How Hot Is It?

I'm sorry, but I just have to whine. I mean, it has been some kind of hot the past few weeks! HOW HOT IS IT? I'm glad you asked! It's so hot that:

-We now have "hot and hot" running water.

-I can make sun tea without ever going outside.

-The seatbelt buckle touched my arm and branded me (someone complimented me on my groovy new tattoo).

-I realized for the first time that the church parking lot is actually LIQUID.

-I found myself trying to drive my car without touching the steering wheel.

-Our "brown and crunchy" lawn motif is catching on all over the neighborhood (we're okay with that as long as it's "catching on" without "catching on FIRE").

-The coals in our grill are ready- and we never lit them.

-I drove by a corn field yesterday and thought I heard popping.

Of course, I guess none of that is quite as bad as finding that the chickens are laying their eggs OVER-EASY. Now that's hot! But as whiny as I get when it's hot, I want to always stay totally "on fire" for Christ. 1 Peter 1:14-15 says, "Don't lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn't know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God's life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness." (The Message)
Blazing with holiness! The Christian life? When we're obediently following Jesus and letting the Lord shape our lives, it really cooks!

If you're interested, there is more information about:
The most important event of all time and
The most important Book of all time.

email this message to a friend   |   DW Home

Rhonda Rhea writes for dozens of Christian publications and speaks at conferences and events across the country. You can find her newest books, "Soup for the Soul-Tastes Just Like Chicken", and "Amusing Grace", at your local Christian bookstore. "Who Put the Cat in the Fridge-Serving Up Hope and Hilarity Family Style", will be available in March. Rhonda's husband, Richie Rhea, is a pastor in Troy, Missouri. You can reach them through her Web site at: www.rhondarhea.net.