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++++++++++There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.
— William Frederick Halsey, Jr.
A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand
the unconventional, tolerate the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and
outlast the unbearable.
— Billy Graham, American Minister & Author (1918 -)
— Billy Graham, American Minister & Author (1918 -)
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to
stick to one thing until it gets there.
— Josh Billings
— Josh Billings
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to
help you discover who you are.
— Bernice Johnson Reagon
— Bernice Johnson Reagon
The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of
rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would
not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.
— Helen Keller
— Helen Keller
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt (You Learn by Living)
— Eleanor Roosevelt (You Learn by Living)
Challenges
often make us realize that we have more courage than we think and that one
person CAN make a difference in the world ... even if it's the world of one
other person.
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line
There have been so many times in my life when things that looked like
disasters were really incredible GIFTS that served as pivotal turning points. I
am truly thankful for perservering through all of my 'mistakes.'
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line
I am still learning — how to take joy in all the people I am, how to use
all my selves in the service of what I believe, how to accept when I fail and
rejoice when I succeed.
— Audre Lorde, African-American Author (1934-1992)
— Audre Lorde, African-American Author (1934-1992)
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will
not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will
not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is
full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the
human race.
— Calvin Coolidge
— Calvin Coolidge
As long as we are persistent in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we
will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully
bloom. It happens in its own time.
— Denis Waitley
— Denis Waitley
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you
carry it.”
Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness
and who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the
quarry from which you were hewn;�
In
the 1920s, when Ernest Hemingway was working hard to perfect his craft, he lost
a suitcase containing all his manuscripts. Devastated he could not imagine re-doing
his work.
He could think only of the months he’d devoted
to his arduous writing—and for nothing, he was now convinced.
But
when he lamented his loss to the poet Ezra Pound, Pound called it a stroke of
luck.
Pound
assured Hemingway that when he rewrote the stories, he would forget the weak
parts and only the best material would reappear.
Instead
of framing the event in disappointment, Pound cast it in the light of
opportunity. Hemingway did rewrite the stories, and the rest, as they say, is
history.
Everyone
has one time and more than that been
disgusted, depressed and discouraged.
By way of example, too much to do and not enough time to
do it. But would you like to awaken
every morning to an abundance of nothingness.
No challenges to accept, nothing to fight for or fight against, nothing
to improve, nothing to surpass.
What
I am talking about is making problems challenges and defeats just stumbling
blocks on the way to victory or the learning of a lot of lessons in the midst
of defeat.
Read this poetic approach and think on it.
I walked a mile with Pleasure,
She
chattered all the way.
But
I was none the wiser,
For
all she had to say.
Then
I walked a mile with Sorrow,
And
ne’er a word said she.
But,
oh, the lessons I did learn
When
Sorrow walked with me.
But, and it is such an anguished cry. “Where was God when my son died?” And the answer loud and clear comes
forth. “The same place he was when His
Son died.”
How to handle the
problems delivered to our doorstep.
Well, first and foremost...meet them with a proper attitude toward our
almighty God...with an emphasis on AlMIGHTY!
Start from the point of view of praying to a God you do not
limit by the prayer you pray. Commit
everything you do to the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you. (Psalm 37:5)
Commit EVERYTHING...and some choke on the word everything.
"There
view of God is too small...--too cramped--too
provincial--too human. He it is who is directly responsible for the creation of
all things, both natural and supernatural." (Phillip Keller)
In
short, Do not nor limit God to a clock
or calendar.. Let your thoughts be
infinite because you are infinite by the promise of the resurrection.
Romans 8:28 Here in this verse
is a beginning of working with and through bad days mixed with even worse
moments. 28 And we know that
in all things God works for the goodj of
those who love him, whoi
have been calledk
according to his purpose.l
Called to his purpose.
Accepting again full blast the words "thy will be done." Otherwise we are faced with explaining EVERY
parcel of God's thinking and since that is way beyond our human ability...we
best not try.
How to begin? Romans 8:28.
