“Be true to yourself.
Make each day your masterpiece.
Help others.
Drink deeply from good books.
Make friendship a fine art.
Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”
― John Wooden
Make each day your masterpiece.
Help others.
Drink deeply from good books.
Make friendship a fine art.
Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”
― John Wooden
MICAH 1-3
11Her leaders judge for a bribe,
her priests teach for a price,
and her prophets tell fortunes for money.
Yet they look for the Lord’s support and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No disaster will come upon us.”
12Therefore because of you,
Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,
the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets. (3:11-12)
REVELATION 10
5Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay! 7But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”
JOURNAL
Here from Micah is a warning that to me, seems against those that have found profit and comfort in their current position. Of course since he is from a rural area he is a bit of an outsider and would naturally rebuke those in the city. It also is a reminder of the dangers and the subtlety of comfort. Yet many times I find that my heart longs for comfort and ease...is that not the lure of retirement and vacation. I can't help but wonder if that is not a well played lie to keep us out of the battle. The more I can be compromised, the more comfortable I am, the harder it will be to break out of that into whatever God calls me to do.
What is tough about this is...vacation, retirement are all wonderful things. They are definitely gifts that are good. Just as the Kingdom of Israel, Solomon's wealth were all blessings. But I think the danger is when they become the end and goal rather than a blessing from God. One of the things that used to bother me as a financial advisor was always focusing on planning for the day that people will do nothing. The more I think about it...it almost feels like a way to take people out of the game and render them ineffective.
It also is a reminder for the need to get out of our comfort zone, slow down and hear from God. The quote from Wooden really puts things into perspective.
Here from Micah is a warning that to me, seems against those that have found profit and comfort in their current position. Of course since he is from a rural area he is a bit of an outsider and would naturally rebuke those in the city. It also is a reminder of the dangers and the subtlety of comfort. Yet many times I find that my heart longs for comfort and ease...is that not the lure of retirement and vacation. I can't help but wonder if that is not a well played lie to keep us out of the battle. The more I can be compromised, the more comfortable I am, the harder it will be to break out of that into whatever God calls me to do.
What is tough about this is...vacation, retirement are all wonderful things. They are definitely gifts that are good. Just as the Kingdom of Israel, Solomon's wealth were all blessings. But I think the danger is when they become the end and goal rather than a blessing from God. One of the things that used to bother me as a financial advisor was always focusing on planning for the day that people will do nothing. The more I think about it...it almost feels like a way to take people out of the game and render them ineffective.
It also is a reminder for the need to get out of our comfort zone, slow down and hear from God. The quote from Wooden really puts things into perspective.
What is tough about this is...vacation, retirement are all wonderful things. They are definitely gifts that are good. Just as the Kingdom of Israel, Solomon's wealth were all blessings. But I think the danger is when they become the end and goal rather than a blessing from God. One of the things that used to bother me as a financial advisor was always focusing on planning for the day that people will do nothing. The more I think about it...it almost feels like a way to take people out of the game and render them ineffective.
It also is a reminder for the need to get out of our comfort zone, slow down and hear from God. The quote from Wooden really puts things into perspective.
16Rejoice always, 17pray continually, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1THESSALONIANS 5:16-18
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