Just Follow the Word

What does it cost? It is the first question we often ask.  Well, it is the first question I ask. I am also discovering getting the definition of a word helps me with how it works in my life. Definition of cost =  noun an amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something. verb 1. (of an object or action) require the payment of (a specified sum of money) before it can be acquired or done. Then there are some days I jump into something that may not cost me money, but it will cost my time, energy and my heart.   How do we look at cost when it comes to day to day life?  How do we filter the word cost into our life if we are believers?    What is my or your life worth? Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. ...and just like that 5 minutes is up.

5 minute Friday word is unknown. The word has come up many times in the last few years.  Did it come up before?  Probably I suppose. Why am I noticing it more?  I wonder if it could be because I am realizing more often, that most things I thought where known, and controllable, are not. I remember the feeling of unknown as a late teen, then it sounded like this, "Will I get married?" I remember the feeling of the unknown as a first time Mom, then it sounded like this, "How do I care for a baby?" I remember the sicknesses of our children as a young Mom, then it sounded like this, "Will this turn into RSV or an ear infection?" There was a period of time I don't remember the unknowns, I believe it was during the period of time when our children could talk to when they began to drive.   I wonder if the word control would be why I didn't hear the word unknown? The word appeared again during the teen years of our children, during the care of our