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RefreshingDaily
in Gods Word Emphasis on
People
Do all the good you can, to all the peopleyou can,
in all the ways you can, as long as you
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PeopleMarch 1
Bible Reading: John 3:16-21Key Verse: Verse 16 - For God so loved the world,that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoeverbelieveth in him should not perish, but haveeverlasting life.Key Words:For God so loved the world
The ministry is eole! Jes"s #imsel$ said in John3:16% &'or (od so lo)ed the *orld% that he ga)e his onlybegotten +on% that *hosoe)er belie)eth in him sho"ld noterish% b"t ha)e e)erlasting li$e!, The *ord &*orld, meanseole! The ministry is abo"t eole!
n site o$ o"r high-tech *orld and e$$icientroced"res% eole remain the essential ingredient o$ li$e!When *e $orget that% a strange thing haens: We start
treating eole li.e incon)eniences instead o$ assets!This is recisely *hat h"morist Robert #enry% a
ro$essional sea.er% enco"ntered one e)ening *hen he *entto a large disco"nt deartment store in search o$ a air o$binoc"lars!
/s he *al.ed " to the aroriate co"nter he noticedthat he *as the only c"stomer in the store! Behind theco"nter *ere t*o salesersons! 0ne *as so reocc"ied
tal.ing to &Mama, on the telehone that she re$"sed toac.no*ledge that Robert *as there! /t the other end o$ theco"nter% a second saleserson *as "nloading in)entory $rom abo onto the shel)es! (ro*ing imatient% Robert *al.eddo*n to her end o$ the co"nter and "st stood there! 'inally%she loo.ed " at Robert and said% &o" got a n"mber4,
& got a *hat4, as.ed Robert% trying to control hisastonishment at s"ch an abs"rdity!
&o" got a n"mber4 o" gotta ha)e a n"mber!,Robert relied% &5ady% m the only c"stomer in the
store7 dont need a n"mber! 8ant yo" see ho* ridic"lo"sthis is4, B"t she $ailed to see the abs"rdity and insisted that
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Robert ta.e a n"mber be$ore agreeing to *ait on him! Byno*% it *as ob)io"s to Robert that she *as more interested in$ollo*ing roced"res than heling the c"stomer! +o he *entto the ta.e-a-n"mber machine% "lled n"mber 39 and *al.edbac. to the saleserson!
With that% she romtly *ent to her n"mber co"nter%*hich re)ealed that the last c"stomer *aited on had beenholding n"mber 3! +o she screamed o"t%&3;7!!!3;7!!!367!!!367!!!397,
&m n"mber 39%, said Robert!&May hel yo"4, she as.ed% *itho"t crac.ing a smile!&
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himsel$% striing +cotland o$ its cro*n% its royal regalia% ande)en the sacred +tone o$ +cone on *hich the .ings o$ +cotlandhad al*ays been cro*ned! The latter he laced inWestminster /bbey in 5ondon!
The o"traged +cots secretly cro*ned Robert Br"cetheir .ing% b"t they seemed no match $or the Dnglish army!+cottish troos *ere scattered% li)ing in the mo"ntains%s"r)i)ing on eels and salmon and deer% and "nder constantattac. $rom their enemy! Robert Br"ce himsel$ *as *o"nded%and his cat"re seemed imminent! The Dnglish had e)encat"red one o$ his bloodho"nds and *ere "sing it to search$or him!
/$ter madly careening thro"gh the +cottish *oods%eha"sted% $rightened% and bleeding% Br"ce s"ddenly came toa stream! =l"nging in% he *aded alongside the ban. "ntilhoisting himsel$ onto the limb o$ a tree! There he stayed% andthe dog lost the scent!
Br"ce sent the $ollo*ing *inter hidden a*ay in aho)el in the mo"ntains% .eeing himsel$ ali)e on a bag o$ oldotatoes! 0ne cold% gray a$ternoon% he $elt almost hoeless%
sirits badly draining! B"t he noticed a sider trying to *ea)ea *eb in the corner o$ the *indo*! The sider *as ha)ing ahard time o$ it% beca"se the *ind .et blo*ing a*ay thethreads! Time a$ter time% the sider ga)e another e$$ort "ntil$inally the thread held!
F might be that sider%F said Br"ce! F% too% ha)e$ailed! 5i.e those threads% my lines ha)e been bro.en andblo*n a*ay! B"t yo" ha)e sho*n me that there is al*ays one
more time--a time $or one more attemt and% *ithersistence% a *inning one7FBr"ce le$t the ho)el to gather his scattered troos% and
by sring he had an army that *as to"gher than e)er! Battlea$ter battle raged "ntil their lines $inally held and they dro)ethe Dnglish o"t o$ +cotland!
The moral o$ the story is the *inner ne)er C"its and aC"itter ne)er *ins! +o *hich are yo" today4 / *inner or a
C"itter4
What to do:
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Remember: a *inner ne)er C"its!
Serving PeopleMarch 3
Bible Reading: Matthe* 2@:2@-2AKey Verse: Verse 29 "nd whosoever will be !hiefamong you, let him be your servant#
Key Words: let him be your servant
5i.e most hysicians o$ great eerience% Gr! D)an0E
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anesthesia casesIthe atient *as released $rom the hositalto rec"erate at home!
Kane had achie)ed his goalIto demonstrate thats"ccess$"l general s"rgery co"ld be accomlished *itho"t theris.s o$ general anesthesia! +ince Gr! KaneEs eeriment in121% his brea.thro"gh techniC"e has changed the $ace o$s"rgeryI b"t not only $or scienti$ic reasons! 'or Gr! KaneEsname *as added to a short list o$ ioneers in the medical $ield*ho% so "tterly con)inced o$ the )alidity o$ their theories%chose to "se them $irst on themsel)es! KaneEs $irst )ol"nteeraendectomy atient *as none other than himsel$! To ro)ehis theory regarding local anesthesia% Gr! D)an Kane had
remo)ed his o*n aendi!5et "s sto loo.ing $or someone else to do the ob that*e can do77 5et "s be the )ol"nteer!
What to do:Be a chie$ by being a ser)ant!
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Friendly PeopleMarch
Bible Reading: =ro)erbs 19Key Verse: 19 $ " friend loveth at all times, and abrother is born for adversity.
