For those of you who are totally unaware, there are two groups of people. Well...two groups of people as far as how they maintain clutter: stackers and stuffers. If you're like me, you're probably married to a person of the opposing group. Let me explain.
So...how does a stacker differentiate from a stuffer? My wife is a stacker. A stacker is one who takes objects hanging around which aren't currently in use and "stacks" them in a certain area of the house. Certain items, especially papers, wind up developing a three-dimensional effect, as they pile up one on top of the other. What's worse...sometimes the objects in question can be quite different from each other, too. I am definitely not affiliated with this group because this drives me insane. I cannot stand having piles of stuff stacked in the house, for me and everyone else coming into my house to see.
I'm a stuffer here. A stuffer takes unused items and instead of stacking them in plain view, hides them away. In the drawer. In the closet. Just anywhere out of the way. To me, this is the way to go because if I don't have to see it, then all the better. Of course, this drives my wife crazy because I'll put items away and she'll have to ask me (or guess) where I might have put it, lol. And of course, there's always the likelihood the items will get put away and I'll never remember what I did with them. Sometimes our "filing system" is a source of contention between us, one of us being a stacker and the other a stuffer. She gets irate sometimes if she can't guess my "hiding place" while I complain about piles of objects which look like a pending rockslide or avalanche. If you're married to someone of the other "group", then you'll understand the frustration...
Even though we're all different (aren't you glad we're "built" that way?), in God's eyes, we're all the same. Of course, we're different as far as the talents, gifts, or personality traits that God gives us, but we are the same as far as how He views us when it comes to judgment. The Bible says that God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34). He doesn't regard any of us in a higher estate. It doesn't matter what color we are, what nationality we are, what age, etc. Well...you get the picture. We're all equal in God's eyes. So...when it comes to judgment, the same principle applies. God doesn't give special treatment to some regarding judgment and none to others; we're all on the same level. In a way, that's good. The downside to all that is that God applies the same standards to each one of us when it comes to punishing sin. I'm sure when we've been wronged we want God to "come to our rescue", take up our cause, and see that judgment is served on the person or persons who have wronged us. But...there's a flip side to God's judgment. For God to be fair and a respecter of persons, He must also see that we are served judgment when we wrong others. It works both ways because God can't punish one type of sin for one individual and overlook it for another. To do so, God would have to shelve His justness and He's not going to do that.
So...if we all sin and God doesn't give any of us preferential treatment regarding sin (or anything else), how do we know if any of us will measure up to go to Heaven one day?. Many will tell you a person goes to Heaven based on good works, but how does one know how good he/she has to be before God will let them in? Furthermore, what sin or sins will cause a person to go "over the threshold" and revoke his/her being able to go to heaven?
The good news is that God doesn't look at goodness, in and of itself. When we come to the Day of Judgment mentioned in the book of Revelation, God isn't going to be giving special treatment to some. That fact will not change...He's a respecter of persons both now and forever. The one determining factor God will look at when you reach that day: Whether you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It's God's "measuring stick" as far as to who goes to Heaven. Those who ask Jesus to be their Lord and savior while on Earth are imputed God's righteouness. Obviously, we're not righteous in any way, particularly in comparision to a Holy God, so how does that work? God forgives our sins and places them on Jesus Christ when He saves us. It's as though we've never sinned because we've "traded" all of our sin, present, past, and future, with Jesus. Jesus has allowed Himself to be declared guilty for every sin we've committed. In turn, Jesus imputes the righteouess of God to us. However, for us to receive that imputed righteouessness, we have to accept what Jesus Christ did for us on an individual basis. It doesn't just come automatically. We have to ask for it.
(For those of you who are saved, it's good to know, too, that God's not a respecter as far as rewards are concerned. Most of us at one time or another have felt that what we do for the Lord is small and trivial, but it's all important in God's eyes. Provided we do what the Lord asks us to do, we'll receive the same rewards regardless of how "big" or "small" those deeds seem. We're on equal footing. So, if you feel as though what you do for Him doesn't matter, think again!
