Morality...for fun and profit

Hello and Howdy, My inter net connection has been either non-existent or very sporadic and slow today, so am going to type fast to (hopefully) get this on site.

Been thinking about my relationship with God and the following phrase came to mind.

"Morality; for fun and profit"

Catchy hunh?

Trying to live what a person knows to be a Christlike and moral life is a goal, however it is not possible.   We are all imperfect and steeped in sin through and through.   

Even after one has been washed in the Blood of the Lamb, it is still impossible.   However it is an imperative to try as best you can to be as moral and righteous as possible.

Being a moral person in all ways is difficult, but one of the hardest for me personally is being moral in my interactions with others, specificaly with the opposite sex.   That would be the females (insert big silly grin here).   You should know that I will attempt to deal with this subject like I deal with all subject......laughter!   I mean no disrespect to anyone (especially God), but it's the way I tend to relate.

So now we come to dealing with the morality of the flesh (lust, adultery, fornication, etc.) for both fun and profit.... Pretty sick, right?   Wrong!   Whatever you are dealing with there is a right way (Gods), a wrong way (the Evil one) and the human way, which is to bounce all over the place making excuses and trying to justify our actions and make them less guilt ridden.  

God's way in this is very very tough.  Abstenance, Chastity, marriage only....... and in today's wicked world those are generally scoffed at by both believer and non-believer.    But, I look at it this way..... like THE Prayer says "THY WILL BE DONE".   God's will isn't the same as your Mom saying "I wish you wouldn't".   The consequences are much more severe for one thing.  Being sent to your room for a few hours isn't that bad compared to an eternity in hell.   So I really try to obey, one of the problems I have in obeying is the sheer number of women in this world that are just so darned pretty, lovely, beautiful, sexy, smart, friendly, and the list goes on.....   So what's a poor old guy to do.   Me (a good example of a poor old guy...or even an old poor guy), celibacy is best....celibacy and making fun of the whole situation.   Laughter cures.   Most of my friends know I'm celibate, and just shake their heads at that crazy Duane....doesn't he know that God will forgive him if he slips, doesn't he know that God is a loving and forgiving God....yep he sure does....he also knows that God doesn't WANT to have to forgive me for my transgressions.   So I have fun with the situation.   I'll make jokes about my age, my physical condition, my appearance, my cats and dogs (what woman in her right mind would want to share my bed with both me and Rosslyn and Rogue along with umpteen cats and kittens)....I can keep that line of joking up for hours.   

Well ok, that's the fun part, but Duane...you distinctly said Profit also.....what about the profit?

Sure did, the finest most wonderful profit ever available to mankind, my profit in staying as morally correct that I can, is an eternity with God and Jesus......just imagine, a new body, no wants, no needs.....and the most perfect beings ever as your Lord and Savior!    Now that is a profit.

A good devout born-again Christian doesn't earn their way into Heaven.....that's not the Christian belief system.   However a good devout born-again Christian does try as hard as is possible to please God, his creator...the One who loves him, no matter what......

So there....

May God Bless You in your life, as much as he has blessed this poor old sinner.