Really shouldn't give advice to strangers...

No, really.

But when people post things about Christianity, or being a Christian, etc, etc... It's like I can't resist. Am I just the most opinionated person on Earth? Eh. Maybe I think I have all the answers? HA. Definitely not that one...

Maybe it's just that, well, I've been there. Who doesn't have guilt over past mistakes? Who doesn't have regret that they didn't "do the right thing"? I know some people say that they have no regrets in life. I can't say that. I haven't always loved God with my whole heart. Sometimes I'm lucky to remember God at all. But, I have this day to serve God. I can't change the things I did in the past. I can only ask for forgiveness, learn from my mistakes and move forward. I have this day, right? And we don't know when our last day will be, but I hope that I can say on my last day, "I served you today with my whole heart."

Heavy, right? And now I "get to" go to my preaching class. Ugh. I should see this as an opportunity to serve God, but all I see are the many, many ways to make a fool of myself. And perhaps I wouldn't even mind that so much if I didn't truly think that NO ONE is helped by my preaching.

But perhaps this is a lack of faith in God. After all, does it not say, "we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose"? Surely this includes my bad preaching.