Saturday, December 27, 1997
Saturday, December 27, 1997We all have been tempted at one time or another. With amusement I read a few years ago an article where, Continental Cablevision of Madison Heights, Michigan, had a little trouble with some of its electronic switching equipment, resulting in X-rated programming being fed into the homes of many subscribers who hadn't ordered it. The alarm was sounded by an anger customer who called a local radio station to say, "It was really awful we saw it for four hours."
The funny thing about this story is that customer could have turned off the X-rated program.
Even beyond the temptations in life, it seems that sometimes we go through stages where we feel like we are being tested. Several years ago, I served on the staff of a large church as an associate minister. I was there for only one year, which probably says a lot by itself. But it was also a time of great testing for me. One of my major responsibilities was to direct the youth program. I remember some of the adults volunteers in the program telling all the things they didn't like about my predecessor. I remembered thinking to myself, "It won't be long before they will be talking about me." I was right and it turned out to be a very difficult year.
The only thing that got me through that difficult time was knowing that God was close by and that God had not given up on me. No matter what we go through in life, remember that God is with us through the Holy Spirit.
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