Isn't It Funny How....

Funny how a $20.00 bill looks so big when

you take it to meeting, but so small when you

take it to the mall.

Funny how big an hour serving God looks and

how small 60 minutes are when spent

watching television, playing sports, sleeping

or taking a lunch break.

Funny how long a couple of hours spent at

meeting are but how short they are when

watching a good movie.

Funny how we get thrilled when a football

game goes into overtime, but we complain

when a talk is longer than the regular time.

Funny how laborious it is to read a chapter in

the Bible and how easy it is to read 200-300

pages of a best selling novel.

Funny how we believe what newspapers say,

but question what the Bible says.

Funny how people scramble to get a front

seat at a concert, but scramble to get a

back seat at the ecclesial service.

Funny how we cannot fit a bible class

into our schedule with our yearly planner but

we can schedule for other events at a

moment's notice.

Funny how we look forward to that big date

on Friday night, but complain about getting

up for meeting on Sunday morning.

Funny how we are rarely late to work, but

always late to meeting.

Funny how we call God our Father and Jesus

our brother, but find it hard to introduce

them to our family.

Funny how small our sins seem, but how big

their sins are.

Funny how we demand justice for others, but

expect mercy from God.

Funny how much difficulty some have learning

the gospel well enough to tell others, but

how simple it is to understand and explain the

latest gossip about someone else.

Funny how we can't think of anything to say

when we pray, but don't have any difficulty

thinking of things to talk about to a friend.

Funny how we are so quick to take directions

from a total stranger when we are lost, but

are hesitant to take God's direction for our

lives.

Funny how people want God to answer their

prayers, but refuse to listen to His counsel.

Funny how it is okay to blame God for evil

and suffering in the world, but it is not

necessary to thank Him for what is good and

pleasant.

Funny how when something goes wrong, we

cry, "Lord, why me?" but when something

goes right, we think, "Hey, it must be me!"

...Or wait...maybe all this isn't so "funny" after all