Well, here is a wee extra blog going out very late UK time when few will read it.  In fact if you are reading this tonight (Thursday) and live in the UK, what on earth are you doing? For any favour, will you put off the light and go to sleep!!  For those of you who can’t sleep, well here is something to think about in the night hours  that might help to put you to sleep….

Just a night time observation: my blog two days ago entitled “Blasphemy” got twice as many hits twice as fast as today’s blog entitled “Be Happy in God.” (If you haven’t read them, it might help to do that before you read on.) Now what does that say about the outlook of Christian blog readers? Does it mean we are secret heresy hunters wanting to find fault with someone in the Christian world, especially if they seem to be successful, well liked and pastor a mega church? Does it mean we are suspicious of happiness as a Christian virtue? Or does it mean nothing at all? Just wondering out loud…

Here’s another thought: if I shared that I had a positive  word of commendation  from the Lord to share that was for some of you and I also had to bring a hard word from the Lord to some of you because all was not well with  you in the Lord’s sight, which would you believe must be for you? What does that tell you about you? You struggle to believe in grace? You secretly think, “It is only a matter of time before God tells everyone the ugly truth about me and exposes me publicly,” ? Or does it mean nothing at all? Just wondering out loud…

And one more thought… when I preach in a congregation or at a conference a word that is full of challenge and may be pulling people up in some way, I get more positive responses, more people saying “thank you” afterwards than when I speak in a more overt way about the Father’s love or tenderness? What does that tell you about Christian gatherings? Do we sit there thinking, “They needed to hear that!  I hope they were listening…?” Do we think God’s sternness more so than His kindness leads us to repentance…? Or does it mean nothing at all? Just wondering out loud….

Your friendly, wondering, not yet sleeping  blogger…

Kenny