The Pizza Dream

  I recently had a rather odd dream about a pizza that had been baking in an oven, and then was left sitting in the oven until it had finally shrivelled up and burnt to a crisp. I realized how similar this is to our relationship with Christ. Putting a fresh pizza in the oven is like when we start our relationship with Christ. Baking the pizza is mainly similar to the starting steps in the relationship. But taking the pizza out of the oven, and consuming it relates to the growth of our faith and relationship with Him. Eating the pizza is filling up on the Word of Christ. As we eat the pizza, we are continuing the growth of our relationship by reading His Word, having conversation with Him, and simply spending time in your friendship with Him. But what happens when you put the pizza in the oven and become too busy with other things, ignoring the oven timer when it beeps? The pizza becomes burnt and hardened, and is no longer good enough to consume. And when you finally smell the burning of your pizza, you will have to start fresh with a new pizza. The point of this comparison is to show what is needed in order to keep a strong relationship with our Father. We can't just leave our new relationship with Christ, or the pizza in the oven, sitting around while we busy ourselves with "more important" things. We have to nourish it and let it grow in Him. Just as when you become a new friend with someone. You can't expect your friendship to grow with one another if you just let it sit. When you become friends, you talk to each other, and spend time together, like you have to spend time with Christ to keep a solid relationship with Him. So don't leave your pizza sitting in the oven to become burnt and hardened!

Pointing Fingers

  Sometimes we all like to think that we are fairly close to perfect. But the truth is, we really aren't. Not one single person on this earth today is even near being perfect. Every one of us struggles with sins and mistakes, therefore revealing that we are zillions of miles away perfection. The reality is that though we tend to look past our own sins, we are being consumed by them as we speak and breathe. Our own sins are devouring our minds as we point out the sins in others. Why is it so hard for us to see that as we are equal people, our sins are also equal? No person is farther away from sin and closer to perfection than another. This is the fact- each one of us, deep down inside, knows that we are all filled with sin, but we are simply too afraid to admit it. We tend to think that our sins are so unforgivable, which turns us to pointing out the sins in others to make our own sins seem lighter. Sometimes, for some reason, we simply feel better about ourselves after looking down at others. Pointing our fingers at others can give us that good feeling inside. How do we constantly fail to see that when we point our finger at others, we have three fingers pointing back at ourselves? We need to realize that Jesus forgives sins- all sins. No matter what, no matter how shallow or deep our sins may seem, a sin is a sin. And Jesus is here to forgive them all. Even though it is hard to look at our own sin and easier to point out the failures in others, we must remember that He came to this earth to save and forgive.