Arrogant Ignorance

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty (2 Corinthians 6: 14-18).

Consider with me, what bad company has done to your potentially good character. Think with me of the corruption of your soul and resultant corrosion, when you have spent time with wrong doers, people that sneak about and play under the cover of darkness; those that toy with the things of this world, that they believe with further them on the path that lays ahead.

Dear reader, the concern isn't what the worldly can do for you and I, the concern is the impact the unrighteous have in their rubbing off abilities - it is what they do to us, when we have been exposed to their wicked ways.

Have you ever been around someone that swears a lot, and not long afterward, you have gutter mouth, with cuss words imposing themselves into your thoughts, and then ushering like a filthy flow of sewer sludge, from your mouth? How about being around someone that smokes (cigarettes or weed, the substance isn't the issue), and drinks copious amounts of alcohol, or coffee, or energy drinks - do you find that you want to do as they do? Or when in company, do you have an overeating tendency, because it feels like a free for all when socializing with certain people? What happened to your discipline, your self-control, your ability to resist and say, No. Where did your resolve go, and how did the slippery slop sliding happen so quickly?

To level the playing field, I assure you, you are not the weakest most self-indulgent link in the chain of humanity. Here is what The Bible warns us as easily tempted humans:

Matthew 26:41

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

While Christians may want to honour, obey, and glorify the Lord Almighty, we live in clay cottages (a phrase I lifted from Matthew Henry), and we are breakable. Our will is fragile and easily fragmented, and for this reason, we are instructed on the ways of safeguarding our well-being. Let us compare and contrast the godly and the worldly. based on God's standards in the scripture above. that started our time together:

Heading 1 Heading 2

Believers Unbelievers

Righteous Unrighteous

Light Darkness

Christ Belial

Believer Infidel

Temple of God Idols

Dear reader, if you call yourself a Christian, you are commanded by God thusly:

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing.

The columns above simplify much for us. We either belong to the God of heaven, or the god of this world. Those that profess Christ while aliens on this plain, are promised by the Lord Almighty:

God hath said, I will dwell in them and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

I will dwell in them and walk in them

I will be their God

They shall be my people

Come out from among them, and be ye separate

Touch not the unclean thing

I will receive you

Be a Father unto you

Ye shall be my sons and daughters

The most powerful question in the scripture we are working from, for me, and perhaps for you too? is:

And what concord hath Christ with Belial?

Christian! How can it be that we mix and mingle with those that hate the Lord and expect that they can do anything good for us, ever? How can it be that we believe it is a small price to pay to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, if they promise us some kind of reward in the flesh? It is not what they can do for us, it is what they potentially can do to us.

I know a sweet little boy, several of them, but this one that I am thinking of, told me he wanted to be the Mayor, but what he really meant, was the Prime Minister of Canada. I told him, You cannot possibly be the Prime Minister because you love the Lord. Politicians lie and cheat, and throw people under the bus, to get and hold those positions. Now I know, my take on politicians is not a popular one. There are many professing Christians that put all their hope in the politicians they believe will save the day: this is not biblically sound in the least. The Jews of Jesus' day wanted him to overthrow the Romans, and cast off from the Israelites, the heavy yoke of taxation and restriction, but that is not why he came as God incarnate. He came to set us free from death, not governmental imposition!

I dare declare, there isn't a politician currently in power that is a Christ follower, and isn't it alarming to know, that many a professing Christian, takes the path carved by unbelievers, the unrighteous, men of darkness; infidels that worship money, prestige, and power, and fall head first at the feet of Belial.

You cannot love the Lord as your God, and the world equally at the very same time. It is an impossibility. You cannot put your faith in God, and believe that humanity will save itself, with the right leaders in place. It is, an impossibility. You cannot read your Bible and believe it as the Word of God, and not realize, if you truly belong to him, that your mission is one of reconciliation, not campaigning for the current big mouth that speaks vile things, cursing people, and committing mass murder before a viewing audience, by ordering war with missiles, and uttering nuclear threats, that wipe out whole populations.

God wants all to be saved. If people die in war without knowing the Lord as their Redeemer, how is it that a person can celebrated as the one that gives orders of violence and killing? How can they be considered men of integrity and decency, when so many are dying, without knowing the God of The Bible?

