Coffee Moments with Sam

Have you ever wanted something so badly only to realize that it isn’t as good as you hoped it would be? Are you currently waiting so long for something to happen in your life and are already getting impatient?  Have you ever hoped for something but received a different thing?  Do you desire something that’s not really meant for you? Image Credits: silhouette of a girl praying (icarly.wiki) We all desire the best in life.  Most of the time however, we are misguided by our worldly desires.  We confuse “our best” to be “God’s best”.  We can easily fall into the trap of aspiring the most beautiful, most famous, wealthiest, most expensive, most prestigious, best job, the perfect relationship, the comfortable life, the easiest way out… we are made to perceive that the best things in life can only be fulfilled by vanity, money, fame, power, ultimate perfection.      But God’s best is beyond what money can buy or what power can acquire. ...

Just a simple thought to share with our kids ... (courtesy of Veggie Tales) *VEGGIE TALES From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: VeggieTales is an American series of children's computer animated film s featuring anthropomorphic vegetable s in stories conveying moral themes based on Christianity. They frequently retell Biblical stories, sometimes anachronistically reframed, and include humorous references to pop culture in many different eras by putting Veggie spins on them (e.g., classic literature, TV shows, etc.). The series was developed by Big Idea Entertainment. (featured blog in MomBloggersClub.com - Just a Thought... )

Most people wish to be in the limelight.... Successful people highlighting their career milestones... Politicians campaigning their works of charity... Actors proudly promoting their acting credentials... Students presenting their academic honors... Athletes displaying their trophies and medals... Even ordinary people seek to be credited for the good things they do.  Let's face it... we all desire to "shine" before others.  When great things happen in our lives - most especially if it has an inspiring impact to our personal lives and those of others - we can't wait to shout it out to the whole world.  Good news, great people definitely deserve to be in the limelight.     But if our greatness and goodness are all for show and being done just for the sake of getting famous, well, this is a totally different story.  Not every great people "shine" for the right reasons. ...