Most people think they are an expert at everything, but is that true?  The simple conclusion is you can't be an expert at everything, but you can be at something.  Most times, we become experts at what holds our interest the most.  That could be sports stats, lines to our favorite shows, or any other number of topics.  If you are a Christian, shouldn't you be an expert in the things of God?  If not, then, why not?  If we are going to be an expert at something we should probably be an expert at something which matters for all eternity.  Paul saw himself as an expert builder who laid a foundation in the lives of the Corinthian believers.  There have been other expert builders who started you off right in Jesus and now it is time for you to step up, learn the trade, and become an expert too.  If I am a worker with God, the simple question I must answer is this: Am I building well?

There's been plenty of times we've not done what we should do because we didn't see the need.  People are notorious for passing on accomplishments which do not pay them worthwhile dividends.  We all have something we want to attain, and how we want it to be attained, but what do we do when God interjects and shows another way, the right way......His way?  Do we stomp our feet, complain and go off in a rage, or do we thankfully submit to His plan?  Each believer is being transformed through the process of God.  This is a process He has complete control over and if we try to wrestle control from Him, we fail the process.  To stop being frustrated with the condition of my life, I'm going to have to submit to the process of God.  It's only through His process will I ever be restored, which is what I really need and is completely worthwhile.

There's something that bothers everyone.  We have minor irritations like

slow drivers, whining, or people who chew with their mouth open, and

there are plenty of people who will blow these small issues out of

proportion as if the world could end because of them.  Yet, there are

major issues in the world like war, poverty, and human suffering and

these too can become objects of people's anger.  If we aren't careful,

we can just begin to live angry lives as we move from one cause to

another, why we stand against it, and what must be done about it.   As

if we already don't know this, James 1:20 reminds us that an angry life

cannot live in a way which pleases God.  Harboring bitterness, having a

spirit of retaliation, or justifying some personal fight will always

stand in the way of the desire and the ability to please God with your

living.  Anger can poison all we do, and it can poison what the church

does, but the church doesn't need to become angry.  Anger seems to be at

all time highs today, but the course of a life can be changed when the

Way is found and pursued.

When it gets hot outside, people may complain about the heat and

humidity, but there are ways to deal with it easily.  You can go to the

beach, take a swim, stay in the air conditioning, or drink something

cold.  We complain but there is a solution.  Even when the issues,

difficulties, and stressors of life add immense heat to our living, we

can complain, but there is something we can do about it.....we can keep

our cool.  As believers, we praise God for so much He has done in our

lives, but we easily succumb to heat stroke and forget His goodness and

the heat outside begins to change the environment inside of us.  We

easily go from praising Him, being thankful, and full of joy to cranky,

feeling abandoned, and even depressed.  Life brings plenty of heated

situations, but the heat beating down on you shouldn't beat up what is

inside of you.