ber 21, 2008. That sounds kind of negative but I just threw it in because we always have that 'knock on wood' disclaimer to just about anything and everything we say or do. There's no agreement about how knocking on wood came to supposedly bring good luck or deal with fateful outcomes, therefore, it may be of pagan ritualistic origins or something that grew from children playing tag and being safe when they were touching wood like a tree. Wherever it came from it has become a very commonly used phrase added to just about any and all predictive statements. A lady Sunday en
couraged me to knock on wood after she asked and I told her I had my diabetes under control at this time. I wouldn't say it is out and out superstitious but if you really think that rapping your knuckles on anything wood somehow does something to improve the odds of a good thing happening, then I would just add another old saying, you are surely barking up the wrong tree.You just knew I had to give you something on barking up the wrong tree. I've actually hunted wit
h dogs that became confused where the squirrel had gone and they ended up barking up the wrong tree while the target was well on his merry way. We use that saying to indicate that we are wrong in our assumptions or that we have arrived at the wrong answer or wrong place. Therefore, if we are knocking on wood or crossing our fingers or any other seemingly harmless action but actually have begun to believe they make a difference, then we too have missed out on where truth really is found. I have been surprised over the years at the number of believers who carry with them long held superstitious quirks. They might laugh them off as being childhood habits or amusing add ons but far too many have a deep seated seriousness about them. I'm not making fun of them but only to 
say that our faith in God is the answer to all our needs, our hopes, our dreams, and our sense of well being, all the time, yesterday, today, and forever.
h dogs that became confused where the squirrel had gone and they ended up barking up the wrong tree while the target was well on his merry way. We use that saying to indicate that we are wrong in our assumptions or that we have arrived at the wrong answer or wrong place. Therefore, if we are knocking on wood or crossing our fingers or any other seemingly harmless action but actually have begun to believe they make a difference, then we too have missed out on where truth really is found. I have been surprised over the years at the number of believers who carry with them long held superstitious quirks. They might laugh them off as being childhood habits or amusing add ons but far too many have a deep seated seriousness about them. I'm not making fun of them but only to 
say that our faith in God is the answer to all our needs, our hopes, our dreams, and our sense of well being, all the time, yesterday, today, and forever.We have some of these things deeply rooted in our minds. I know even when a black cat runs out in
front of me, I immediately think about bad luck. I do not for a moment believe that black cats do anything at all to impact our destiny, ever, unless maybe one thinks they do and they swerve their car trying to miss the cat and hit a tree and hurt themselves. But it's the fact that all our lives we hear these things and we are around people who do believe in them, therefore, whenever we come in contact with them, we immediately think about the symbolism involved. I've known plenty of people who would always go out of their way to avoid having a black cat cross in front of them, or they would never even think about walking under a ladder, or any other number of things thought to bring bad luck. The Apostle Paul said that when he was a child he thought like a child and acted like a child, but whe
n he became an adult or reached maturity, he was required to think and act in a mature way. He was dealing with the concept of spiritual growth but I believe it is a good lesson on the subject of putting aways childish things that actually distract from our walk as one who, moment by moment, breath by breath, is in the hands of the God we believe in and serve. These are some randomly generated thoughts thrown up against your wall and perhaps something stuck and you can use it. If not, at least you can make a wish and blow out the candles on my today's blog! Smile, it is good for whatever ails you! May God bless. Amen. .....More later.
front of me, I immediately think about bad luck. I do not for a moment believe that black cats do anything at all to impact our destiny, ever, unless maybe one thinks they do and they swerve their car trying to miss the cat and hit a tree and hurt themselves. But it's the fact that all our lives we hear these things and we are around people who do believe in them, therefore, whenever we come in contact with them, we immediately think about the symbolism involved. I've known plenty of people who would always go out of their way to avoid having a black cat cross in front of them, or they would never even think about walking under a ladder, or any other number of things thought to bring bad luck. The Apostle Paul said that when he was a child he thought like a child and acted like a child, but whe
n he became an adult or reached maturity, he was required to think and act in a mature way. He was dealing with the concept of spiritual growth but I believe it is a good lesson on the subject of putting aways childish things that actually distract from our walk as one who, moment by moment, breath by breath, is in the hands of the God we believe in and serve. These are some randomly generated thoughts thrown up against your wall and perhaps something stuck and you can use it. If not, at least you can make a wish and blow out the candles on my today's blog! Smile, it is good for whatever ails you! May God bless. Amen. .....More later.
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