Lately I've realized I sure do have a lot of opinions on things. It might be because I'm not around enough people to "choose" my opinions for me or that I just don't have anyone around when I come up with my opinions. Might be both. But I thought I'd let everyone in on a few of my opinions that I believe people might actually want to read about...nothing to do with politics...but these are important opinions to me.
Opinion #1:
It's now Christmas time. Don't get me wrong....I love Christmas!...but I HATE all the commercializing of it! Christmas decorations were put up around town before Thanksgiving. I wanted to shout "woah! slow down! Don't forget about Thanksgiving!" With all the commercializing and present-giving people seem to forget about the REASON for Christmas: Jesus!...
which leads me to...
Opinion #2:
Christmas is spelled/said/wrote CHRISTMAS!! NOT X-mas. (it hurts to even type it) I don't exactly know why/how people got started with this abreviation, but I don't like it! It might be shorter to write, but it's taking Christ out of Christmas!! Without Christ there wouldn't be a Christmas! It's not a gift giving holiday (though it's turned in to being one)...it's a time of year when we're suppose to reflect on the fact that Christ came to Earth to suffer, take on our sins, and die so that we can live forever with Him in Heaven.
I recently saw a sign for Sonshine Academy's Christmas recital. The title was "There is no X in Christmas." I couldn't help but smile! I want the whole world to know that there is no X in Christmas! There isn't! The X is just taking Christ out and putting in something more "politically correct." Well, Christmas wasn't founded on "politically correctness." It was founded on God's love for us...on Him sending Christ to die for us! That's why it's called CHRISTmas!!
Opinion #3:
Back in middle school shirts came out that were very popular that said "Jesus is my homeboy!" I never liked these shirts. I remember thinking..."Jesus isn't my homeboy! He's my Lord and Savior!" A few weeks ago, Bro. Bobby mentioned this in church. I was like "wow! I'm not the only one who thought that! Then I saw a sign on a car that said something to the extent of "my best friend is a carpenter." (I don't remember exactly what it said) When I saw this I thought about how this person is thinking he's popularizing Jesus and making people think of Him. But I just thought that he was lowering Jesus. He wasn't just a carpenter. He is my God! My King! My Lord! My Savior!! Why not exclaim that! He is not my "homeboy" he is the Almighty! The King of Kings! How could someone think they could sum up Jesus as a "homeboy?"
Opinion #4:
Whenever I drive into downtown Little Rock I drive by this huge church on the left. If you've driven by it you will know what I'm talking about. It's fancy. Not at all plain. You think "they must have spent a fortune building that thing!" Whenever I drive by I think "I wonder what the inside looks like." Not the inside of the building, but the people that make up the church. The building itself is not the church. I don't believe God cares if we have a "fancy," expensive building. I believe He cares about the people that make up the church! The ones leading others to Him. The ones learning more and more about Him so they can have closer relationships with Him. Why spend so much time and money on the outside? Why not work from the inside out? Start with yourselves and show others how great Christ is. People shouldn't want to come to church just to be in a nice "building."
These are just opinions that have been building up inside of me needing to be released.