Can credit be given to men that live far from their victims, for pushing the red button of mass destruction? Is this, Christ like, in the least?

We humans love flexing our muscles. We the people, believe in our own abilities and strengths, and we give credence to the talkers, that have managed to make their way to the top of the devil's totem pole. It is when we are chopped down at the knees, weak and disabled, that we cry out to God to give us strength, and until then, arrogant ignorance fuels us to our own distraction and sometimes destruction.

Here I combine two strips of scripture, a question and an answer:

And what concord hath Christ with Belial?

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing.

Need I say more, Christian?

He Tricked Himself

My son and I met a man in a collar today. Do I dare suggest that you look with suspicion upon a man posing as a priest? Not all men in collars are to be trusted, and fortunately, there are some that love the Lord and his word so deeply, that when they are out and about, the collar let's observers know that the man is open to conversations about faith - the collar is an ice breaker. In the case of the man we met during our walk, he couldn't be counted on as a truth teller, because he lied openly about women and their position/role, within the body of Christ. 

The man called me The Mother Superior... laughable really. Sure thing, I am Queen in my household and my son honours me as his mother, but I was not inclined to accept the fraudulent theology the man espoused shortly after trying to elevate me to the state of majesty as a Christ follower. Lifting my arms skyward, I used the air to create steps, on which I placed Jesus at the highest level as the head, man just below him, and women and children one step below man, giving the collared man a clear picture, a biblical picture, of God's hierarchy. 

Well wouldn't you know it, he believes in the ordination of women! Now I ask you, which Bible is he reading, and where did he get that monstrosity of a thought? Clearly, Paul did not ordain women, and this was his suggestion - I read The Bible, and I have got to tell you, no where in God's Word do women and ordination go together in a sentence, in fact, it is quite the opposite. 

Now that we have a backstory, I will tell you what my son had to say after we left the collared man behind: He tricked himself. I have to laugh at this simple observation - He tricked himself! Dear reader, one of the worst forms of deception, is self-deception, and this man manages to not only lie to himself, but he attempts to propagate lies that are damnable. If Jesus is not the head of the body, Christians are hopelessly lost. If Jesus isn't the Word of God incarnate, without sin, pure and trustworthy - if the Word of God isn't worthy of being believed and heeded - we have nothing onto which we can place our faith, and no one leading the way. 

This meeting with the man in the collar was disturbing on so many levels. He appears to have dedicated his life to God with that white thing around his neck, and yet, he is unsound in his mind, he has misplaced his affections, his soul lacks spiritual manna, and he cannot be trusted as a Christ follower, because he is not, a Christ follower - he is a man of the world, a worldly man that feigns affection for the Sovereign while wearing a costume. True men of the "clothe" speak scripture as though it is honey dripping from their tongue and lips, but this man figuratively grabbed at Jesus' cloak, attempting to yank him from his heavenly abode, demeaning him as Master, making him equal with his creatures, and lower yet, by suggesting that women can be ordained and teach men, when The Bible forbids this very thing. 

This quick chat took minutes before we were off in different directions, the collared man going his way, while my son and I took the pathway that leads home...

The pathway home, dear reader, is not paved with golden stones of equity and equality: the pathway home is blood stained, and the unfairness of Christ having died, as an innocent lamb of God, for your sins and mine, is evident with every crimson droplet. It is a liberty taken, to deny him as the King of kings, Lord of lords, by suggesting that The Bible can be torn and twisted to accommodate weak willed men that self, and other deceive. 

He tricked himself, and in his arrogance, he attempted to trick us too...

This, dear reader, is why you and I must be very familiar with what is in scripture, to ensure that we are confident in our faith, and where we place our trust. The tripe coming from this stranger made me feel like gagging. On the upswing following this exchange, I am grateful for the many Bibles in my home, Matthew Henry's Commentary on The Bible, and truth prevailing in my mind, in my heart, and in my spirit so greatly, that when I consider self-deception, my conscience acts as sandpaper on my soul, keeping me going back into God's Word for regular bouts of course correction when needed, and recalibration to Christ. 

Humans are slippery fish, but when we see Jesus as Saviour, we get pinned down and find it hard to squirm away - besides, we just don't want to - I just don't want to trick myself or be tricked. 

How about you? 

