Now the girl had to know. She went to her great-grandmother and was surprised at what she discovered. Her great-grandmother explained that it had nothing to do with making the ham taste better. She said, "We were so poor we couldn't afford a pan big enough to cook the ham in, so we cut the ends off so it could fit."

The lesson is that oftentimes we need to go back a few generations to figure out why we do things today. The unfortunate reality is that this girl invests more energy in understanding her Thanksgiving ham than we often do in our relationship with God. We are prone to simply follow the generational patterns of our family or culture.

However, the Bible calls us to take a very different approach to our walk with God. We are to watch our "life and doctrine closely." This is a far cry from accepting what we were always told or saw.

This presentation addresses one such practice, the Sinner's Prayer. We will go back a few generations and ask, "Why did we start cutting the proverbial ends off of the ham off?" and hopefully be better equipped to persevere in what God has called us to.

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