The title is actually only designed to catch your attention, because I have an interesting thought. Truth is, the life that we live (or called to live) is no picnic. There are lots of things happening in our world today. In this world of technology, where media is attainable 24 hours a day, the advent of the internet is causing our world to appear (at least to me) to speed up to the point where rest suffers to happen. I know that I've learned more recently than ever before since the advent of Wikipedia.org. I sometimes just go and read encyclopedia articles just to see what I can learn that I didn't already know. (Trust me, that's not very much!) I think about all that it can do for me. When I am talking to people I sound more intelligent because I can share interesting things that I may not have known before I read it. Granted, wikipedia typically is human interfaced so, some of the topics may need to be verified, but it very interesting to see what's there. I am simply begin careful that I don't attain so much new knowledge that I kick my common sense out of my head. As people come to visit me, I am amazed when people ask me about the towns I live in and how do I know so much about it. I just say that I've done my homework. What have you (wikipedia) done for me lately? Truthfully, apart from gaining some knowledge, really it has done nothing. However, God has done good things for me. Even when I am told news that rocks the very corps of who I am, when I am hurting for folks because of issues that I am privileged to bear with them, or when I am completely opened up and exposed in my own insecurities, God is doing good things for me. In fact, he works miracles!!!!

Sometimes, I think about God responding to my question (What have you done for me lately?) with his question... Richard, What have you done for me lately? Did you pay your tithes as I have asked you too? (Personally & Organizationally) Did you speak to me about so and so today? Did you acknowledge me before men as you were worried about this certain thing? Am I central in your thought processes today? Do you trust me unconditionally in that I am the one gifting and upholding your calling today? Am I above all today? Don't you know that I love you more than you can possibly imagine? Are you telling somebody about my Son today? What have you done for me lately?

I would hope that we would evaluate our answers to the Father this day. What have your done for Him lately?