Key Words:" friend loveth at all times
/ $riend is someone *ho *al.s in *hen e)eryone elseis *al.ing o"t!
0"t o$ the $"rnaces o$ *ar come many tr"e stories o$sacri$icial $riendshi! 0ne s"ch story tells o$ t*o $riends inWorld War % *ho *ere insearable! They had enlistedtogether% trained together% *ere shied o)erseas togetherand $o"ght side-by-side in the trenches! G"ring an attac.% oneo$ the men *as critically *o"nded in a $ield $illed *ith barbed*ire obstacles% and he *as "nable to cra*l bac. to his $ohole!The entire area *as "nder a *ithering enemy cross$ire% and it
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*as s"icidal to try to reach him! et his $riend decided to try!Be$ore he co"ld get o"t o$ his o*n trench% the sergeant yan.edhim bac. inside and ordered him not to go! &ts too late! o"cant do him any good and yo"ll only get yo"rsel$ .illed!,
/ $e* min"tes later% the o$$icer t"rned his bac.% andinstantly the man *as gone a$ter his $riend! / $e* min"teslater% he staggered bac.% mortally *o"nded% *ith his $riend%no* dead% in his arms! The sergeant *as both angry anddeely mo)ed! &What a *aste%, he bl"rted o"t! es dead andyo"re dying! t "st *asnt *orth it!,
With almost his last breath% the dying man relied%&0h% yes% it *as% +arge! When got to him% the only thing he
said *as% .ne* yo"d come% Jim7,0ne o$ the tr"e mar.s o$ a $riend is that he is there*hen there is e)ery reason $or him not to be% *hen to be thereis sacri$icially costly! /s =ro)erbs 19:19 "ts it% &/ $riendlo)eth at all times% and a brother is born $or ad)ersity!,
/ closing tho"ght: & *ent o"t loo.ing $or a $riend and$o"nd one no*here! *ent o"t to be a $riend and $o"nd theme)ery*here!,
What to do:(o o"t and be a $riend and yo" *ill $ind $riendse)ery*here!
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People Who Give It All March ;
Bible Reading: =salms Key Verse: Verse 1 % will praise thee, & &'(, withmy whole heart) % will shew forth all thy marvellousworks.
Key Words:with my whole heart
The $ollo*ing article *as *ritten by Matt Boo.o"t!
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The *ord wholemeans &comlete> ha)ing nothingmissing> not di)ided or in ieces!, Many times *e arestretched to the limits in o"r ser)ice $or the 5ord! We areser)ing in many di$$erent ministries% *e ha)e ersonalresonsibilities and% on to o$ that% *e are trying to li)e the8hristian li$e daily% all at the same time! (od does not desirethat *e gi)e #im a hal$-hearted e$$ort! Jes"s 8hrist did notgi)e #is li$e hal$-heartedly so that *e co"ld ha)e eternalli$e! #e s"$$ered the ain% end"red the cross% and desised theshame all in obedience to #is hea)enly 'ather! The net $e* )erses that *ill gi)e deal *ith mansheart attit"de to*ard the 5ord! =salm 111:1 says% *raise ye
the &'(. % will praise the &'( with my wholeheart+ =salm 11:1@ says% ith my whole heart have %sought thee+ =salm 11:3 says% Give me understanding,and % shall keep thy law) yea, % shall observe it with mywhole heart. =salm 11:;A says% % intreated thy favour withmy whole heart+ =salm 11:6 says% +but % will keep thypre!epts with my whole heart. =salm 11:1; says% % !riedwith my whole heart+ =salm 13A:1 says% % will praise thee
with my whole heart+ t is amaHing to thin. that i$ it *asthis imortant to those in scrit"re% ho* m"ch moreimortant it is $or "s4 The last )erse that *e $ind *ith this hrase is $o"nd inJeremiah 32:1! This deals *ith (ods heart to*ard #iseole! The Bible says%ea, % will reoi!e over them to dothem good, and % will plant them in this land assuredly withmy whole heart and with my whole soul. There is a song
that goes li.e this% &With all my heart% *ant to lo)e yo" 5ord>and gi)e my li$e each day to .no* yo" more! /ll that is in me%is yo"rs comletely! ll ser)e yo" only% *ith all my heart!,
May it be said o$ "s% in e)ery area% that *e ser)e the5ord &*ith o"r *hole heart!,
What to do:+er)e (od *ith yo"r *hole heart!
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A Witnessing PeopleMarch 6
Bible Reading: =ro)erbs 11:23-31
Key Verse: Verse 3@$ The fruit of the righteous is atree of life) and he that winneth souls is wise.Key Words:he that winneth souls is wise
b"t to be a so"l-*inner
yo" m"st be *ise!
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What to do:Remember% he *ho is raying is not $ainting> and he*ho is $ainting is not raying!
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People and PoliticsMarch A
Bible Reading: Matthe* 11:2@-3@Key Verse: Verse 2A $ /ome unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden, and % will give you rest.Key Words: /ome unto me, all ye that labour andare heavy laden
5et me shoc. yo" *ith a statement! The roblem *itho"r nation is not go)ernment% its olitics77 (o)ernment is*here yo" are going> olitics is ho* yo" get there% and that is*here the disagreement comes in! Most /mericans are $ed "*ith olitics% both Re"blican and Gemocrat!
Teddy Roose)elt *as interr"ted d"ring a camaignseech by a man in the a"dience *ho .et yelling o"t% FEm aGemocrat!F Teddy $inally "st stoed cold and said% F/llright% sir% *hy are yo" a Gemocrat4F /nd the $ello* said%FBeca"se my $ather *as a Gemocrat% and my grand$ather *asa Gemocrat% and my great-grand$ather *as a Gemocrat!FRoose)elt shoo. his head and relied% FWell% sir% *hat i$ yo"r$ather *ere a m"le% and yo"r grand$ather *ere a m"le% andyo"r great-grand$ather *ere a m"le> *hat *o"ld yo" be4F F/Re"blican7F ans*ered the hec.ler!
We today ha)e little $aith in oliticians as a *hole!#ere in o"r great +tate o$ /labama% the Re"blicans *ant toass a gambling bill! The Re"blicans and Gemocrats )otedto aro)e 8ommon 8ore $or o"r "blic schools!