Galatians 2:20

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 

Mark 1:17

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

Lastly, before you and I go about our business, I must say this: The Spirit of God is not split, one way this moment, and another way the next. For truth to prevail in relationship, there must be agreement on the meaning of God's Word doctrinally. When there is a chasm between two that say they are Christians, The Bible is the place to go to determine who is an infidel. and who is faithful in their devotion to God and his Word; self-trickery becomes evident when a man or woman speaks what is not in The Bible. The man we met today made things up to accommodate a world view that runs counter to God's Word and will. We could not agree, no matter how long we spoke, considering he spewed blatantly lies, and lives a life contrary to God's commands. 

Read your Bible... If this sounds bossy, well, I guess I don't feel too badly, if you actually get out your Bible, and read!

Wrought, Squared, Fashioned & Fitted

All who are designed for heaven hereafter are wrought or prepared for heaven while they are here; the stones of that spiritual building and temple above are squared and fashioned here below. And he that wrought us for this is God, because nothing less than a divine power can make a soul partaker of a divine nature; no hand less than the hand of God can work us for this thing (Matthew Henry's Commentary, Acts to Revelation, Volume 6, page 499). 

1 Peter 2:1-5

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 

Christian, groaning in the flesh, wondering how it can be that the soul soars heavenward when contemplating the glory of God, only to feel the tug of the tether, of this body, held captive by invisible gravity, to this dirtied and blood soaked earth, you are a living stone, being squared, fashioned and fitted for eternity with God via his Son, Jesus Christ! 

Let's break this down to bitesized pieces: 

In this life we learn that acknowledging our inward, wicked inclinations, opens the door to the possibility of banishing them from our being, and from our bodies, meaning that when we are made aware of our sinful nature and repent, we no longer desire engagement with and then indulgence in:

Malice

Guile

Hypocrisies

Envies

Evil speakings

Rather, we taste the Lord's graciousness, as babes that long for the sincere milk of God's word, as our soul satisfying sustenance. Vile and wretched human inclinations transform. Compare the list of five above to the list beneath this sentence: 

Benevolence

Candour

Sincerity

Generosity

Purity of speech

Dead things don't live and breathe, while finding meaning in this life. Dead things do not search for and find God, or the life of the Spirit. Dead is dead, but to be alive, a living stone, squared, fashioned and fitted, for the temple of God, sends the mind, heart and soul, on a mission for meaning, while we walk the earth. 

We are wrought by the divine hand as Christians, to be welcomed into his Kingdom. Jesus is called the corner stone:

Ephesians 2:15-20

Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; and that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: and came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.

We become partakers of the divine nature as we are readied for heavenly citizenship, and while we are on our earthly mission as reconcilers for Christ sake. Jesus came in the flesh of man, and in his sinless state, remained pure, without malice, guile, hypocrisy, envy, or ever speaking evil. Jesus modelled the perfect man for us, and despite temptation and tribulation, he maintained his godliness, and we can too, with his help, of course, take on these holy traits of benevolence, candour, sincerity, generosity, and purity of speech. 

We can transcend this earthly existence and aspire to being temple building living stone material. The spiritual house of God, as priests, offering up spiritual sacrifices: It all sounds so marvellous, until of course, we look closely at the word sacrifice. 

Jesus was rejected and still is, by the majority of mankind. Humans don't like perfect examples; most humans despise sin free creatures, because we are comparative by nature, which is precisely the reason we see so much in the way of malice, guile, hypocrisy, envy and evil speech. These are the icky soul sludge traits that mark and mar humans, that do not know the Lord, or know him vaguely. Christians cannot stand themselves when these ugly traits show up in our own thinking and resultant behaviours, when permitted to lead the way. 

Christians want to be just like Jesus, and join the ranks of the prophets and the apostles; we long for fellowcitizenship with all the saints, in the household of God, in heaven.  

Dear reader, are you a living stone, a human representative of Christ, on earth? 

While you are here below, do you consider the temple of the living God, and you being placed as building material when the earth rolls up like a scroll, and all that is left is glorious eternity with our Maker? 

The Bible paints pictures for us, and true to it's Author, the golden thread of truth is woven throughout, with the images getting brighter, as details compliment and complete, the blueprint designed by his divine hand. I wish I could draw the sentiments I feel, but alas, all I have is a keyboard, a white screen with words typed on top, and my desire for you to see what God has planned, as he reveals his love to you through his Word. 

