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• One day this week, I went to the Slurp N' Burp Café for a quiet lunch. The issue was far from my mind as I enjoyed a delicious repast. As I finished my last cup of coffee, the waitress brought my bill and I pulled my wallet out to pay for it.
• In searching my wallet for a credit card I discovered, much to my double chagrin, that there were no credit cards to be found. Somehow, I'd lost my credit cards. Perhaps, in the morning when I was getting dressed, they dropped out of my wallet as I was placing it in my trousers.
• The problem with that theory was that all the other cards in my wallet were intact.
• Fortunately, I had my cell phone and called my wife.
• "Honey, I've lost all my credit cards. I'm here at the restaurant and I can't find any credit cards in my wallet. Do you have any idea what I did with my credit cards?"
• "I cut them all up."
• "You did what?"
• "You said you supported my plastic surgery plan, didn't you?"
• "But, I thought..."
• "You, thought what?"
• Oh boy.
• Dear reader: please disregard the first part of this column. If you happen to read my obituary in next week's newspaper, you will know that my lovely, vivacious, eternally youthful wife did not disregard the first part and I'm currently Resting In Pieces.
• I must confess that my hearing is good; it is my understanding that falls so far short. The only exercise I am really good at is "jumping-to-conclusions."
• This is common among many people who call themselves Christians. Their hearing is good but their "doing," is not up to par.
• The apostle James understood this truth quite well. He writes, "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves" James 1:22 (KJV).
• It is not so much what you hear that pays dividends in life, but what you do.
• Rev. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, PO Box 831313, Ocala, FL 34483. He lives with his wife, Martha, in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 1-866-552-2543 or e-mail jamessnyder2@att.net. His web site is www.jamessnyderministries.com.
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