When the Johnston’s plan on going camping we start making “The List”. This list is usually 3 pages long of things to bring. (Keep telling yourself… camping is fun, camping is fun…)There are the usual things like bedding, clothes, toiletries, and things of that nature, and then you have to pack the DVD movies you want to watch. (Oh yes, we take a TV along as to not get bored) We then have to pack the games so we have something to do besides watch movies.
You may ask, “What about
hiking, fishing, and exploring the countryside…” Well the boys get that out of
the way pretty quick and then set there looking at you with that “Seriously,
you want to go for a walk face” and then the “I’m bored” reaction when you want
to fish. Ok, back to the packing… (Camping is fun, camping is fun…) Well now we
need to pack the fishing gear. Ok we have poles, tackle, minnow bucket and
cricket tube. Wait a minute, what do you mean we only have 3 poles… what
happened to the fourth, and what did we do with the new fishing line to
re-string the poles??? (Camping is fun, camping is fun)
The next on the list is to pack the camp site stuff. You know, lanterns, fold out chairs, gas grill, table cloths microwave, extension cords, refrigerator… all that normal stuff you take camping.
By the time we have it all
packed we need a semi truck to get it all to the camp park. (Camping is fun,
camping is fun) Ok, we seem to have everything together, I think… What are we
forgetting??? Hey Tina do you have lunch ready yet? Oh Yea! We need food for
our camping trip… We now need to unload the frig and the pantry cabinets and
get this all loaded into the camper! Now, that should be all, I think? All this
packing is giving me a headache… (Camping is fun, camping is fun?) I need some
Tylenol... Oh yea we need to pack our meds!!! Ok, now I believe this is going
to be all… so we hook the truck up to the camper and now we need to hook the
boat to the jeep. This means double the gas, double the fun!!! We then look at
each other and say that this is going to be the best 3 day trip we have ever
had. (Camping is fun, camping is fun!)
When we get to the camp site
we begin to remember what we forgot so we make a Wal-Mart run and spend another
hundred dollars… J (camping is fun, camping is fun) Oh no!!! What about the dogs???
Isn’t it funny how we will go
thru so much trouble to get ready to go somewhere yet some of us are far from
ready to see the return of Christ.
Sometimes in our lives we tend to not be prepared for what God is going to do.
We must be prepared for the flood to be ready to receive His blessings. The
best advice for this is really the cheapest way to go. As John the Baptist said
in Matthew chapter 3:2-3 “and saying, Repent for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand! 3) For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah,
saying: The voice of one crying out in the wilderness! “Prepare the way of the
Lord! Make His paths straight.”
We can be prepared for the
Lord’s return… we just need to make a list of our spiritual needs, pray about
them, put His word to work in your heart and you will find that you will be
ready when the time comes…
“The Greatest Adventure in Life is seen Through the Love of
Christ”
Bro John 501-262-0015
