midgeling: life in a shoe.

Okay, I have had a weird week. This week was spent coming to terms with the fact that our beloved kitty most likely was attacked and killed by raccoons and is not ever coming back. Then I got a surprise flashback from a whorish nightmare from my past who tried to destroy a very important part of my life. Then it looked like one of my goldfish that I have had for almost 4 years was going to die from a parasite attack brought on by a new fishy addition (who ended up dying). He was just drifting around the bottom of the tank not eating and barely moving. His fins were all droopy. I was worried.

So I prayed for my fish. Part of me felt stupid for asking for such a trivial thing. It's just a stupid goldfish. God has much bigger things to be concerned with. But I really didn't want to lose him as well. It's been a rough week and I just didn't want one more thing I loved to get all tarnished and ugly.

Imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning and saw this:

He looks pretty good, eh? See? Prayer works. Even when it's something dumb like a sick goldfish.

Posted by midgeling at 08:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Sorry if I offend any of his followers, but I believe Benny Hinn's spirituality is right up there with [link removed at request of the hypnotist]. Why don't I believe much in the whole "Slain in the spirit" stuff? Because the Bible says that the one of the fruits of the Spirit is SELF CONTROL. I don't see one ounce of self control in these people. It seems obvious to me that all he does is mass hypnosis before passing the offering plate.

A more authentic display of the Holy Spirit at work is watching two Sunday school children sharing a snack and a hug.

This video clip cracked me up. I actually like this song, and to see the two paired up struck my demented funny bone in a big, bad way.

Galatians 5:22-23 - "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." (NIV)

ETA: The hypnotist referenced earlier asked that his link be removed because he didn't like being linked in any way with Benny Hinn, LOL! My point was that his rather entertaining hypnotism shows are no more spiritual than Benny Hinn. But at least he doesn't claim to be spiritual like Benny Hinn. If only all stage hypnotists posing as preachers had ethics like 'Mr. Please-don't-link-me-to-Benny-Hinn'....

Posted by midgeling at 01:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)