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WHACK-A-SAINT

 A popular arcade game called Whack-a-Mole where you hit a mole's head that pops up and there are several popping up here and there on this cabinet box. You hit them with this huge foam-padded mallet. It is great to get your frustrations out playing this game. Each time you hit a mole you get a point. If you get the chance to play it sometime it is fun.

I was reading in Lamentations 3:22-23 which says 22. Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. 23. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 

This made me realize that God is so good to us and wants to bless us. Sometimes in the Christian faith, we get the feeling that God is just watching us waiting to hit us with a big spiritual mallet when we sin. Let us call it "Whack-a-Saint" and it is a sad way to view God. 

My dog Cali has taught me so much about faith and God and love. I know that Cali is not perfect but I love her and I know she will get into things and steal a sock to chew but I still love her. I want to bless my Cali girl with her flaws and all. I do not sit around and just wait for her to misbehave so I can "whack" her.

I am a fallen human with sinful tendencies and yet I can love and want to do good things for my puppy. So God who is sinless and holy can look at me and want to love me and hang out with me and bless me even though I am not holy. Then logic and reason and the Holy Spirit tell me that God is not playing "Whack-a-Saint" with us here on earth. This epiphany is a great comfort to me and makes me want to get closer to my Heavenly Father.






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