Kelly's Birthday

Today is my Son-in-law Kelly’s Birthday. I love him like he was born my own son. I find myself comparing his life to my over and over. I guess I don’t see Peggy that way because she was there(in the past) with me. Anyway, now we both have found ourselves in Houston Texas during economic down turns. The big difference is Kelly has enjoyed the good economy for several years and when I came to town looking for a job the headlines read Boom Town Goes Bust. Some what discouraging to a 25 year old needing a job to feed his wife and child. Below is part of an article from NPR(NPR is not a conservative think tank).

Economy
How Does Economy Compare To Past Downturns?
by John Ydstie


Still, the total unemployment rate for this recession hasn't surpassed the unemployment rates in those two severe downturns — at least not yet. The latest data puts the current jobless rate at 8.1 percent, with most analysts predicting a peak of less than 10 percent later this year. During the recession of the early 1980s, unemployment peaked at 10.8 percent. And in terms of length, if the current slump lasts through April, which seems very likely, it will be longer than both those recessions.

The point I want to make is this, being bankrupt financially is not the worst thing that can happen. Being bankrupt spiritually is! "Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal. Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal. For your heart will always be where your riches are. Mat 6:19-21

Has anyone out there put anything in heaven this week? This month? This year? Ever?
Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.
All this is done by God, who through Christ changed us from enemies into his friends and gave us the task of making others his friends also. 2Co 5:17-18

If you are a Christian you have a job if the economy is good or bad, tell others about your faith in Christ!

That puts all of us in one of two groups, the group that needs to be saved by God’s grace, or the group that needs to be telling others how to be saved by God’s grace.