Well, here in America Thanksgiving has come and gone and more importantly to
some they got to experience "Black Friday" shopping thrill. The largest sale
day of the year we are told. Many people arrived at the stores hours before
they opened, standing in lines that sometimes held hundreds of people. Deals
were found, gifts were bought, shopping frenzies were experienced, people
were pushed and pulled by crowds of people, angry or rude drivers were
endured as were the long lines at the checkout counters.
Honestly, the total experience is almost a mystery to me. Maybe you were one
of those who went "Black Friday" shopping, or maybe like me, you weren't.
There is nothing I know of materially, that is worth putting myself through
what it takes to go "Black Friday" shopping, there never has been.
What is more of a mystery to me is how some people plan for days (maybe
weeks) for that one shopping day. They study the shopping adds, they plan
out routes to the many stores where they plan to shop, they plan routes to
particular merchandise within the stores (which may or may not be there).
For many people it takes whole family involvement, with each member assigned
the task of finding one particular item in any given store. Some folks take
"shopping buddies" to help them grab the loot they desire. They have it all
worked out.
What is even more of a mystery to me is how many of these same folks can't
find their way or find time to be with God's Family at times of worship.
Honestly, if they can plan a shopping trip like a general planning a battle,
surely they could make a plan that would help them gain the most important
prize. couldn't they?
I guess I just don't understand, or so I've been told. The only thing that
comes to mind for me right now is not the latest item on sale, but Jesus
words when he said, "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also".
Do you have your plan for what is really important? You can do it, I know
you can! Meet with other Christians whenever they meet!
Russ Lawson
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