My Views on Life
Joseph, one of my favorite Bible characters, was in a dilemma. He had been unjustly imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. To add insult to injury, Joseph’s imprisonment was not the result of a mistaken identity, which in itself is tragic. No racial profiling. No being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was in prison because he refused to do the wrong thing.
It’s true. I have to be honest with myself and admit that “I can’t”. I know you must be thinking that one of the rules for advancement in life is to remove the mental barriers to progress summed up in the words “I can’t”. Whenever we utter these words and more importantly believe these words in response to an obstacle or barrier that we face, we have eliminated the opportunity for growth that comes from trying.
Lord Help Me Today With:
My job – help me to do it
My health – help me to improve it
My obligation – help me to meet it
My faith – help me to live it
My reputation – help me to be it
My weakness – help me to defeat it
My past – help me to leave it
My goal – help me to achieve it
My purpose – help me to do it
My future – help me to reach it
My love – help me to share it
I am swearing out a restraining order today. I put this off long enough but a person can only take so much abuse. You can try to be understanding and tolerant to a certain point. But after awhile, it’s time to act to protect yourself. I don’t make this decision lightly but it’s a decision that must be made.
My petition is that the following are forced to remain at least 100 feet away from me, my family and my home at all times:
You will not believe my good fortune. Out of nowhere I received an email that is about to change my life. A man with a very distinguished name contacted me to assist him with an endeavor that promises to pay huge dividends. Something tragic happened to his family in the far away country of South Korea. Due to some archaic laws dealing with the moving of currency, he needs my assistance to help him to transfer a huge sum of money. And for my simple assistance I will be rewarded handsomely. I’m going to be rich!
Thank you Lord for
Accepting me today,
Inspiring me today,
Providing for me today,
Guiding me today,
Protecting me today,
Delivering me today,
Keeping me today,
Forgiving me today,
Loving me today.
Dear xxxxxx,
On this symbolic day of love I am writing this letter to say thank you for all that you do. I know that many times your efforts seem to go unnoticed but I want to assure you that they are not. Many of us notice and highly value what you do on a regular basis and it would be a great loss if you were not involved in the ways that you are.
One thing I love about you is how you continue to do what you do even though the odds seem stacked against you. If one were to focus on the outward appearances, the environment for success appears dismal. All around you are the voices of negativity, dissension, distrust and anger and yet, you stay positive and encouraging through it all. Your smiles and warmth seem to offset the frowns and worries of those you encounter. I love your kindness.
Looking back on childhood games, I can remember sometimes being at the end of a game of competition and the words “do-over” would be uttered. There was no explanation needed; both sides understood that the contest would be replayed with the requestor hoping for a different result.
The good thing about a do-over is that there was the real possibility that the outcome would change in your favor. If you were successful in the do-over the previous results no longer mattered. The do-over would serve as the final authoritative account.
It has been popular over the last few years to talk about chasing our dreams. Countless books have been written, seminars given and sermons preached about pursuing and achieving your dreams. It is a subject that all of us can relate to. Through the power of imagination we can see ourselves enjoying whatever it is that we dream about.
It’s a common refrain that we hear repeated to our children and our youth: “you can be anything that you want to be”. We want to encourage our children to think big thoughts and not to settle for mediocrity in life. We know that the higher the aspirations the less likely our youth will be sucked into the miasma of poverty, crime and other undesirable outcomes.
But what if we are chasing the wrong dream?
The more we see about the earthquake in Haiti, the more we realize that this tragedy is bigger and more horrific than we first imagined. Words like “surreal” and “unbelievable” help summarize the reports we see and hear from the eye witnesses on the ground. For those who died in Haiti, the world did come to an end.
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