Which Do You Choose?

1 John 2: 9: "Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. 10 Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. 11 But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them." 

While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times; not realizing he was using a wrench.  At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures.

When the child saw his father . . . with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?' 

The man was so hurt and speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times.  Devastated by his own actions . . . sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches; the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'. The next day that man committed suicide.

Anger and Love have no limits; you can choose which one will control your life.

Things are to be used and people are to be loved, but the problem in today's world is that, people are used and things are loved. Let's be careful to keep this thought in mind: Things are to be used,but people are to be loved.  Can I please say it one more time; "Things are to be used, people are to be loved."

Pastor Rick