Have we lost the commuity?

I've been wondering as I read the Bibel. Back then they weren't afraid to share things. They didn't have enough, but they shared everything. There is stories of them not sharing everything, but at this moment that is a little beside the point. In this day and age, we mostly have more than enough but we don't share. Not even our feelings.

A lot of the time we go to a meeting and then straight home. If we get together outside the church or minestry we tend to talk about everything that isn't that important. Safe topics. In the work place we do the same. Talk about the weather or what we watched on tv last night. There isn't to much real conversations anymore. The reason I have been thinking a lot about this is because I find myself having a really hard time in sharing. Stuff I can share, same with time. But my feellings or my past. I find it to personal most of the time, even small insegnificant details I can't be shared. I have trust issues, I know. I even know why, but it soesn't really help as long as I don't do anything about it. It's only me that can change it.
If I want a community like they had back in the new testament, I have to be a part of building it. I can't wait for everyone else to make it, and when they are done I'll join them. It doesn't work that way, sadly for me. I have to get vunerable along with everyone else. And who am I to say that others have it easier with the sharing part.
We are living in a part of the world where we can do almost anything on our own, we don't need help and we sure don't need to share anything.
So I am going to try to share more, hopefully in a normal way...

Till next time, 

God Bless

vegetables and then some

I was watching a movie the other day. 

My youngest is sick and that includes a lot of time sitting with her on my lap. Even though her favoite show is a christian childerens show, I can only take so much of it going on repeat... Well back to the issue. I was watching a scene where a father (the chef) was teaching some people about picking your vegetables. He was comparing it to when you 

pick your date. You woun't go for the old or ugly, you go for the beautiful one. Now more so than ever. Media makes a pressure to be thin, beautiful and perfect. He went on to say that his son had picked the perfect one. Now I do have a different view in this case. The people I find beautiful is not those that my sister finds beautiful. Not that many years ago she put up posters of guys she thought was hot (or whatever). I never really cared for any of them. So beauty in people depends on the person who looks. 

But I was thinking a little further as the son takes his girlfriend to an Indian restaurant. I've never really tasted Indian food, so I don't really know if I like it or not. What I do know, is that I can do all the research I want on India. Look it up in books, online or even talk to people who have been there and tasted the food. But I woun't really know if I like Indian food if I don't taste it for myself. Same goes with religion, in my case Christianity. You woun't know if it is something for you if you don't try it yourself. Read the Bible and attend a meeting. Talking to Christians or seeing how Christians live woun't always tell you that much about the truth behind the religion. You can't judge all muslims based on those fanatics that kills thenselves in 'Holy War'. It does't mean that they all believe this. So you can't judge Christianity based on the fact that we are human and we do fall into sin. Being a Christian certainly doesn't make us better humans, it just makes us forgiven...

Till next time, 

God Bless

Francine Rivers

This is not something that I usually do, but Francine Rivers is a fantastic writer. Her books has inspired me, and thought me things from the Bibel. She writes about normal people and their struggles. You do feel the connection, even though it might have happened centuries ago.
So when I stumbled over this contest, I had to grab the chance. So even if this is somthing that I normally don't do, I just had to!! And I even got a free e-book. (I don't have a reader, but I had to have the book!!)
Here is where you find the contest!!
Here is where you find her facebook page!

Hope you all have a blessed day, and for those of you out there that might not have read Francine Rivers I really think you should look into it. You'll never regret it!!

Till next time,
God Bless