A Scene From Life And Living

I Would Do It Again.

A scene from Life And Living

Larry E. Whittington

I needed this encouragement from a Facebook post.

Tomorrow will be the last day of our sale. Then we, David and I, have to pack together what we want to move with us to our new locations. David is working to get to go to Tillamook. I will be moving to my youngest son's place. Just a room, his office space, for now, but later, the garage will be fitted for me. Besides a single bed, what will I have room for? I hope I know how to cut it down to fit. At least I won't have to have a computer desk as large as I now have. Sometimes the size of things we have confuses our minds, and we think everything should be as large as we can get. We could call that "stuff worship" or idolatry. Either of those words are scary to me. Why do we tend to think that way? Another way we could think about this is the need to have the best of each piece, whether a bed or chair. That might be pride or idol worship. The Bible doesn't say things exactly as I am saying it because to fit everyone in, the Bible has to say the same thing in general terms, and God wants us to apply his word to our own lives. If we are loving God as we should and if we are "seeking His Kingdom" as we should, we will come out with this "the right stuff" for us to have (and thankfully be satisfied with).

It sounds like I am preaching, and maybe I am. Does anyone know I was preaching before I graduated from college? Does anyone know or care that I went to three different colleges before I graduated? The first was a gift to me. I spent one year at the University of Nebraska because I did well on a test all seniors in Nebraska could take. I still had to work in the cafeteria, though, to pay for my board and room. The second college, I feel, was God's choosing. There were some girls where I went to church services who suggested that I go to this small Christian College, York College. After working some, that is where I registered. In my second year there, I was approached to be a "preacher Boy.' We would drive to local towns whose churches didn't have preachers, preach on Sunday, and drive back for school on Monday.

The third college came about when I decided I wanted to be a teacher. I lived close to the college and also close to one of the churches where I regularly preached. I preached at that church until I graduated from college.

I was preaching voluntarily while attending the Christian college but now the small congregation decided to give a token of appreacation each Sunday. The seven dollars I received then went further than it would now. When I graduated from college, I always tried to find a town with a church with a preacher, so I didn’t preach much after that. The end.