running on empty

a follow up on the "bad gas" theme, you know having no gas is worse. I had a car in which the fuel gauge didn't work, it was stuck on E... for empty. So every time I filled up with gas I had to reset the trip button by the odometer and then watch the kms and fill up again every 400km or so. There was a few times when I forgot to do that so I had no idea how much gas I had left, or if I would make it to my destination... because I really may have been running on empty! Whenever we plan to travel a great distance we make sure the gas tank is full so we have enough fuel to get to where we are going, that's common sense right? So before we travel through the different seasons and events in our lives we need be sure our spiritual, emotional, physical tanks are full so we can complete our tasks... because running on empty is dangerous. We have just come through another Christmas season and for me this is probably the busiest time of the year, and I was pretty close to running on empty. But last night we had a beautiful Christmas Eve service celebrating the greatest gift, the birth of Jesus. Later that evening and today I had a wonderful time with my family celebrating and sharing and taking time to relax and recharge. So make sure your tank is full, take time to appreciate family and friends and thank God for the gift of his Son, the gift of life, of joy and of peace... m

bad gas

the other day my work truck began to run poorly, it would hesitate during acceleration and kinda cough and sputter when idling at a red light. We learned that the company got a shipment of "bad gas" that had some moisture in it which interfered with the fuel system and spark plugs and made all the trucks run poorly. Not too long ago I got some "bad gas" of a different kind when I decided to forgo my wife's healthy cooking and dined out on way too much left-over spicy chili and taco chips and other assorted junk food. Apparently my body's fuel system and spark plugs don't react well to too much unhealthy food anymore... let's just say I wasn't running too well that day either. You know "bad gas" can get us into trouble on a spiritual level too. Jesus said that man cannot live on bread alone but we need to fill our minds with healthy things too, like the Word of God, the Bible. Too often we load up on junk food for the mind in the name of entertainment... you know what I mean, movies, tv, internet... hey I do it to and when I get all caught up in the show biz around me the "bad gas" catches up and I begin to run poorly. You've heard the saying "you are what you eat", well it's true, so be mindful what you're putting into your body, mind and soul... peace,m