Drug Tests for Welfare?…Good Idea!

Here is an email I received this weekend and I would like to share it.

Just so you know, I think this sums up my thoughts on the welfare system itself…I DO NOT think that this pertains to everyone. This goes out to the jerks that rip off the Welfare system and give it a bad name.

>>>Urine Test

(I sure would like to know who wrote this one! They deserve a HUGE pat on the back!)

Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test with which I have no problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don’t have to pass a urine test. Shouldn’t one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sitting on their lazy butts, doing drugs, while I work. . . . Can you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?

No Religion…Just a Relationship

These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
their teachings are but rules taught by men.
~Matthew 15:8-9

What!? It may sound funny but God does not like religion. In fact he thinks it hinders one’s walk with him. Religion is not what God seeks…It is that personal relationship with him. You see, in Heaven there isn’t going to be separate sections where all the Baptists go, and another section for the Catholics, and so on. All that there is going to be is a large group of people who truly hope put off their cover of religion and decided to have a deep relationship with God. The reason why Religion is not the way is because it actually gets in the way and takes the place of God. People get so caught up in being a specific religion instead of the actual meaning behind it. Prayers become more of a scripted habit instead of coming from the heart. Going to church becomes a chore just because you “have to go” because it’s Sunday. God desires to have a relationship with us no matter what day of the week it is. Just going through the motions and being “religious” is not what God is looking for. Going to church week after week and giving lip service to God means nothing if we are not living the way He wants us to live. You don’t have to believe me, but you should believe what the Bible says. Take another glance at the scripture above and think about what it really means.