There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Who came up with that saying? Who skins cats? and seriously how many ways can there be? Then what do they do with the cat after it is skinned? I have a very grimmaced look on my face as this is not the way I wanted this post to go....let's move on.

When you leave your house and you are going to a specific destination is there only one route? I'm gonna go with no as it is the only answer that validates my post. You could leave your home and go right or you could go left. You could cut through somewhere or you could go the long way. You could walk or you could drive. There isn't a right way as long as you get from point A to point B. by the time that you are scheduled to arrive it doesn't matter how you do so.

Now, you might save gas if you go one way or time if you go another. You might get stuck in traffic if you go this way and you might get a hole in your tire if you go that way.

The choices you make come from the experiences you have had that have taught you what works best for you.

Now, take another person. Maybe they don't have a car or they don't know about the traffic or they can't walk for some reason. Their situation is different from yours. Maybe they know that the bus runs at a certain time and that is their option. It does not make them wrong it just makes them different from you.

Now, your way might be faster, cheaper and more efficient...FOR YOU. You are different from other people in this world. Your entire life experience is unique to you. You might be similar to some others in one way and you might be similar to others in another way but as for your life experience...just you.

Apply this to religion. Why is it that we are so exclusive when it comes to religion? We judge on things that really play no role in the scheme of things. We get so hot and bothered over music type or clothing choices. Time of worship. Too much communion. Not enough communion. Too stiff. Too loose. King James or New International Version. Realize that God loves you more than anything in this world and all he wants is for you to know him personally.

Your relationship with God is all yours. You will know him in a way that is completely unique to you. That doesn't make you wrong that just means that you are different, and the last time I checked we are all different. There is not another person on this planet that has your exact same life.

Open your mind a little this week. See the world around you as a big opportunity to show God's love. Understand that you can not truly comprehend someone else's situation until you get to know them. You are God's instrument of love. Go out and make a beautiful melody.