WE'RE TO ENJOY EVEN THE DOG DAYS

If as scripture applies to us as it did Jesus, then we are to enjoy life. He did according to Matthew 11:19.

Far too many Christians I know fret. They know better, too. They know who is sovereign. They know God has a purpose and perfect plan for our lives. Yet they think that walking the walk is somehow laborious.

Case in point. An usher at Chase Field told a friend of mine that she saw another friend of ours drinking a beer at a Diamondbacks' game. The friend being told confronted, yep, confronted the alleged brew drinker about his beverage.

And the accused wasn't even the one who had a beer. But to me, the confronter was worse than the guy who slugged down a beer. I know, we as Christians are not to make a fellow Christian stumble, but come on. If that causes anyone to stumble, then they were just waiting for an excuse anyhow.

For many years I have been a member of a Baptist church. But we don't always attend Baptist churches. When we're on vacation, that's our preference most of the time, but we'll attend other denominations, too. A Baptist friend of mine jokingly, at least somewhat, reminded me that when I take communion at other churches, I might just be drinking wine instead of grape juice. Well, again, that's a little too legalistic for me.

If Jesus left Heaven and His Father to come enjoying life on earth, then we'd be fools not to do the same. Besides, it's easy to be like Jesus in that regard.