{"id":984,"date":"2012-10-18T22:35:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T04:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/?p=984"},"modified":"2012-10-18T22:35:33","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T04:35:33","slug":"whos-in-charge-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/?p=984","title":{"rendered":"WHO&#8217;S IN CHARGE HERE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Shack had a commercial with the theme, &#8220;You&#8217;ve got questions&#8212;We&#8217;ve got answers.&#8221;\u00a0 I guess it worked, because I remember it.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my variation, &#8220;You&#8217;ve got questions&#8212;I&#8217;ve got questions.&#8221;\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know if it will work, but I remember it.<\/p>\n<p>Here goes&#8212;Questions, Questions:<\/p>\n<p>Can anyone get saved wrong?<\/p>\n<p>Can you go to heaven the wrong way?<\/p>\n<p>Can anyone go to hell who shouldn&#8217;t?<\/p>\n<p>Can we speculate beyond our limits?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You say, &#8220;If God&#8217;s in charge, then He should . . . &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Are you really saying, &#8220;If I was in charge, then . . .&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I was in charge, then I would do it right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then what about all the people who wouldn&#8217;t like the way you do it?<\/p>\n<p>Well, maybe that is close to seeing some of God&#8217;s job.\u00a0 Maybe God&#8217;s job is not to please everyone (but you or me, of course).<\/p>\n<p>So, Who&#8217;s In Charge Here?\u00a0 God, or You, and seven billion other people with different ideas&#8212;with no power to influence the way the world runs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When all is said and done, you have to stop saying and start doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, Someone has to stop talking about God, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BE<\/span> God.<\/p>\n<p>Interesting, God describes himself&#8212;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I AM<\/span>&#8212;not I was, I could, I should, I would.<\/p>\n<p>Those are words people use to speculate about their Maker&#8212;If God is God, He could, He should&#8212;If I was God, I would.<\/p>\n<p>If puppets are given life, and free will, by an act of the puppeteer, so they are no longer puppets, their relationship is no longer puppet and puppeteer.\u00a0 It is a much higher level&#8212;it is a gift&#8212;but it does not include trading places.<\/p>\n<p>God gave that gift to people, but He stopped short of us being God&#8212;as Satan tried and found out the hard way&#8212;as Eve was talked into trying and finding out the hard way&#8212;as she talked Adam into trying and finding out the hard way&#8212;as you and I still try to be God and find out the hard way that we&#8217;re not.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe&#8212;let&#8217;s start over on His terms.<\/p>\n<p>What are His terms?\u00a0 Where are His terms?\u00a0 Can we know His terms?<\/p>\n<p>More questions, questions, questions?\u00a0 How about some answers?<\/p>\n<p>God gave all the answers we need, all the answers we can handle, all the answers for life and a right relationship with Him&#8212;in the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s that simple.\u00a0 If you accept it, open The Book, and you will find more than you need.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t accept it, you can never say that no one told you, and it will be very hard finding out the hard way that God\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">IS<\/span> God&#8212;always has been, always will be.<\/p>\n<p>One last thought&#8212;God loves you.\u00a0 Jesus died for you.\u00a0 Jesus invites you to open the door, so He can come in and satisfy the thirst of your soul.<\/p>\n<p>Right where you need Him the most, you decide &#8220;Who&#8217;s In Charge Here?&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Shack had a commercial with the theme, &#8220;You&#8217;ve got questions&#8212;We&#8217;ve got answers.&#8221;\u00a0 I guess it worked, because I remember it. 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