Living stones, what a concept, dear reader. 

Sacrifice is the willing price Christians pay as we navigate our earthly existence in favour of honouring God now and for eternity. There are many things the flesh wants that are abhorrent to the health of the soul, and dear reader, it is the power of God that gives strength to the weak and tempted, each time we say no to earthly desires. Over time, with the flexing of faith muscles, resistance becomes slightly and then again more each time easier, to say a resounding no to temptation of all sorts. 

If Jesus resisted temptation, and told us we can too, then we can, because Jesus, never lied. I pray we are row partners, dear reader, as living stones in the heavenly haven, the true temple of the living God, in paradise. 

False Advertising

With red hot rage, Buyer addresses cold and matter of fact Beware. Let's listen in on their conversation together. 

Buyer: I want my money back!

Beware: Ain't that too damn bad for you, 'cause we don't do refunds sucker.

Buyer: But this isn't anything like they told me it would be. Hey, who the hell do you think you are, talking to me like that? I want to talk to your manager, NOW.

Beware: They huh? It's always they. They know nothing, and you got scammed. You know the saying, Buyer Beware, right?

Buyer: Ya, but what does that have to do with my situation? This is out and out fraud. I was lied to and tricked. There will be hell to pay once I am through with you and your organization. 

Beware: Hahahahaha, hell to pay! You got that right. Hahahaha, good luck buddy. Final sale, no refunds or paybacks, all interest in your situation evaporated when you agreed to our conditions. 

Buyer: What do you mean, all "interest in your situation"? There has to be recourse; there has to be recompense and some sort of fixing of this problem. I can't live like this. This isn't what I signed up for and put up cash for. You have got to make this right : Someone has to make this right. 

Beware: Ya ya ya, you people always say the same thing once you get here. You think the boss gives a hoot about your complaints? You think he is going to rush down here and hear you out, sympathize and rescue you, like he cares or something? You are nuts, off your rocker, crazy town, an ignoramus, a fool, stupido as the Italians would say. Do you catch my drift, see my point, understand my meaning? Are you picking up what I'm dropping down in simple language? This is it pal. There ain't no way up, or out of here. You managed to sell your way and buy your plan, working the angles every step you took, and you have succeeded, arrived so to speak. Now you want something different? Good luck, and by The Way, there ain't no such thing as luck, loser. 

Panic sets in for Buyer as he tries desperately to ventilate, pulling at the collar of his filthy shirt. His whole body is feverish and with hysteria taking the reins of his being, he searches for relief. Where is that cool river located that he passed on the way here? What happened to the light breeze that tousled his hair and brushed his cheek? The drink, with the ice cubes! It was within reach before the transportation took place. If only! One ice cube, just one on the tongue would feel heavenly. 

Beware: Snap out of it Buyer! What was is no more, and you are where you are. Someone sees you but you made your way without him all your years. What makes you think you have the right to call on him now? after rejecting him over and over again. We got you now, and Nobody has the deed to your soul. My employer is an equal opportunity abuser; he will take anyone that willingly comes his way, and use them for his purposes. 

Buyer's hands are around his throat, his eyes bulging and threatening to explode in utter horror. Buyer is gasping for air but the heat burns and singes with every inhale. Exhaling is excruciating, and Buyer's hot air balloon like lungs feel as though they may collapse permanently when wind is expelled, and yet, he continues the in and the out of painful breathing. Words escape him and thoughts swirl in his mind while playback videos on repeat perform their dastardly deed of forcing recall. 

Beware: Now you are getting the picture. Now you understand. What's a guy to do, huh Buyer? Beware mocks. 

What, dear reader, is a guy or gal to do, once death occurs, and second, third, fourth, and even the hundredth chance at reconciliation with God, is no longer optional? 

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever (Revelation 20:10).

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works (Revelation 20:12).

Satan is an equal opportunity murderer. He isn't in charge of hell, he just entices and tempts, making sin seem harmless and even helpful, for those that want to satisfy their fleshly desires. God gives and takes life; God grants entrance to heaven through his Son, Jesus the Christ, and he sends people to hell when they deny Christ as Saviour. 