The go)ernor and his *i$e are di)orcing and *hen thetr"th o$ that comes o"t% yo" *ill *onder% &Why did )ote $orhim4,
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n the $ederal go)ernment% o"r leaders ha)e made adeal *ith the de)il by negotiating *ith ran on n"clear*eaons!
The go)ernment is o)er N19 trillion in debt beca"se o$&olitics!, Most o$ that money is o*ed to 8hina% a (od-less8omm"nist nation! Dconomists are saying that *e are headed$or a deression e)en greater than the deression o$ 12> andthe oliticians% or at least some o$ them% are more concernedabo"t global *arming and decreasing o$ ice in the /rcticRegion o$ the *orld than they are abo"t the economy!
My oint is that olitics is ne)er the ans*er! Jes"s8hrist is the ans*er! (od has still romised to bless the
nation that blesses srael and ealts righteo"sness! When o"roliticians &get, this% /merica *ill ret"rn to roserity androminence7
What to do:t is better to be Biblically correct than oliticallycorrect!
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Spiritually Mature PeopleMarch
Bible Reading: =eter 2:1-AKey Verse: Verse 2$ "s newborn babes, desire the
sin!ere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.Key Words: desire the sin!ere milk of the word,that ye may grow thereby
lo)e babies! thin. others o"ght to ha)e as many asthey *ish! thin. itEs a delight$"l% enoyable eerience to*atch babies gro* " and to become little eole% little menand *omen% adolescents% and $"nctioning ersons! B"t yo"and .no* that there are some things abo"t little babies thatare not )ery attracti)e! We h"mor them beca"se theyrebabies!
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#eres a list o$ things: They are deendent anddemanding! They are "nable to $eed themsel)es! They are"nable to stay o"t o$ messes! They lo)e to be the center o$attention! They are dri)en by im"lses% s"ch as h"nger% ain%slee! Theyre irritated *hen theyre dirty% e)en tho"gh theymade the mess% and yo")e gotta clean it "! They ha)e nomanners% no control! They ha)e little attention san% noconcern $or others% no abilities or s.ills!
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March 1@
Bible Reading: =hiliians :1-AKey Verse: Verse A - Finally, brethren, whatsoeverthings are true, whatsoever things are honest,whatsoever things are ust, whatsoever things arepure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoeverthings are of good report) if there be any virtue, andif there be any praise, think on these things.Key Words: think on these things
0n the once bloody battle$ield at +aratoga there stands
a to*ering obelis.! / 1;;-$oot-high mon"mentcommemorati)e o$ that decisi)e str"ggle *here the Britishmade their last stand o)er t*o cent"ries ago! t is a solemnand sober moment as )isitors stand on that *inds*et hill%sa)oring that slice o$ national history! n the distance are thestately /dirondac.s and the Taconics! The mon"ment gi)esm"te testimony to those heroes o$ yesteryear *ho re$"sed tobo* the .nee to Dngland!
/bo"t its base are $o"r dee niches% and in each nicheaears the name o$ one o$ the /merican generals *hocommanded there! /bo)e the names stand giant bronHe$ig"res on horsebac. ! ! ! as $amo"s today as in the day theysho"ted their commands! o" can almost hear their )oices!n the $irst stands #oratio (ates> in the second% =hili John+ch"yler> and in the third% Ganiel Morgan!
B"t the niche on the $o"rth side is strangely )acant!
The name aears% b"t the soldier is absent! 8onsic"o"slyabsent! /s one reads the name% the mind r"shes on to the$oggy ban.s o$ the #"dson *here the man sold his so"l and$or$eited the right to be remembered! #o* the mighty are$allen7 The brigadier general *ho once commanded West=oint% the maor general *ho disting"ished himsel$ at battlesalong 5a.e 8hamlain% Moha*. Valley O"ebec% and +aratoga%committed treason and died a synonym o$ disgrace---the
in$amo"s Benedict /rnold! /s 8larence Macartney one "t itso eloC"ently% &The emty niche in that mon"ment shall e)erstand $or $allen manhood% o*er rostit"ted% $or geni"ssoiled% $or $aithlessness to a sacred tr"st!,
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&Whate)er $ail"res ha)e .no*n% *hate)er errors ha)e committed% *hate)er $ollies ha)e *itnessed in ri)ateand "blic li$e% ha)e been the conseC"ence o$ action *itho"ttho"ght!,
P Bernard Bar"ch
What to do:Thin. on &these, things!
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Self-Centered PeopleMarch 11
Bible Reading: (enesis 3:1-6Key Verse: Verse 6$ "nd when the woman saw thatthe tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant
to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make onewise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, andgave also unto her husband with her) and he dideat.
Key Words: she+did eat+and he did eat
n (enesis 3:1-6% *e $ind thirteen ersonal rono"ns! and in doing so% they *o"ld be renderedine$$ecti)e in doing the *ill o$ (od!
Well% +atans lan ne)er changed! o" see thisthro"gho"t the Word o$ (od! This is the rimary reason that*e $ace the challenges and di$$ic"lties *e $ace today in o"r$amilies beca"se *e $all $or +atans lan% and *e $oc"s on "sand on o"r $amily rather than on (od and (ods *ill!
/s yo" st"dy the Word o$ (od% yo" *ill $ind that the
*orld and the $lesh "ll "s to*ard a li$e o$ sel$ishness *hile(od directs "s to*ard a li$e o$ sel$lessness! We read inMatthe* 16:2-2;% &Then said 0esus unto his dis!iples, %f anyman will !ome after me, let him deny himself, and take up
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his !ross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his lifeshall lose it# and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shallfind it.
B"t let me ca"tion yo" that the sel$-centered li$e *illal*ays come bac. to ha"nt yo"! /ll yo" ha)e to do is loo. atthe res"lt o$ $oc"sing on sel$ in the li)es o$ /dam and D)e%/chan% Ga)id% QHHiah% and others to see that% *hile +atanaints a bea"ti$"l ict"re o$ a li$e o$ sel$ishness% it al*ays endsin tragedy!
The $irst time )isited the (reat +alt 5a.e% *as sorelydisaointed! t *as dirty% had a $o"l odor% and *as li$eless!The astor *as *ith in$ormed me that the reason the la.e
*as in s"ch a "trid light *as beca"se it had inlets b"t noo"tlets! +o it is *ith o"r li)es and the li)es o$ o"r $amilies i$ all*e do is $oc"s on sel$! We% as *ell% *ill end " dirty% $"ll o$*orldly odor% and li$eless in (ods ser)ice! 5et me enco"rageyo" to send yo"r li$e in (ods ser)ice% $oc"sing on Jes"s andothers> and yo" *ill then ha)e the s*eet smell o$ sel$lessness!
What to do:n)est yo"r li$e in others! The erson *ho only hasinlets b"t no o"tlets is a retty decayed erson!
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Successful PeopleMarch 12
Bible Reading: Josh"a 1:1-AKey Verse: Verse A$ This book of the law shall notdepart out of thy mouth) but thou shalt meditatetherein day and night, that thou mayest observe to doa!!ording to all that is written therein# for then thoushalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt
have good su!!ess.Key Words: then thou shalt have good su!!ess
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We are told in Josh"a 1:A% &This boo. o$ the la* shallnot deart o"t o$ thy mo"th> b"t tho" shalt meditate thereinday and night% that tho" mayest obser)e to do according to allthat is *ritten therein: $or then tho" shalt ma.e thy *ayrosero"s% and then tho" shalt ha)e good s"ccess!,
The *ord s"ccess is an interesting *ord! n o"r *orlds"ccess is being o"lar% ha)ing $ame% ha)ing more! B"t the#ebre* *ord $or s"ccess means to lace "nder or to "t"nder! +o Josh"a% in essence% is saying that s"ccess is *hen*e "t o"rsel)es or lace o"rsel)es "nder the a"thority o$(ods Word! hard *or.> and again% *or.7,
/nd Morgan li)ed " to his o*n ad)ice! #e *o"ld bein his st"dy e)ery morning at 6 ocloc.% $inding rich treas"res
o"t o$ his Bible to ass on to (ods eole!+o let me close by as.ing% based "on the #ebre*meaning o$ the *ord: /re yo" s"ccess$"l4 J"st as.ing!
What to do:ts al*ays *ise to remember that the *orlds
de$inition o$ s"ccess is (ods de$inition $or $ail"re!
Hearing People
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March 13
Bible Reading: Matthe* 11:9-1Key Verse: Verse 1;$ 2e that hath ears to hear, lethim hear.
Key Words: 2e that hath ears to hear, let himhear.
)e disco)ered o)er the years that eole basicallyhear *hat they *ant to hear!
/n ndian *as *al.ing in do*nto*n
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+ee% *e do hear *hat *e *ant to hear!My rayer is that o"r hearing *ill be in t"ne to (od so
that *e hear *hat #e says!
What to do:+irit"al hearing doesnt deend on o"r ears b"t ono"r heart!
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han!ful PeopleMarch 1
Bible Reading: Thessalonians ;:11-2AKey Verse: Verse 34 - %n every thing give thanks# forthis is the will of God in /hrist 0esus !on!erning you.
Key Words: %n every thing give thanks
Being than.$"l is not something that comes nat"rally%
b"t s"ernat"rally! ts the res"lt o$ being $illed *ith the+irit LDhesians 6:1A% 2@!
/ soldier in the /merican Third /rmy *as sent to arest cam a$ter a eriod o$ acti)e ser)ice! When he ret"rned tohis o"t$it he *rote a letter o$ than.s to (eneral (eorge =attonand than.ed him $or the slendid care he recei)ed! (eneral=atton in his rely stated that $or thirty-$i)e years he had triedto gi)e com$ort and con)enience to his men% b"t this *as the
$irst letter o$ than.s he had e)er recei)ed in all o$ his years inthe /rmy7 There are $e* oints at *hich h"man nat"re ismore lac.ing than in lac. o$ gratit"de! =arents m"stconstantly say to their yo"ng children *ho ha)e "st recei)edsomething% F
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The r"ddy glory o$ the s"nset s.y%The shine o$ $irelight as d"s. dra*s nigh%
The 8heery song my .ettle sings!The *oodland m"sic o$ my giant ine%
The last s*eet to.ens that my garden yields%The mello* tints "on the a"t"mn $ields%The $ar-o$$ misty mo"ntains "rle line!
The sense o$ rest that home so s"rely brings%The boo.s that *ait my leas"re% tr"e and $ine%
0ld $riendshis that oy to $eel are mine% o$$er than.s $or "st $amiliar things!
P +elected
What to do:Than.$"lness is not something that comes nat"rally>it comes s"ernat"rally $rom *al.ing in the +irit!
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"epentant PeopleMarch 1;
Bible Reading: 8hronicles 9:12-22Key Verse: Verse 1- %f my people, whi!h are !alledby my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and
seek my fa!e, and turn from their wi!ked ways) thenwill % hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin,and will heal their land.Key Words: turn from their wi!ked ways
The romise o$ 2 8hronicles 9:1 *as demonstrated atthe Jersey Village Batist 8h"rch in #o"ston% Teas% on'ebr"ary 26% 1;! The congregation began their e)eningser)ice at 6:3@ !m! eecting a ro"tine *orshi ser)ice!G"ring the in)itation% a yo"ng girl *al.ed the aisle% con$essedher sin% so"ght the 5ordEs $orgi)eness% and so"ghtenco"ragement $rom the ch"rch!
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Key Verse: Verse 29 - Turn not to the right hand norto the left# remove thy foot from evil.
Key Words: remove thy foot from evil
Ralh +choenstien% in his boo. The 5odern 5ount'ushmore, aints a good *ord ict"re sho*ing the res"lts o$h"manistic teaching! +choenstein *rites:
&My da"ghter 5ori% *ho is eight% told me she *ants togro* " to sing li.e either J"dy (arland or Michael Jac.son!Try $or J"dy (arland% said! / girl needs a great sorano)oice to be Michael Jac.son! These t*o singers ha)e become5oris hero and heroine! They are hardly $ig"res $or
commemorati)e stams% b"t many children ha)e no heroes orheroines anymore% no noble achie)ers they yearn toem"late!!!! 0ne day last sring stood be$ore 2@ children o$eight and nine in 5oris third-grade class to see i$ any heroesor heroines *ere insiring them! as.ed each child to gi)e methe names o$ the three greatest eole he had e)er heardabo"t! Michael Jac.son% Broo.e +hields% and Boy (eorge%said a small blond girl% gi)ing me one $rom all three sees!
Michael Jac.son% +ider-Man% and (od% a boy then said!When the other children recited% Michael Jac.sons name *asso.en again and again% b"t /ndre* Jac.son ne)er% norWashington% 5incoln% or any other residential immortal!J"st Ronald Reagan% *ho made it t*ice% once behind Batmanand once behind Mr! T% a hero *ho li.es to mo)e eole bysaying% +"c.er% ll brea. yo"r $ace! !!! /nd heard no moderneC"i)alent o$ 8harles /! 5indbergh% /mericas belo)ed 5one
Dagle! n ans*er to my reC"est $or heroes% had eected tohear s"ch names as Michael Jac.son% Mr! T% Broo.e +hields%and +ider-Man $rom the .ids% b"t had not eected therelies o$ the eight *ho ans*ered Me! Their heroes *erethemsel)es! t is sad eno"gh to see the $aces on Mo"ntR"shmore relaced by roc. stars% bra*lers% and cartoons% b"tit is sadder still to see Mo"nt R"shmore relaced by a mirror!,
close *ith the *ords o$ the /ostle =a"l *hich say in
8olossians 1:1Ab sea.ing o$ Jes"s% &That in all things hemight ha)e the reeminence!,
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What to do:Tell me yo"r heroes and *ill tell yo" abo"t yo"rheart!
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Courageous PeopleMarch 19
Bible Reading: Josh"a 1:6-1;Key Verse: Verse 12 - 6ow therefore give me thismountain, whereof the &'( spake in that day) for
thou heardest in that day how the "nakims werethere, and that the !ities were great and fen!ed# if sobe the &'( will be with me, then % shall be able todrive them out, as the &'( said.
Key Words: give me this mountain
recently recei)ed an article C"oting J"lia (illard% therime minister o$ /"stralia! The article reads as $ollo*s!
M"slims *ho *ant to li)e "nder slamic +haria la**ere told to get o"t o$ /"stralia% as the go)ernment targetedradicals in a bid to head o$$ otential terror attac.s!
+earately% (illard angered some /"stralian M"slimsby saying she s"orted sy agencies monitoring the nationEsmosC"es! O"ote:
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EMost /"stralians belie)e in (od! This is not some8hristian% right *ing% olitical "sh% b"t a $act% beca"se8hristian men and *omen% on 8hristian rinciles% $o"ndedthis nation% and this is clearly doc"mented! t is certainlyaroriate to dislay it on the *alls o$ o"r schools! $ (odo$$ends yo"% then s"ggest yo" consider another art o$ the*orld as yo"r ne* home% beca"se (od is art o$ o"r c"lt"re!E
EWe *ill accet yo"r belie$s% and *ill not C"estion *hy!/ll *e as. is that yo" accet o"rs% and li)e in harmony andeace$"l enoyment *ith "s!
EThis is 0QR 80Q
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Key Words:1e ye holy) for % am holy
The $ollo*ing is an ecert $rom John (oetschs boo.'evival God7s ay.
There is a three$old rescrition $or holiness! Tit"s 2sho*s "s that holiness begins *ith a seci$ic attern! B"tbe$ore *e st"dy the attern o$ holiness% *e need to $irstmeditate on *isdom $o"nd in 8orinthians 1@:12% &'or *edare not ma.e o"rsel)es o$ the n"mber% or comare o"rsel)es*ith some that commend themsel)es: b"t they meas"ringthemsel)es by themsel)es% and comaring themsel)es amongthemsel)es% are not *ise!,
t is )ery easy to comare o"rsel)es *ith the a)erage8hristian% *ith those *e *or. alongside% or *ith those *ith*hom *e associate! #o*e)er% to comare o"rsel)es or tomeas"re o"rsel)es *ith ho* the *orld is or ho* somebodyelse acts is not *ise!
/ 8hristian may loo. at the *orld and himsel$ and seea maor di$$erence% b"t he $ails to realiHe the *orld is mo)ing!t is not static! The Bible says in Timothy 3:13% &B"t e)ilmen and sed"cers shall *a *orse and *orse% decei)ing% andbeing decei)ed!, This *orld is mo)ing $arther and $arthera*ay $rom (od! We are not e)ol)ing into something closer to(od> *e are de)ol)ing a*ay $rom #im! Beca"se the *orld isal*ays mo)ing% *e *o"ld be $oolish to comare o"rsel)es toit! +o the danger o$ comaring o"rsel)es *ith one another% orcomaring o"rsel)es *ith the *orld and c"lt"re% is that it isnot the s"reme standard! The standard is sho*n thro"ghthe attern o$ holiness% o"tlined in the Word o$ (od!
A Sound Pattern# Tit"s 2:1-2 says% &B"tsea. tho" the things *hich become so"nddoctrine> That the aged men be sober% gra)e%temerate% so"nd in $aith!!!!, Tit"s 2:Amentions% &so"nd seech!, The /ostle =a"l isdescribing a so"nd attern> it is "nmo)able%remaining the same! This ne)er-changingattern is the Word o$ (od!
A Spo!en Pattern# Tit"s 2:1 and 3-contin"es to elain (ods attern o$ holiness:
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&B"t sea. tho" the things *hich becomeso"nd doctrine! The aged *omen li.e*ise% thatthey be in beha)io"r as becometh holiness% not$alse acc"sers% not gi)en to m"ch *ine%teachers o$ good things> That they mayteach!!!!, This attern o$ holiness is not onlyso"nd% it is so.en! Tit"s 2:6 says% &o"ngmen li.e*ise ehort!!!!, Tit"s 2: contin"es%&Dhort ser)ants!!!!, The terms &teach, and&ehort, mandate seech!#oliness m"st be ta"ght% eo"nded% andehorted!
A Sho$n Pattern#+omeone once said% &o"r*al. tal.s and yo"r tal. tal.s b"t yo"r *al.tal.s lo"der than yo"r tal. tal.s!, We co"ldtal. the tal. all day long% b"t *e need8hristians *ho *al. the *al.! We need8hristians *ho *ill li)e a attern o$ holiness!Tit"s 2:9 says% &n all things she*ing thysel$ aattern o$ good *or.s: in doctrine she*ing
"ncorr"tness% gra)ity% sincerity!, Tit"s 2:1@contin"es% &
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Key Words: let us walk by the same rule
ha)e al*ays $o"nd it interesting to read and e)enst"dy the rinciles that g"ided those *ho *ere sirit"ally
s"ccess$"l% *hile *o"ld not ha)e agreed *ith all o$ thetheology o$ some o$ the great men and *omen *ho ha)e gonebe$ore me% ha)e to admire their accomlishments $or (od!'or eamle% (eneral Booth L+al)ation /rmy $o"nder hadten rinciles that g"ided his li$e!
1 8onsider yo"r body as the temle o$ the#oly +irit and treat it *ith re)erence andcare!
2 Kee yo"r mind acti)e! +tim"late it *iththo"ghts o$ others that lead to doingsomething!3 Ta.e time to be holy *ith daily Biblereading and rayer! +"ort the ch"rch o$ yo"r $aith!; 8"lti)ate the resence o$ (od! #e *antsto enter yo"r li$e and *ill as $ar as yo" let
#im!6 Ta.e (od into the details o$ yo"r li$e!o" nat"rally call "on #im in tro"ble and$or the bigger things!9 =ray $or this tro"bled *orld and theleaders *ho hold the destinies o$ the)aried nations!A #a)e a than.$"l sirit $or the blessings
o$ (od: co"ntry% home% $riends% andn"mero"s other blessings! Wor. as i$ e)erything deended "on*or.% and ray as i$ e)erything deended"on rayer!1@ Thin. o$ death not as something to bedreaded% b"t as a great and ne* eerience*here lo)ed ones are met and ambitions
realiHed and Jes"s seen $ace to $ace!What rinciles do yo" ha)e that g"ide yo"r li$e4
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learned that her h"sband had betrayed her% Mrs! 8Herma.became s"icidal and decided to "m to her death $rom theirthird $loor aartment in =rag"e! +"rrisingly% she s"r)i)edthe "m beca"se she landed on her h"sband *ho *as lea)ingthe aartment on his *ay to *or.! +he li)ed% he died! +he*as charged *ith m"rder and is no* ser)ing time in rison!
0h% by the *ay% Mrs! Moon *as s"ed by her h"sbandand *on! Vengeance really does not ay! Remember% *e said*e "s"ally do three things *ith o"r anger: *e reress it%s"ress it% or attemt to get re)enge! B"t there is anotherthing *e can do *ith anger *hich is $ar better% and that iscon$ess it L John 1:A% and ha)e $o"nd that con$ession has
$ar better conseC"ences than the other methods o$ handlingo"r anger!
What to do:Remember% yo"r anger *ill come bac. to bite yo"!
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I%portant PeopleMarch 21
Bible Reading: 8orinthians :1-1@Key Verse: Verse 1 - Therefore seeing we have thisministry, as we have re!eived mer!y, we faint not)
Key Words: Therefore seeing we have thisministry
The late =eter Marshall% an eloC"ent sea.er and $orse)eral years the chalain o$ the Qnited +tates +enate% "sed tolo)e to tell the story o$ &the Keeer o$ the +ring%, a C"iet$orest d*eller *ho li)ed high abo)e an /"strian )illage alongthe eastern sloes o$ the /ls! The old gentleman had been
hired by a yo"ng to*n co"ncil to clear a*ay the debris $romthe ools o$ *ater " in the mo"ntain cre)ices that $ed thelo)ely sring $lo*ing thro"gh their to*n! With $aith$"l% silentreg"larity% he atrolled the hills% remo)ing the lea)es andbranches% and *ied a*ay the silt that *o"ld other*ise cho.e
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&eceitful PeopleMarch 22
Bible Reading: =ro)erbs 12:19-2AKey Verse: Verse 2@ - (e!eit is in the heart of themthat imagine evil# but to the !ounsellors of pea!e isoy.Key Words:(e!eit is in the heart of them thatimagine evil
Recently t*o slic. &con, men boarded a train that r"nsbet*een
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What to do:Remember% &Be not decei)ed> (od is not moc.ed:$or *hatsoe)er a man so*eth% that shall he also rea!,
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People of IntegrityMarch 23
Bible Reading: Job 2:1-1@Key Verse: Verse - Then said his wife unto him,
(ost thou still retain thine integrity9 !urse God, anddie.Key Words:(ost thou still retain thine integrity9
We are told in =ro)erbs 2@:9 that% The ust manwalketh in his integrity# his !hildren are blessed after him. $o"r children are to be blessed then *e m"st be arents o$integrity! The *ord integrity comes $rom the root *ord integer
*hich means *hole! 5et me elain! We as arents cant ic.and choose an area *here *e *ill be honest! We m"st behonest and tr"th$"l in all areas o$ li$e% e)en i$ it h"rts! Wem"st ha)e character% not "st in some areas% b"t in e)ery areao$ li$e! Gr! Bob Jones% +r! "sed to say% &8haracter is *hat yo"do in the dar. *hen no one else is loo.ing!, 5et me elain$"rther! #o* many times has yo"r child ans*ered the hone%and it *as $or yo"% b"t yo" didnt *ant to tal. so yo" told yo"r
child% &Tell them m not here!,
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robbery% b"t he inad)ertently handed the man the *rong bo!The man C"ic.ly ret"rned his icnic bas.et $"ll o$ cash to thestore manager! The manager% needless to say% *as elated% soelated that he roclaimed this man to be &the most honest g"yin to*n!, The store manager *anted to call the localne*saer and ha)e the story% along *ith the mans ict"re%"blished $or e)eryone to see! The man rotested s"ch anidea! The manager ressed him $or a reason $or his rotesting!'inally% the man roclaimed% &o" see% am married and the*oman am *ith is not my *i$e!,
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#o* do yo" aint *ith *ords dorms $illed *ith collegest"dents st"dying $or $"ll-time ser)ice $or (od4 #o* do yo"aint a ict"re *ith *ords o$ a class $"ll o$ .indergartenst"dents learning to read and *rite so they can read theirBibles and *rite essays $or (od4 #o* do yo" aint a ict"re*ith *ords o$ elementary st"dents seeing (od in e)erys"bect: math% history% science% and Dnglish4 #o* can oneaint a ict"re *ith *ords o$ high school st"dents longing tohonor their $ather and mother% and glori$y (od in all they do4
#o* can yo" aint a ict"re *ith *ords o$ b"sses"lling into the ar.ing lot each +"nday $"ll o$ children *hoare hoeless *itho"t 8hrist4 #o* can yo" aint a ict"re
*ith *ords o$ childrens ch"rches $"ll o$ yo"ng childrenlonging to sing raises and hear stories o$ the *onder$"ltr"ths o$ (ods Word4
#o* does one aint a ict"re *ith *ords o$ eoles"rrendering to $"ll-time ser)ice% and ha)ing a mission board$illed *ith ict"res o$ Mo"ntain Vie* eole ser)ing in$oreign lands all across the *orld4
#o* do yo" aint a ict"re *ith *ords o$ yo"ng
marrieds gro*ing in grace% and lo)ing each other more andmore daily4 #o* do yo" aint a ict"re *ith *ords o$ yo"ngsingles meeting their $"t"re so"ses here% rather than tryingto meet them on-line4
#o* do yo" aint a ict"re *ith *ords o$ ha)ing arinting ministry that reaches tho"sands *ith a dailyde)otional4
#o* do yo" aint a ict"re *ith *ords o$ seeing o"r
c"rrent a"ditori"m $illed *ith +anish eole *hile net doorthe ne* a"ditori"m is $illed *ith eole li.e yo" and me4#o* do yo" aint a ict"re *ith *ords o$ a yo"th
ministry $"ll o$ yo"ng eole going and gro*ing in (odsgrace and being ecited abo"t Mo"ntain Vie*4 0r a choir $"llo$ m"sicians and an orchestra4
#o* do yo" aint a ict"re *ith *ords o$ a class $"ll o$senior saints *anting to teach the yo"nger generation abo"t
(od and setting a (odly eamle be$ore them4Visions can be "t into *ords% b"t they are better
*hen they come $rom the heart!
