So...
I was down at a local store and I got
talking to the clerk, and I was talking about the paint job I am giving my
house. At which point she said, “Oh,
that is your house!”
When
I confirmed this she said that another customer had been commenting on the
choice of colour and his remark was, “And he is even white!”
So
I guess I am pretty colourful for a white guy!
I
have included a picture of the house here.
As you can see my case of the “Refusal to Fit In” is terminal. I am okay with that, although I am worried
about being sued by McDonalds for using their colour scheme. Wanna wonders if the neighbours like it, I
wonder if I like the neighbours.
And then...
My Fundamentalist Freak Friend posted on
face book the following quote. “I don't care how anointed you are; if you're
anointed and weird, you're a stumbling block to the gospel!” He and I
have chatted, he threw it up to see what people might say. I wonder if the person who made this
statement has ever read the gospel, you cannot help but be anointed AND weird,
normal does not mix well with anointed.
But
it did have me worried for a bit. I have
researched the guy a bit, not much, but he offers no definition of normal. So I am starting to relax again.
Then...
I was lying in bed the other night reading over
my blog posts. I came to realize that there has been a fair amount of struggle,
strife and controversy in my life since I started the blog. (The truth is that
all existed before I started blogging). In
fact there seems to be a bit of a theme, it borders on whining. I realize that the point of my faith is to “Apply
these principles in all my affairs,” and that is what I write about in my blog. A working out of my faith. I realize that I have made a number of interesting
choices in my life, particularly my career, and this seems to invite conflict
and controversy. If I had to do it over
again I would have stapled a hundred dollar bill to the bottom of my movie star
application. (A hundred dollars was
worth a lot more in the seventies).
Truth
be told, I live a charmed life. I have a
wife who adores me, and gets me – she will fart and then throw the covers over
my head. Our home is warm and
hospitable, even if chaotic and disorganized due to the on-going
renovations. And despite the fact that we
have yet to conceive we have a kid, he even reminds me too much of me. When it comes to brothers, I have won the
lottery. There are a number of people I
could call up at a moment’s notice and receive help. I have a career that I love, and suits
me. And, as a bonus it does make a difference
in people’s lives. Like I said, it is a charmed life.
But
when you consider the starting point, it is amazing, and I am incredibly grateful. It is not a case of “It could have been much
worse.” Those are the words of cold
comfort we offer ourselves when things have gone horribly awry. And, yes it could have much worse on any
number of occasions. Despite that, my
life is incredibly awesome.
So...
My challenge – to myself – and if you want
to pick up on it you are more than welcome to join – is to start every morning
off in a prayer of thanksgiving. As
well, as I want to make sure to let those people in my life know that I am
grateful for who they have been for me and the contribution they have made in
my life.
1 Thess 1:2 We always thank God for all of
you and continually mention you in our prayers.
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