If a person does not repent in this lifetime, what gives them the impression that their earthly separation from God will not continue into the afterlife in hell? 

Do you, treat people you love badly, and expect a good outcome, a healthy relationship, a sense of mutual appreciation and respect? Wouldn't this mindset and opposing actions of mistreatment, be ludicrous and anti-theoretical, working against trust and intimacy? 

Somehow people have bought the bull, and believe that they can live disobedient lives and be rewarded with a heavenly abode, once their body has had its candle light snuffed out. Nothing could be further from the truth. 

MAID sells Rest In Peace, but it is biblically clear, that spirits fall to pieces when death steals life, and a soul is staring into the abyss of eternity, rejected once and for all time, by the Maker of mankind. There is no heaven for Christ deniers, but you don't have to take my word for it; read scripture and find out for yourself. 

NOTE: The picture I painted above is no where near frightening in comparison to what is written in the Good Book regarding hell, and what happens to the impenitent. God is pure love and wants none to be lost. He sent his Son as the promised Messiah, but what God cannot and will not do, is force you to love and obey him. 

Love isn't love when it is imposed against the will. 

Sick of Solicitors

Do desperate times call for desperate measures?

I have something stuck in my craw today and I mean to cough it up and out, or at least, tap a keyboard and rid myself of the annoyance.

Phone and email solicitors dear reader: How do you feel about these unwelcome intruders and interlopers? Remember the olden days, when you could go out for a jaunt in the great outdoors, and you didn't have a clue who called you, until you pressed play on your answering machine? Do you recall playing back messages from friends or family that wanted you to call them back once you were in? Call me back, was the happy message most of the time.

I liked those times, now that I have a moment to consider missing them. I told a friend just this morning that I hate my phone, I mean hate my phone! This statement of fact will bring me to some new rules, but I will return to this point a little further on down this page. 

I have a website, I have social media accounts, I have google my business. You probably have these intangibles too, among other virtual items onto which, you leave a little something of yourself as evidence that you exist, and have a personality, and opinions too. Better than these unreality realities, there are people roaming about that we get to interact with on a regular basis when we decide to leave our homes and go out there like people in the wild, braving humanity in all their world walking ways. I like people, but I am starting to strongly dislike solicitors. 

When I am out in the world, I can make eye contact, smile at a stranger, or exchange a pleasantry about the weather. When I am on my phone or laptop, I feel like the deluge of dull exchanges begin, as soon as I open an email from someone I have never met, telling me that my website isn't visible, and if found by would be clients, lacks what it takes for me to snag interest and book my calendar solid. I get so many of these solicitors wanting me to hire them to improve my professional life, that I just plain old know they are lying about my find-ability, and I also know, that they are desperate for work, and their assignment is to play on insecurities to get cash out of pockets from their prey. 

Is this how they make a living? Seriously? 

I admit, to the person that called me just under an hour ago, I said, Blah, Blah, Blah, before hanging up. Perhaps I could have been more "professional" and "kind" to her, but ya know, she called me, not to talk about what I could do for her, but what she could do for me, for some money. The thick skin these people must have grown to be able to dial again, and again, after constant rebuffs, must be inches deep, and keep them safe from emotional insecurity. 

Is this, I ask you again, a way to make a living? Seriously?

I promised I would return to my new rules regarding use of my phone, but I must tell you that they are not really new rules, they are rules I have established and adhered to for some time, I just haven't typed them onto a blog page thus far, but today is the day, dear reader!

1. When I am at home, and not working with a client, my phone sits solo in my bedroom. I mind my own business and that thing can grow moss for all I care.

2. I block emails and phone numbers frequently, immediately following exchanges with solicitors.

3. If someone wants to see me or talk with me, and the feeling is mutual, I plan a time and place to meet, whether in person or via a phone visit. I do not spend endless time on messenger. There are very few people I will spend time with via text messaging (I can count the number of people I do this with on one hand). 

4. I do not answer all the messages I get, or tap the arrow to play videos people send. I decided that if I am going to watch youtube or check out something on instagram, I determine what interests me before my search. I have experienced regret after seeing and hearing some videos sent by people I do not know, other than being acquainted with them via social media - is that really knowing someone, I ask you?  I resist most videos, even those sent by close friends. It's like this: If I want to do something, I get to choose, but if someone else wants me to do something, ummm, HELLO, I still get to choose! Yup, you get to choose too!

