The life and trials of a growing Christian - Day One Hundred Forty Two

Tomorrow is our church homecoming and more importantly the start of revival. I know this sounds bad but the homecoming I could really do without. It's just the birthday celebration of our church where there's music and over eating and a bunch of people that we only see when they are being fed show up and tell us how much they love us (wink, wink) and miss us, then they leave only to be seen again at the next over eating party. I guess the theory about these big over eating events is that somebody new will come, maybe even somebody who doesn't know Jesus, and they will decide to give our church a try. I haven't seen it yet but anything's possible. I know, I have a bad attitude about these big gatherings but I see people talk about each other one minute and then smile and hug each other the next while asking how their families are doing. Anyhow, as fun as it is to gripe about homecoming I'm going to stop and talk about the other half of the day, the part that I really need. REVIVAL! Revival is when we have a guest preacher preach Sunday morning and then Monday through Wednesday evening. I love it. Unfortunately, I have to miss Sunday morning but I'm very hopeful that I'll make the remaining three evenings. Usually we have a preacher who isn't afraid to "step on our toes" and I hope this time it isn't any different. We all need to be told the truth about ourselves so we can see our errors and where we're lacking so we can repent and ask forgiveness. We need to be refreshed in our walk and built up in our faith. It's not that our normal preacher can't do that, but sometimes it takes a complete stranger, someone who doesn't know anything about anyone there to set us straight. I could probably use a good preachin at every day of my disobedient life. It sure couldn't hurt anyhow.