I'm Just Sayin

"My godson Chris and his wife Cali"

                                          “I’m Just Sayin’”

                                                                 by Alan P. Scaglione

I am thankful to have a job. We live in a country where unemployment is at a consistent 9%.
And that’s not for the fifty somethings out there. We know…for our age…it’s a lot higher!
And my company is offering as much overtime as I can work—so, I am working it!
Putting in 2 hours OT each day—while they are offering it.
It helps my employer and…it’s helping the old savings account, too!
It’s just been one of those weeks—I take calls for a living— dealing with the public!
If you’ve ever dealt with the public…. You know what I mean.
I always try to treat everyone with respect and courtesy, empathy and understanding.
And most times, they appreciate it! I did say “most” times!
Not this week—been a week where no matter what I did…it was NOT appreciated!
So...I was ready for Friday night…just me and my girl…dinner, just a relaxing evening.
We are on our way to dinner…looking forward to it.
I see the phone ringing…yes, I “see” the phone ring. I have it on silent from work.
It’s my godson Chris. We have been missing each other’s calls all week. Due to my OT.
I take the call—apologizing for our hit and miss conversations this week.
He says he understands. He works hard at his job also. He also works long hours.
Chris has one question for me.
I love the fact that he still asks me questions.
Most 26 year olds out there… they don’t ask much from a 52 year old man…
They seem to think they know it all OR…I don’t know anything!
Not Chris—I love the fact that most of his questions are about a subject I have spent my life studying…and still do.
He asks about the Word, about God, about living the life for Christ, about relationship with Jesus.
Again…you just don’t get a lot of people, especially men, his age…searching for answers!
So he has this one question. I answer.
He says that my answer has given him two more questions.
He asks, and I answer.
That causes three more questions.
I answer…he has four more questions.
I answer…and we have spent thirty minutes talking about God, the Word, the application of the Word into our daily lives.
And I think…”Man, when’s the last time one of my three kids called me to ask about scripture, about applying it to life, about my opinion of the Word!”
And I can’t remember the last time.
And again…I am thankful.
 Not for my job this time.
But for a young married man, dealing with all the daily chores of life, married, father of two, breadwinner, supervisor at this job, financial struggles…
And he has his personal struggles, we all do…and we try to do the right thing all of the time, succeeding most of the time…
And yet, still… seeking the Word, the Wisdom, the Way… to apply it to his life!
And asking ME what I think about this Word I have spent my life studying, I have applied to my life in every way I could, I have loved and hungered for…
No… you just don’t see much of that anymore.
The Word says in 2 Timothy 2:15 “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth!”
So few twenty somethings out there studying anything but the latest app on their iPhone or the latest way to work less and still make money…but I DO know a few!
But I’m glad I still do… and I will take Chris’s call anytime he wants to talk…about anything, especially about the Word.
I still get excited anytime someone wants to discuss scripture and how it applies to today—again, not a lot of that these days!
We have an election that no one wants to apply scripture to… apparently, that’s NOT the way to make a decision.
It’s still the way I make MY decisions!
And apparently, it’s still the way Chris makes his!

Until Next Time

I’m Just Sayin’…

Brother “A”

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