Oh, it was 100 degrees yesterday and going to do it again today. I forgot how many days this has been. Course there is no rain in sight, just more sun. Best we can hope for is that the wind will blow and plaster us with dust like happened down south of here. So I got to thinking about that really hot place I might go to if I do not be a good little girl and I decided I do not under any conditions want to go there. So I will be very good. Of course, even I have my breaking point. So let me see if I actually know what being good entails.
1. You shall have no other gods before me. Well that is an easy one. Why would I want to put anyone else first?
2. You shall not make any idols or graven images. I am cool on that one. I am not one bit artistic.
3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord they God. Ok, now does that mean cussing with the Lord's name? If it does, I may be in trouble on this one. If it means being disrespectful, I don't do that. I may need a lawyer on this one.
4. Remember the Sabbath to keep it Holy. Work six days and rest on the seventh. Pretty clear there and I have no problem with this one. I am so good with this one that some times I even do it three or four times a week. ;)
5. Honor your Father and Mother. I did this one really well. Yes, I did.
6. I did not commit murder.
7. I did not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal. This is another of the kind of gray areas. I seem to recall liberating a case of Pecan Pie from the Red Carpet Resturant which was supposed to be delivered to the Red Carpet Bakery. Then there was that one incident...but I did all that stuff before I decided I wanted to go to heaven and as I understand a lot of this stuff is closed book. Man, I sure hope so!
9. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. Now how close does one need to live to be considered a neighbor? And it was not false, just told a secret out of school a time or two. Better talk to the big guy again.
10. You shall not covet your neighbors wife, or his manservant, or maidservant, his ox or donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor. Well, he is just pretty clear on this one now isn't he? I am pretty safe on this one right up to the part that comes after donkey!
Alright, I may not be perfect. As a matter of fact, I am far from perfect. Let's just call a spade a spade here! I am in deep dodo. See, it is not only the 10 Commandments I need to worry about, it is a lot of other stuff that is sprinkled around here and there in the Bible. I know about the Golden Rule "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Just for many years I remembered it a little bit differently. "Do unto others as they would do unto you, but do it first." Now there is a technicality that the lawyer is not going to get around.
And I had a lot of trouble with that turn the other cheek one. I will never be a pious person. I know very well, that I have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God in many areas of my life. There are people out there who can be pious and can point my faults out to me, and I can safely say that they are going to have to be pretty quick to spot it before I do. I am not perfect. The one thing I have learned in this life is not to beat myself up over past transgressions, because there are plenty of other people that will do that for me. Lots of people take delight in pointing out my faults and shortcomings. Do I care? Hell no! I think I am a pretty good person when all the good points are added. So, where were we?
Oh, yeah. It is hotter than Hell. Not really. Hell is very, very hot and I refuse to go there. I do like summer, so I am going to enjoy this heat because I know Winter is going to come sooner or later and I will miss the shorts and tee shirts and sandals. Tomorrow I am going to have a picture of the baby geese in the stock tank if I have to catch them and throw them in it myself. But right now I have to go talk to God for a bit and explain some of those things that I am not sure he is real clear on my intentions, just in case!
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