Are you a new creation? Galatians 6:15

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

I do hope Ash Wednesday at your church was as good as it was at our church. In you mind now, what did you give up? Are you dedicated or convicted of your fast?

There are so many distractions in the world. President Obama, you are either for or against - but he is in the news. Romney, Newt, the republican party, either for or against - they are in the news. Oscars, Academy Awards, sports, disasters in the news, all kinds of things.

Then you come to the Christians who become side-tracked by things like dancing, musical instruments in church, a band in church, tongues, how to be baptized, and on and on. In Galatia they had distractions - to be circumcised or not to be.

Galatians 6:15 "It doesn't matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation."

It is easy to get caught up with the externals. Beware of those who emphasize actions that we should or shouldn't do, with no concern for the inward condition of the heart. Living a good life without an inward change leads to a shallow or empty spiritual walk. What matters to God is that we be completely changed from the inside out. Look at 2 Corinthians 5:17 & Galatians 5:6).

Stay the course my friend, and may your sails be full. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny