Wednesday, March 25, 2015
The Freedom of Family
In Moses’ day, God freed the people from Egypt.
In David’s day, God freed them from the Philistines. Two thousand years ago,
God made a way to free all of humankind—not just the Jew but the Gentile as
well. Paul argued, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor
free man, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ
Jesus”
Monday, March 9, 2015
Persevere my friend...
Did you know, that a newspaper editor fired Walt Disney for a “lack of good ideas” (I guess his boss didn't think he had much creativity)? He also went bankrupt several times before he built Disneyland?
Did you know, that Babe Ruth set the record for the most home runs? He also held the record for the most strikeouts.
Did you know that Elvis Presley was fired from the Grand Old Opry in 1954 after just one performance because the manager said he wasn't going anywhere?
Did you know Beethoven lost his hearing at age 46? He was deaf when he composed his greatest work, including 5 of his symphonies.
Did you know that it took Thomas Edison more than 2000 experiments before he invented the light bulb? When interviewed and asked how he stuck with it after so much failure, his reply was something like, "I never failed… Inventing the light bulb was a 2000 step process…."
What was it about these people that enabled them to endure such discouragement. Failure after failure and the ridicule that must have gone along with that had to be immense. It seems to me that the heartbreak of that failure would kill such a dream long before it came true. I don't know about you, but my tendency is to believe that if it's God's will for me, it will be easy. Yet, why would God want to send us somewhere that we don't need to wholly rely on His strength and power? If all you wanted was to spend time with a loved one, would you send them away? No, you wouldn't. All God wants from us is a relationship and He won't send us away from Him either.
Persevere my friend, because being determined, does bring honor to God, and when we let pleasing God drive our desires, our dreams will come true!
Did you know, that Babe Ruth set the record for the most home runs? He also held the record for the most strikeouts.
Did you know that Elvis Presley was fired from the Grand Old Opry in 1954 after just one performance because the manager said he wasn't going anywhere?
Did you know Beethoven lost his hearing at age 46? He was deaf when he composed his greatest work, including 5 of his symphonies.
Did you know that it took Thomas Edison more than 2000 experiments before he invented the light bulb? When interviewed and asked how he stuck with it after so much failure, his reply was something like, "I never failed… Inventing the light bulb was a 2000 step process…."
What was it about these people that enabled them to endure such discouragement. Failure after failure and the ridicule that must have gone along with that had to be immense. It seems to me that the heartbreak of that failure would kill such a dream long before it came true. I don't know about you, but my tendency is to believe that if it's God's will for me, it will be easy. Yet, why would God want to send us somewhere that we don't need to wholly rely on His strength and power? If all you wanted was to spend time with a loved one, would you send them away? No, you wouldn't. All God wants from us is a relationship and He won't send us away from Him either.
Persevere my friend, because being determined, does bring honor to God, and when we let pleasing God drive our desires, our dreams will come true!