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

You know what I just realized?  I bet when people google skin a squirrel this will come up.  I just want to say this has absolutely nothing to do with skinning a squirrel so if you are looking for ways to do that you can stop reading now.

A friend planted a "big blue chair" seed in my brain this morning right in the middle of exercise class.  Do you realize just how much Zumba can make a seed grow?  I've never gotten so upset and in need of a computer in my life.  The following albeit rambling is the child of that seed....

When you decide that you need to buy groceries for your household, how do you choose which is best?  You probably have 14 different grocery stores in a 10 mile radius so how do you pick one?  Do you grow all of your own food and have no need for grocery stores?  Do you only buy groceries from co-ops for one reason or another?  Does your choice make you a better person than someone else?  How do you get to said grocery retailer?  A car?  A bike?  Did you walk?  Did this choice make you a better person?  What about coupons?  or cash vs. credit?  paper vs. plastic?  Do you realize how many different ways there are to accomplish the exact same task and one is not necessarily more right than another one.  You heard me....YOUR WAY IS NOT THE ONLY WAY.

This fact goes into other aspects of our lives.  Let's take the last presidential election.  Were you disappointed at the result?  Do you think the wrong man got in?  Guess what?  YOU'RE WRONG!  God put the man in that needed to be in.  I'm not saying that I believe in his policies I'm saying that God is way bigger than I am and he can see the complete picture and he has more than enough power to put the man in office that needed to be in there.

Listen, the result was pretty much 50/50 maybe that result alone will help the president to understand that he needs to work on his policies.  Maybe this country needs to have some financial problems in order to control their horrible desires for MORE MORE MORE!!!  I don't know, but if you are calling people that you know voted differently from you to condemn the way that they voted and they prayerfully and intelligently selected their candidate then I'm sorry but I think you are wrong.

If you are going through life on some pedestal assuming that you are so much better than others, and that the way you do things is the only way and you are leaving in your wake a group of people that feel horrible about themselves or people who dislike you because you are so one minded, well honey get down off that pedestal and remember one thing.  You are called to love others.  All others.  Not just the ones that believe the way you do.

Jesus is the only perfect man, and God is powerful enough to control the balance of power.  You just concentrate on making sure God's love is shining through you and you'll be fine.  This week why don't you try doing something just a smidge different.  Gain perspective.  Step outside of your comfort zone and talk to someone who thinks differently than you without trying to correct them.  You just might  realize that there is more than one way to skin a squirrel.