December 31st, 2006

Normally, I'd be at a party.  My church has one going on right now, but I can't really attend.  My son began acting up, and never really quit.  Even though they had places for him to sleep, they were not about to let him with the attitude he was displaying.  Once again, I let it get to me. 

Today's reading was about another man who let it get to him: Cain.  I mentioned yesterday how much Adam blew it, leaving behind a life of little work and a lot of sex.  Looks like his son followed in his father's footsteps.  I'm not certain why God didn't want Cain's grain, couldn't God just say: "I like both your offerings".  I suppose the one that required a blood offering was the one that easily pleased Him.  I suppose that was the sacrifice He was looking for.  It's a weird system, I'll tell you what. 

You know, this is the first time that I've ever took the side against God in this argument.  I suppose I could blame God for starting this, but I have to face facts.  There is a superior being above us who freely makes the rules, whether we agree with them or not, that is the way things are.  There is a higher plan above us, and though we have some inkling of what it is, it will always be high above us.  So much so that we may never understand it. 

This actually tied into my reading from the book of Matthew, chapter two.  There were four prophecies that were fulfilled in this chapter.  That means four prophets (assuming that some of them weren't the same prophet) had to divy out four prophecies to match what happened during this time. 

How in the world do we possibly tap into this plan of God?  I suppose the first is obvious: don't follow Cain's example.  Don't let the not knowing or understanding of God's plan "get to you".  Be satisfied with what you have now.  If God isn't giving you something, it is for a good reason.  He'll let you know if He wants you to "go for it". 

I suppose the second is simply doing what God wants you to do.  I should have asked God what he wanted me to do when my son was out of control crying.  I wonder what He would have said.  Maybe he would have had me do what I did, take him home.  If so, I think I would have done it with a better attitude. 

Looks like this stuff applies today. 

By the way, I had double the amount of usual comments that I had for my regular posts.  I credit it to using "sex" in my keyword tags.  I can't think of anything I can put in this one to generate traffic.  If you have any ideas, let me know.