HOW TO CONQUER YOUR CONFUSIONS (1)

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In Mexico City, in 1968, out of cold darkness that had descended, John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania staggered into the Olympic Stadium, his leg bloody and bandaged.

The winner of the Olympic marathon had been declared well over an hour earlier. But the lone runner pressed on.

As he finally crossed the finish line, the now small crowd roared.

When asked by a reporter why he hadn’t quit, he replied, “My country did not send me to Mexico City to start the race. They sent me to finish it.”

In the race of life stumbling comes easy, even to the point of falling.

Facing this inevitability is important. But then comes the challenge of giving in or praying up, of becoming victims of other people’s bitter attitudes or rewarding ourselves by hungering after God and beauty like the child called “us” once did.

Charles Darwin in his book, Life and Letters, describes years of self inflicted pain. In his younger days he loved music, art and literature and took such great delight in their pursuit.

He then writes of how his one-sided concentration on scientific calculations caused him to reach a point where he could not endure one line of poetry. Where even Shakespeare became nauseatingly dull.

It happens. Multiplying our possession while reducing our values. Traveling around the world while ignoring our neighbor next door. Conquering outer space but not the inner space of our souls.

It doesn’t have to be. The Bible tells us how to keep it from happening. Prayer…persistent, sincere. “Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and ye shall find.”

Dial Heaven is one way of putting it. Worship…letting go and letting God. “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and soul, and strength, and mind.”

Good works…decent deeds. “Show me thy works, and I will show you your faith.” Indeed, a good place to start conquering confusion is not believing everything the newspapers have to say and stop questioning what the Bible has to say.

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:5-6
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STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011 Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING

This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)

MANY OF THE IDEAS IN THIS BOOK FOR BETTER LIVING ARE GOOD FOR ANY AGE.

“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)

Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.

Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.

V. Neil Wyrick


Below a quote from it…

“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”

It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”

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A quote below from tomorrow’s ONE A DAY blog entitled THE COURAGE TO BE COURAGEOUS (2)

“God is. Therefore, “Thy will be done” admits and accepts that He is wiser and so are we when we acquiest. It takes a special kind of courage to do that. To flow rather than fight.”

A love and trust in God that cast out fear.

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