Do Not Be Deceived!

You look at this picture and think "WOW" its beautiful there, the sun is out the sky is blue must be nice and warm.    When I was thinking about my day I have been challenged about how we has Christians can be so deceived.  We think we are living for the Lord and doing good but are we really being deceived thinking we are when really we are not.  The Lord has been challenging me to not be of the world.  I want people to look at me differently, not as a radical freak but someone who loves her Lord and wants to live for him.  I was talking with Abbey this week because she is learning this hugely at school.  There is a word they use at school that when I was in school and still think it now is not a word that should be said.  It's belittling and just inappropriate.  She said to me "Mom, its not like we mean it we just say it to them to be funny its only a joke."  Wow, we talked about standing out from the others and not letting unwholesome talk come out of our mouths.  I even challenged her with "Do not be deceived".  It was a good lesson for her and for me to remind ourselves that we need to be careful and not get so caught up in life that we forget about what really is important.  So, do not be deceived because actually there is snow on the ground and it is only 10 degrees -2 with the wind chill!