Fresh from the Brewer: The will to live

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Maxines Madness
Have you seen the cartoon character Maxine? Shes the Hallmarkcartoon caricature of a cranky old lady that holds a coffee cupproclaiming, I love my bad attitude. She suffers hot flashes andlives on Crabby Lane in a little trailer with pink flamingos. Shealways wears bunny slippers, a bathrobe and a pair of sunglasses.

My grandmother collects Maxine paraphernalia. Like many of herpeers, Nana believes Maxine to be her personal prophet andirritable voice of one crying out in the wilderness.

Maxine answers the phone by saying things like, Im busy rightnow. Can I ignore you later? She lays on her worn out couch as she says, "If each day is agift, I'd like to know where to return Mondays." She has a websitefor you to send complaints. Its www.Like-I-Care.com

Theres no end to Maxines musings and complaints. She pridesherself in telling it like it is and as she sees it. Just recentlyI got a funny e-mail that stated Maxines living will. A livingwill is the instructions you leave in the event you are totallyincapacitated. Heres what she said&.

I, MAXINE , being of sound mind and body, do not wish to be keptalive indefinitely by artificial means. Under no circumstancesshould my fate be put in the hands of pinhead politicians whocouldn't pass ninth-grade biology if their lives depended on it, orlawyers/ doctors interested in simply running up the bills. If areasonable amount of time passes and I fail to ask for at least oneof the following:

A Glass of wine. Chocolate. Chicken fried steak and cream gravy.Chocolate. Mexican food. French fries. Chocolate. Pizza. Chocolate.Ice cream. A cup of tea or coffee. Chocolate. Sex, and finallyChocolate.

It should be presumed that I won't ever get better. When such adetermination is reached, I hereby instruct my appointed person andattending physicians to pull the plug, reel in the tubes, let the"fat lady sing . . .and call it a day!

Life and the Pursuit Of
Lots of people have pulled the plug on their dreams and settleddown into a life of apathy.

The will to live is not just about wanting to survive. There arepeople all around us in a healthy body who dont have the will tolive past where they are.

The Brewer herby encourages you to be a dreamer, so sip on this.

Some Christians know the story about Lots wife and how her lookback got her killed. But what most people dont realize is it isjust as deadly to stay where you are as it is to look back. Lifehas something better to offer you. Get up and get after it.

God does not make the distinction between sacred and secular. He isthe God of better and all things.

In Mark 9:23 Jesus said, If you can believe, all things arepossible to him who believes.

So it is absolutely OK with God for you to dream big dreams thatdont have anything to do with traditional church. It makes Godjust as happy when you accomplish a goal for your family, like anawesome vacation for instance, as it does when a guy like me buildsa food bank warehouse to feed the poor.

Dream a big dream and do something cool. Move off of Crabby Laneand refuse to pull the plug on hoping for better things.

Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you thedesires of your heart.

As always, please feel free to contact Pastor Troy (aka "TheBrewer") at FFTB@OpenDoorMinistries.org .
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