The Best Life Has To Offer

Don’t let this shock you, but some anthropologists tell us that at an unconscious level we even go so far as to choose partners who look like us. There must be some truth to that, because look at: (Humor…select a couple that everyone knows)

Some may doubt the conclusions of the anthropologists, but we do know that once a young man and woman begin to date, they begin to explore each other's aspirations to see if they have a shared future together.

Many now go to electronic dating services, where they have to fill out a questionnaire to see if they are compatible with someone.

Illus: (Humor) I read a list that gave some facts about men and women. It goes like this:

• Women need to cry, and they won't do it alone unless they know you can hear them.

• Women keep three different shampoos and two different conditioners in the shower. After a woman showers, the bathroom will smell like a tropical rain forest.

• If a man goes on a seven-day trip, he'll pack five days worth of clothes and will wear some things twice; if a woman goes on a seven-day trip she'll pack 21 outfits because she doesn't know what she'll feel like wearing each day.

• Women love cats. Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.

• Women do NOT want an honest answer to the question, “How do I look?”

• Women cannot use a map without turning the map to correspond to the direction that they are heading.

• All women are overweight by definition; don't agree with them about it. Women always have 5 pounds to lose, but don't bring this up unless they really have 5 pounds to gain.

• All women seek equality with men until it comes to sharing the clothes closet, taking out the trash, and picking up the check.

• The most embarrassing thing for women is to find another woman wearing the same dress at a formal party. You don't hear men say, “Oh-my-goodness, there's another man wearing a black tux, get me out of here!”

Women are different from men in many ways.

Illus: A man also filled out his electronic questionnaire and had to tell why he enjoyed being a man. He said he enjoyed being a man because:

• Wedding plans take care of themselves

• You can never be pregnant

• Car Mechanics tell you the truth

• Wedding dress - $5000. Tux rental - $100.

• The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected

• One mood all the time

• Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat

• A 5 day vacation requires only one suitcase

• You can open all of your own jars

• Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack

• Everything on your face stays its original color

• The same hairstyle lasts for decades

• Your belly usually hides your big hips

• You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife

• You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

• You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on Dec. 24 in 25 minutes

Men and women are totally differently and they have to really take some time before marriage to see what they have in common.

One thing that we all have in common is that we all want the best this life has to offer. Another thing we all have in common is that we all have just two lives we can pick from while seeking for the best.

1. We can choose the life that Satan offers us

2. We can choose the life that the Lord offers us

We have to decide which one of these two lives will give us the best.

• Many believe that the best life has to offer them will come from Satan.

• Some believe that the best life has to offer them will come from the Lord Jesus. They believe Him when he says, “I have come that you may have life and have it more abundantly.”

We all want the best of life and we must all choose one of the two different kinds of life that is available to us.

When will people ever learn that the best life we can have is NOT having THINGS? The BEST LIFE we can have is having HIM (Christ) in our life! We who know Christ, have things money can’t buy!

We have...

I. A HEDGE AROUND US

Job is an example of having a hedge of protection. Look at Job 1:8., “And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.”