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As a follower of Christ, two beliefs hold a significant place in my life perspective. The first is that my earthly efforts and energies are of value only to the extent that they are available to God to be used by Him. That said, there are many times I find myself living out my days, caught up in the affairs and circumstances of the moment, with no thought of God at all. It goes completely against my nature to live in the light of what I believe. The second belief is my hope in the resurrection, of life beyond the body, a new heaven and a new earth, lived in the presence of Jesus.

These two beliefs are united together in one thought by C.S.Lewis in Mere Christianity:

"Nothing in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead."

To die in my entirety requires a moment by moment surrender. It is a painful, agonizing, task which requires the greatest of discipline.

It is, however, a goal worth considering.

The following was forwarded to me by my brother-in-law, Arthur. It so well describes Darryl & I (with the exception that there would have been many times that we would have starved to death had Darryl waited for me to make a meal) that I could not help but post it!!

A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning.

The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee."

The husband said, "You are in charge of the cooking around here so you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee."

Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides it says in the Bible that the man should do the coffee."

Husband replies, "I can't believe that! Show me."

So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says, "HEBREWS."