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What to do:=ray $or yo"r sirit"al leaders to ha)e (ods )ision$or the ministry!
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Gossiping PeopleMarch 2;
Bible Reading: Thessalonians 3:1-12
Key Verse: Verse 11 - For we hear that there aresome whi!h walk among you disorderly, working not atall, but are busybodies.
Key Words# but are busybodies
/ b"sybody is a erson *ho stic.s hisSher nose inother eoles a$$airs% and then sreads *hat they .no* orthin. they .no*! Today *e dont call them b"sybodies% *e
call them gossis!/re yo" a*are that the *ord gossipis not $o"nd in the
Word o$ (od4 B"t its meaning has a sirit"al signi$icance% ormaybe sho"ld say a lac. o$ sirit"al signi$icance! The *ordgossipcomes $rom the old Dnglish god-sibb! The *ord god isa $alse god and the *ord sibb means a.in to% so then agossier *o"ld be someone *ho is a.in to a $alse god!
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c"tting the oening remar.% an immediate C"ibble $rom alistener co"ld send the tal. into a less critical direction!
The moral o$ all this is &gossi isnt any $"n i$ yo"arent *illing to agree!, Moral n"mber t*o: *e ha)e theo*er either to incite or de$"se gossi!
B"t rimarily need to .no* that *hen gossi% ma.in to a $alse god and heling to romote the *or. o$ +atan!+o lets not gossi% b"t rather let "s sread the gosel! /men7
What to do:
5ets be b"sy sreading the (osel% not the gossi!
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(ying PeopleMarch 26
Bible Reading: =ro)erbs 16:1-1A
Key Verse: Verse 1A - *ride goeth before destru!tion,and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Key Words# *ride goeth before destru!tion
Maybe *e sho"ld title this de)otional White 5ie 8a.e!a)e yo" e)er told a *hite lie4 o" are going to lo)e
this% esecially all o$ those *ho ba.e $or ch"rch e)ents!/lice (rayson *as to ba.e a ca.e $or the Batist
8h"rch 5adies (ro" in T"scaloosa% b"t $orgot to do it "ntilthe last min"te! +he remembered the morning o$ the ba.esale> and% a$ter r"mmaging thro"gh cabinets% $o"nd an angel$ood ca.e mi and C"ic.ly made it *hile drying her hair%dressing% and heling her son ac. $or +co"t cam!
When /lice too. the ca.e $rom the o)en% the centerhad droed $lat and the ca.e *as horribly dis$ig"red! +hetho"ght% 0h% dear% there is not time to ba.e another ca.e!This ca.e *as imortant to /lice beca"se she did so *ant to $itin at her ne* ch"rch and in her ne* comm"nity o$ $riends!+o% being in)enti)e% she loo.ed aro"nd the ho"se $orsomething to b"ild " the center o$ the ca.e!
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/lice $o"nd it in the bathroom - a roll o$ toilet aer!+he l"n.ed it in and co)ered it *ith icing!
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=! +! .no* that a lie is a lieno bigno smallno blac.!no*hite!"st lies!
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Fi))it PeopleMarch 29
Bible Reading:
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grad"ally began to *ea.en and his st"$$ing began to lea.! /sshe tells it% =oor old Rilla *as in desarate need o$ somecorrecti)e s"rgery% not to mention a st"$$ing translant! 0neday John *addled " to me and held " his battered% belo)edRilla and said% Mommy% Rillas bro.ed! elained that *o"ld be hay to $i Rilla " a little ne* st"$$ing% someseam rein$orcement% and he *o"ld be all better again! Johnheld Rilla o"t to*ard me and said% 'iHHit% Mommy7 B"t *hen reached do*n to ta.e the little gorilla in my hands% $o"ndthat it had a t*o-year-old $irmly attached to it! /s all arents.no*% a t"g-o$-*ar *ith a t*o-year-old is $reC"ently a losingroosition% and is $reC"ently accomanied by lo"d cries and
coio"s tears! 'inally in easeration% said% cant $i it"ntil yo" let go o$ it7 /nd "st at that moment% the +irit o$(od taed me on the sho"lder% as it *ere and realiHedthat (od *as *aiting $or me to let go o$ se)eral things% too!This is one thing that s"sect *ill al*ays be a str"ggle $ormany o$ "s! ts so hard $or "s to get o"t o$ #is *ay and leto"r 8reator $iHHit in #is o*n good time% beca"se *ere li)ingin the resent moment and #e is li)ing in eternity!,
What to do:5et go7 /nd let (od &$iHHit!,
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Winning People and (osingPeople
March 2A
Bible Reading: 8olossians 3:19-2;Key Verse: Verse 23 - "nd whatsoever ye do, do itheartily, as to the ord, and not unto men)
Key Words: whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to
the ord
/ Winner says% &5ets $ind o"t>, a 5osersays &
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When a Winner ma.es a mista.e> hesays% & *as *rong>, *hen a 5oser ma.esa mista.e> he says% &t *asnt my $a"lt!,
Winner goes thro"gh a roblem> a 5oser
goes aro"nd it and ne)er gets ast it!/ Winner ma.es commitments> a 5oserma.es romises!