So...how does a stacker differentiate from a stuffer? My wife is a stacker. A stacker is one who takes objects hanging around which aren't currently in use and "stacks" them in a certain area of the house. Certain items, especially papers, wind up developing a three-dimensional effect, as they pile up one on top of the other. What's worse...sometimes the objects in question can be quite different from each other, too. I am definitely not affiliated with this group because this drives me insane. I cannot stand having piles of stuff stacked in the house, for me and everyone else coming into my house to see.
I'm a stuffer here. A stuffer takes unused items and instead of stacking them in plain view, hides them away. In the drawer. In the closet. Just anywhere out of the way. To me, this is the way to go because if I don't have to see it, then all the better. Of course, this drives my wife crazy because I'll put items away and she'll have to ask me (or guess) where I might have put it, lol. And of course, there's always the likelihood the items will get put away and I'll never remember what I did with them. Sometimes our "filing system" is a source of contention between us, one of us being a stacker and the other a stuffer. She gets irate sometimes if she can't guess my "hiding place" while I complain about piles of objects which look like a pending rockslide or avalanche. If you're married to someone of the other "group", then you'll understand the frustration...
Even though we're all different (aren't you glad we're "built" that way?), in God's eyes, we're all the same. Of course, we're different as far as the talents, gifts, or personality traits that God gives us, but we are the same as far as how He views us when it comes to judgment. The Bible says that God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34). He doesn't regard any of us in a higher estate. It doesn't matter what color we are, what nationality we are, what age, etc. Well...you get the picture. We're all equal in God's eyes. So...when it comes to judgment, the same principle applies. God doesn't give special treatment to some regarding judgment and none to others; we're all on the same level. In a way, that's good. The downside to all that is that God applies the same standards to each one of us when it comes to punishing sin. I'm sure when we've been wronged we want God to "come to our rescue", take up our cause, and see that judgment is served on the person or persons who have wronged us. But...there's a flip side to God's judgment. For God to be fair and a respecter of persons, He must also see that we are served judgment when we wrong others. It works both ways because God can't punish one type of sin for one individual and overlook it for another. To do so, God would have to shelve His justness and He's not going to do that.
So...if we all sin and God doesn't give any of us preferential treatment regarding sin (or anything else), how do we know if any of us will measure up to go to Heaven one day?. Many will tell you a person goes to Heaven based on good works, but how does one know how good he/she has to be before God will let them in? Furthermore, what sin or sins will cause a person to go "over the threshold" and revoke his/her being able to go to heaven?
The good news is that God doesn't look at goodness, in and of itself. When we come to the Day of Judgment mentioned in the book of Revelation, God isn't going to be giving special treatment to some. That fact will not change...He's a respecter of persons both now and forever. The one determining factor God will look at when you reach that day: Whether you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It's God's "measuring stick" as far as to who goes to Heaven. Those who ask Jesus to be their Lord and savior while on Earth are imputed God's righteouness. Obviously, we're not righteous in any way, particularly in comparision to a Holy God, so how does that work? God forgives our sins and places them on Jesus Christ when He saves us. It's as though we've never sinned because we've "traded" all of our sin, present, past, and future, with Jesus. Jesus has allowed Himself to be declared guilty for every sin we've committed. In turn, Jesus imputes the righteouess of God to us. However, for us to receive that imputed righteouessness, we have to accept what Jesus Christ did for us on an individual basis. It doesn't just come automatically. We have to ask for it.
(For those of you who are saved, it's good to know, too, that God's not a respecter as far as rewards are concerned. Most of us at one time or another have felt that what we do for the Lord is small and trivial, but it's all important in God's eyes. Provided we do what the Lord asks us to do, we'll receive the same rewards regardless of how "big" or "small" those deeds seem. We're on equal footing. So, if you feel as though what you do for Him doesn't matter, think again!
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