5. Here is the big one, dear reader, are you ready? I don't feel obligated... I used to feel like I must respond or give an opinion or extend the curtesy of reply, but this is not the case for most things that come through the devices that are supposedly aids and improvements to my life. Most stuff is junk and trash ready before opening; some of it is blue box recycling material that one puts out near the curb for pick-up.

Can you relate to what I am sharing? 

Is it time for you to prioritize and perhaps, protect your peace by not even opening the door to people that were never invited in, in the first place? 

What do you get from being overly accessible? 

Can you live without interruption of the nonsensical variety?

Thanks for staying with me. I feel like the thing stuck in my craw has been dislodged and cleared from my throat after sharing here on the written page. I sure do hope you take the time to make your own social media and electronic devices rules. Peace comes from tranquility, and we can have none of that, when intruders and interlopers have set their sights on us as marks and we engage with them, or when we allow anyone and everyone to influence us with what interests them.  

You have the freedom to choose the what, the when, the where, and the how, of all your interactions. Isn't this grand, dear one?

Aren't You Lucky

Lucky was born on the luckiest day of the year. Lucky wore horseshoes and while walking, those shoes somehow always managed to hang hook side down, so as not to let the good stuff rush out. 

Everyone knew Lucky, a popular fellow fondly mentioned whenever Serendipity happened by. The two were almost inseparable, and there wasn't a soul that didn't appreciate this happy partnership. Lucky was known to bring about Winning, and was given credit when circumstances went just the right way. There was a drawback that many mentioned when Lucky wasn't in sight: Lucky had an evil twin called Bad Luck, and Bad Luck was blamed often, when things started turning out badly. 

With Lucky, a person could always hope, and perpetually wonder, when it might be, that Lucky would turn his gaze in their direction and speak things like, It's your turn, you lucky guy! Of course, Bad Luck lurked in the shadows, secretly following Lucky everywhere he went; these two were oddly inseparable, and there wasn't a soul that didn't appreciate how unfortunate the nature of this pairing was for their luckiness, or unluckiness, as it were. 

Today though, Today always has something to say about newness, chances, a fresh start. Early Today is perennially excited about possibilities, and Early Today says things like, Today will be different! Today I will be Lucky, and Bad Luck be banished, I will win Today! As Today turns into Tired Nighttime, a different voice says, You loser. When will you ever learn that Bad Luck is your constant companion and Lucky lives with someone else. Lucky is over there, and over there, and I saw Lucky and Serendipity with your neighbours, you know, those people that have it all, while you, Loser, have nothing but the stamp of Pathetic marking your forehead, and everyone can see it. Pathetic Loser. 

Elusive Lucky strikes every so often and then shies away, showing up with a dazzling flash of white teeth, and disappearing just as quickly; playing tricks on the mind, he is gone in the blink of an eye. To hold on to Elusive Lucky would be quite the feat, but how, how to keep him from slipping away is the grand prize winning question... 

Well aren't you Lucky?

Where? Did someone ask this question of Lucky? Did someone see where Lucky went? Can anyone do me a solid and send me the address, so I can pay Lucky a much needed visit? Lucky, Lucky, where are you Lucky? How about this: at least describe what Lucky looks like, so I can start putting a name to the face. 

By Chance, did you happen to see Lucky, when the universe was forming itself, and when creatures that eventually looked like you and me, you know, human types, creeped and crawled their way out of some kind of soupy broth that just Happened to by Chance, be stewing and brewing up critters?

I just know that if I find Lucky, all the others characters will be available for questioning. I really want to know how they all work so well together to get so many astounding things done. I simply must get to the bottom of that swamp to understand and be able to explain how extraordinarily Lucky we all are for our existence, ya know? 

As Bad Luck would have it, I can't seem to locate Lucky. Serendipity continues to be slippery, and Chance manages to elude every time I dive for it and try to take hold. Seems like these monkeys have all been greased up good, and there isn't a champion that can catch these slick buggers. 

Nehemiah 9:6

Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preserveth them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

Genesis 1:1 

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

As luck would have it, there is no such thing: there is, God, and in the beginning, there always was. Go figure that one out, dear reader.