The Simple Life:
Thinking back when I was
young I can remember all the simple things in life we enjoyed. For me growing
up was filled with decisions of, what game I was going to play today or whether
I was going to a friend’s house or were they coming to my house. Life in my
mind seemed simple.
Every year we would plan our
trip to Florida to see my grandparents who lived in Dade City. Along the way we
would always stop in Panama City to visit my mom’s friend from high school, but
the best part was we got to go to the beach and swim. We would only spend a
couple of days there though, as we continued the journey to Dade City. Once we got there the fun really began. You
see, all through the trip we stopped to see the sites; mom had to stop at every
nick knack place along the way. There was not a concrete figurine place that
was safe from my mom as she had to stop at all of them to make sure there was
not anything there that she could not live without. As for my dad he was always
accommodating to her and stopping the car at a whim.
But, once we got to granny
and grandpa’s house it almost seemed that time stood still. I don’t ever
remember there being a television in their house. If there was we never turned
it on… The only things I remember the most is the big citrus trees they had and
their huge yard. I remember picking oranges and tangerines and eating them
straight off the tree. I remember granddad telling stories and grandma cooking
as if for an army coming to eat. I used to love to sit and listen to dad,
grandpa and my uncles or maybe even a neighbor sitting and talking for hours on
their front porch. It was never a dull moment, and by nightfall we were so worn
out from playing that we easily fell asleep in the feather beds. Life was
simple…
Back in those days life was
about hard work, having fun and being with family. I remember listening to my
parents talking about the elections. Back then most people were trustworthy and
choosing a candidate for president was about who would do the best job. You did
not have to worry about the moral fiber of this country because our country was
truly a Christian nation. Today we are in trouble because our moral fiber has
been torn and too many politicians have misused our trust and took advantage of
us and became power hungry. They have exchanged moral standards for corrupt and
decisive ways, or whatever they could use to gain power over us.
What is missing is Jesus. Ok,
you want political correctness; I will give you political correctness.
Jesus is the reason that this country was founded. Jesus was the reason that
our fore fathers left
England to find a new home. God inspired them to have faith in Him and complete the journey. In Matthew 11:1-3 John the Baptist sends out his disciples to ask Jesus if he is “The coming One” and Jesus’ response is in verse 4-6 “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see. 5) The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6) And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” There is your political correctness…
England to find a new home. God inspired them to have faith in Him and complete the journey. In Matthew 11:1-3 John the Baptist sends out his disciples to ask Jesus if he is “The coming One” and Jesus’ response is in verse 4-6 “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see. 5) The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6) And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” There is your political correctness…
The simple life; simply put is living for Jesus and voting for the values that Jesus has given to us through His life on earth and His reign in Heaven now… Vote for God’s values…
“The Greatest Adventure in Life is seen through the Love of
Christ”
Bro John 501-262-0015