/ Winner says% &m good% b"t not asgood as o"ght to be>, a 5oser says% &mnot as bad as a lot o$ other eole!,
/ *inner listens> a loser "st *aits "ntilits his t"rn to tal.!
/ *inner resects those *ho are s"eriorto him and tries to learn $rom them> aloser resents those *ho are s"erior tohim% and tries to $ind chin.s in theirarmor!
/ *inner elains> a loser elains a*ay!P +o"rces Qn.no*n
+"$$ering $rom terminal sinal cancer at the age or 9%$ormer
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*hat a great h"man being co"ld ha)e been i$ Ed had thisa*areness bac. then!F
P (ary +mith o$Sports %llustrated
What to do:Gont be a loser77
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Pessi%istic PeopleMarch 2
Bible Reading: John 11:1-16Key Verse: Verse 16 - Then said Thomas, whi!h is!alled (idymus, unto his fellow dis!iples, et us alsogo, that we may die with him.Key Words:Then said Thomas+that we may diewith him$ yo" *o"ld loo. " the *ordpessimist% belie)e o"t
beside the *ord yo" *o"ld $ind a ict"re o$ old Thomas! Weread in John 11:16% &Then said Thomas% *hich is calledGidym"s% "nto his $ello* disciles% 5et "s also go% that *e maydie *ith him!, We read in John 2@:2;b% &Dcet shall see inhis hands the rint o$ the nails% and "t my $inger into therint o$ the nails% and thr"st my hand into his side% *ill notbelie)e!, 0ld Thomas% the essimist7
once heard abo"t a $armer *ho *as contin"allyotimistic% seldom disco"raged or bl"e! #e had a neighbor*ho *as "st the oosite! (rim and gloomy% he $aced eachne* morning *ith a hea)y sigh!
The hay% otimistic $armer *o"ld see the s"ncoming " and sho"t o)er the roar o$ the tractor% &5oo. at thebea"ti$"l s"n and clear s.y7, /nd *ith a $ro*n% the negati)eneighbor *o"ld rely% &eahitll robably scorch the cros!,
When clo"ds *o"ld gather and m"ch-needed rain*o"ld start to $all% o"r ositi)e $riend *o"ld smile across the$ence% &/int this great(od is gi)ing o"r corn a drin. today7,
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/gain% the same negati)e resonse% &Qh h"h% b"t i$ it doesntsto $ore long% itll $lood and *ash e)erything a*ay!,
0ne day the otimist decided to "t his essimisticneighbor to the maim"m test! #e bo"ght the smartest% mosteensi)e bird dog he co"ld $ind! #e trained him to do thingsno other dog on earth co"ld doimossible $eats that *o"lds"rely astonish anyone!
#e in)ited the essimist to go d"c. h"nting *ith him!They sat in the boat% hidden in the d"c. blind! n came thed"c.s! Both men $ired and se)eral d"c.s $ell into the *ater!&(o get em7, ordered the o*ner *ith a gleam in his eye! Thedog leaed o"t o$ the boat% *al.ed on the *ater% and ic.ed
" the birds one by one! &Well% *hat do yo" thin. o$ that4,Qnsmiling% the essimist ans*ered% e cant s*im% can he4,The otimist sees a sil)er lining behind e)ery clo"d!
B"t the essimist sees a clo"d behind e)ery sil)er lining!Which are yo"4 am con)inced a balance o$ both is needed tostay le)el-headed! 5et yo"r moderation be .no*n to all men!
What to do:Try to see the sil)er lining!
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People *usinessMarch 3@
Bible Reading: Matthe* 2A:11-2@Key Verse: Verse 1- Go ye therefore, and tea!h allnations, bapti
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*ith a mar.eting camaign $or Remington Rand! Thecomany *as among the most conser)ati)e in /merica! tschairman at the time *as retired (eneral Go"glas Mac/rth"r!ntimidated at $irst by a comany that *as so m"ch a art o$/merica% /rnold also $o"nd in that hrase the $irst insiration$or a camaign! /$ter thin.ing abo"t it% he *ent to the
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offering he had not respe!t. "nd /ain was verywroth, and his !ountenan!e fell.
Key Words: and his !ountenan!e fell
belie)e 8ain *as a &er$ectionist, *ho co"ld ne)ersee himsel$ as being *rong! $ he $ailed% it *asnt his $a"lt% it*as (ods and /bels! +o it goes in the li$e o$ a er$ectionist!
Writer% a"thor and oet% Robert B"rns% ro)ides$ascinating e)idence that% on strictly ragmatic gro"nds%er$ectionism is an enemy o$ ecellence! #e cites a st"dy o$ins"rance salesmen% *hich re)ealed that er$ectionists *holin.ed sel$-*orth to achie)ement earned an a)erage o$
N1;%@@@ a year less than the non-er$ectionist control gro"!/ reort on 0lymic C"ali$iers among male gymnasts*as similar! &The researchers $o"nd that the elite gro"tended to "nderemhasiHe the imortance o$ aster$ormance $ail"res% *hile the athletes *ho $ailed to C"ali$y*ere more li.ely thro"gh mental images o$ sel$-do"bt andimending tragedy!,
#e also reorts that er$ectionism is allied *ith
imaired rod"cti)ity% emotional dist"rbances% imairedhealth% loneliness% and dist"rbed ersonal relationshis! Theroot o$ the roblem is imbedded in dichotomo"s% all-or-nothing tho"ght atterns! The er$ectionist is traed in a&saint-or-sinner, syndrome% *hich sees artial s"ccess as total$ail"re! +el$-esteem is contingent on o"tstanding achie)ementand total cometence!
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I deeply appreciate the
help of
Mary Parsons
Glenda Myrick
And my lovely wife, Linda
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Without God using thesepeople to help, thisdevotional would nothave been possible.
Dr. Mike Rouse
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