1110 I am what I am ...

My parents dropped me off at church tonight. Mike wasn't feeling well so he stayed at home with Carol. I arrived just as Pastor Gary was starting his sermon, with a video clip from the movie "Popeye". He quoted Popeye by saying "I am what I am", indicating that Popeye was limited by his own preconception of his identity.

Apparently, we are all challenged by barriers and God needs us to break through them, so that we can transform ourselves. The status quo is no longer acceptable. Romans 12:2 reads, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

After the service was over, I decided to skip the church supper and reviewed for the Walk With Jesus group study, which began promptly at 7pm. Most of my small group was present, so we discussed The Parable of the Budding Fig Tree. Lyle was upstairs, helping out with the guitar class so it was just Alice, Orlando, Arnold, Liz and myself.

When it was over, I was able to get a ride home from Steve T.