an excuse? God created us out of love. And with love, comes life. And with life should come fun. We set priorities and expectations. We call them responsibilities. Did you know the word responsibility is not ever mentioned in the Bible? And what is the definition of responsibility? Let's start with the definition of responsible: Webster's defines it as: 1 a : liable to be called on to answer b (1) : liable to be called to account as the primary cause, motive, or agent. Webster's defines responsiblity as: something for which one is responsible : burden. Ooh - I just saw three negative words there......cause, motive and burden. So what does that mean? Priorities and expectations are burdens? YES! The idea behind expectations and priorities requires that someone does not know the future or outcome and is trying to control behavior to get the desired result. Duh! How boring and tiring. It takes more energy to control, then it does to just let loose and have fun! I'm not at all saying that you should not pay your bills, do your job to the best of your ability, raise your children, etc. What I am saying that amongst all of these things, which are a given, you should also enjoy yourself.

Simply, I believe in God. Although some might disagree after reading what I have written, I feel God is in the center of my life. I do my best to love unconditionally. And I do my best to allow God and life to take me to new places and new adventures each day. I try to see what has been created around me, and to take in those pleasures. I enjoy my family; time with my husband; playing with my grandchildrens; watching my dog play or just petting her in my lap. I enjoy going on vacations with either my family or just my husband. I enjoy chatting with friends on Facebook, playing with my farms on Farmville and Farmtown and even chatting with people all over the world that I don't even know on Farkle. I like to gamble at casinos and play cards. Does that mean I don't live a wholesome life? Does that mean I'm not a Christian? What is a Christian anyway? Again, Webster's defines a Christian as: one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ. Ok......if I am to follow Webster's line of thinking....then I am a Christian. But does that mean that I am to religiously attempt to be like Jesus, without Sin? Sorry....too late. Been there, done that (sin, I mean). We all have in some way or the other. At least in our definition of sin. (Nope.......not going to Webster's again....LOL!) And who says that as a Christian, I have to live the straight and narrow life 24 hours a day. Jesus died on the cross that we may be forgiven. Sin was created when the apple was eaten. After that, the rest of what would happen in Creation was set in motion. Again, I'm not saying that I am going to go out and hurt or kill someone; or treat someone badly, or steal, lie or cheat, etc., but I am human and I don't believe that God expects us to be perfect (the definition we give that word). He would love for us to live a "sin-less" life, but he already knows our faults. He knows we are human. He knows what we have done, he knows what we will do 5 minutes from now and so forth. He wants us to love, plain and simple. And with the feeling of love in our heart, so many other joyous things come to pass in our lives. And like I said earlier, with love there is life, and with life there is fun and happiness. So go out and live friends! To live is to love, and to truly love, you must have joy in your life. God does not pick and choose who he loves. He loves everyone. And He loves to see us joyful and alive. If we remove the element of life from our vocabulary and very being, then the world around us will shrivel up and die. Sometimes I try to picture what kind of life Jesus would be having if he had been put on this earth today, starting as a baby and growing up (still to the end result of course). I see him listening to music, playing games, possibly dancing at a disco and maybe even trying his hand at golf. All the while, getting God's word out. Because after all, with our world today, that would be the only way to do it! So again friends, life was meant to be good. Go out and enjoy it. Have a little fun....................

And that's all I have to say about that..........................