"MY" GENERATION

What can I get......away with!?

Indeed! What can I get away with?

Greed. Lying. Stealing. Injustice. Slander. Cheating.

Adultery. Sex. Drunkenness.

Total selfish, sensual indulgence.

Self destruction at any price.

What do I get?

Self. Lonliness. Guilt. Shame. Bitterness. Remorse.

Headaches. Migraines. Stomach ulcers. Colon cancer.

Disgrace. Broken Family. Addictions.

Consequences.

Of what I do and don't do.

Of what others do and don't do.

We are in this "together," even when we hate one another.

We reap, not benefits, but consequences.

One person's greed steals from all of us.

It's not hard to see the "downward spiral" of the "decline of nations" that history has so relentlessly shown us.

Can we do anything about this?

Can heads of state?

Not very often. Not very likely today.

Can one person make a difference?

One person is the only person who can make a difference!

Can one person change much?

Not often.

But lots of "ones" can make a significant difference for lots of others.

So---

Jesus can make a difference in my life.

I will become different.

I will make a difference in the lives of all I am a part of.

I will do my part.

I will spend time with Jesus--

not just saying prayers, pleading with God to do what I want Him to do.

not just reading devotional books.

not just attending study groups and church.

not just serving on church ommmittees.

I will spend time with Jesus.

That's what He asks me to do.

He will send His Spirit to let me know He is present with me.

His Spirit will tell me what He is saying to me

and what He wants me to do and say.

Jesus will make a difference in my life.

I will be different--daily--

denying my own selfishness and indulgences.

taking up a cross of self-sacrifice for others well-being.

I can and I will make a difference for the sake of others.