In this verse Paul lays out the
mindset of God. It doesn't say that all
things are good. It does say that all
things, good or bad, work together for good.
It may not seem that way when the roof seems to be
crashing down around us...but nonetheless it is true.
I
used to play real golf on real courses.
Now I play golf on Nintendo's Wii
but the point I make is still equally valid. What makes the golf game interesting and worthwhile
is the rough and the sand traps and the
little lakes that gobble up the golf ball.
If
all the hills and challenges were removed would I want to play the game?
Not always dodging your difficulties makes you a better
person. That is what I am saying. Being a cow choosing one's cud does not sound
too good in retrospect.
Have
you lost a friend? A love. What of the phrase "It is better to have
loved and lost than to never have loved at all?"
Joshua 1:9 reads: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong, and of good courage; do not be
afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you
go." This phrase, "Be
strong" is found some 300 times in the Bible. It means to exactly
what it says...be resolute.
Trials
can tear you down or build you up. It's
that simple. It's that complicated.
Isaiah
40:31 tells us, "But they that
wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings
like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not
faint."
In closing when there really is no
close to understanding life better... study and read and think and seek new
insights and new insights into your insights for as Albert Eistein "We can't solve
problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”
Did we
create all the problems we have? Of
course, not, but we did create enough of them to make this statement have the
ring of truth in it?
Just remember, the longer you
focus on a problem the less time you have to find a solution.
Sometimes in life you have to let things just roll off of you ... lest
they make an ugly stain.
— Author Unknown
— Author Unknown
A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.
— Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper
— Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as
in what direction we are moving; we must sail sometimes with the wind and
sometimes against it ... but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
One of the best ways to get through difficulties is to simply persevere
day by day. Huge projects don't seem as daunting when we focus on one element
... completing that before we tackle the next phase. As Napoleon Hill said,
"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step
beyond their greatest failure.
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line
The way to succeed is never quit. That’s it. But really be humble about
it.
— Alex Haley
— Alex Haley
f you want to see something done, just tell some human beings it can't
be done. Make it known that it's impossible to fly to the moon, or run 100
meters in 9.9 seconds, or solve Fermat's Last Theorem. Remind the world that no
one has ever hit 62 home runs in a season or stuffed 18 people into a
Volkswagen. Dangle the undoable in front of the world. Then, consider it done.
— Merrill Lynch advertisement
— Merrill Lynch advertisement
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BELOW ARE QUOTES FROM POSTINGS ON WYRICK'S
WRITINGS DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS...THESE POSTINGS ARE
SERMONS REV. WYRICK HAS PREACHED DURING THE LAST 50 PLUS YEARS.
Click on the URL below
and it will take you to this Wyrick's Writings blog.
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Just
remember that “the pain of discipline will cost you pennies, whereas the pain
of regret will cost you millions.”
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How can we keep our faith from being a weak and
fruitless thing? How can we not be
foolish little men and women groveling in the dark shadows of overeager
egos.
Well, first we must do more than just pray. We must believe in our own prayers.
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Anxiety
out of proportion makes us become like a centipede trying to put his best foot
forward.
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It's
an old joke, I went to the doctor and I said, “Doc, when I do this, it hurts.”
And the doctor said, “Then don't do that.”
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How many things have you been anxious
about that were things which you knew before you got into them were probably
going to create some problems for you?
And if you asked your doctor, or your minister, or common sense and your
God, all of them would have said, “Don’t do that.”
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To buy into the
community of accountability we have to realize that like bikers we are divided
into two categories. Those who have fallen and those who will fall for anything. None of us are perfect.
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Think
on it this way, some philosopher of old wrote it and it endures because there
is so much truth in it… every right
implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a
duty
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Some
of the sermon titles posted recently
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Before you decide
to purchase or not purchase his book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN.... view his Award Winning One Man
Dramatization of Lincoln (since he wrote the script
for this drama it will give you an insight into what you will find in the book
itself)
Available on
Amazon.com in printed form and on Amazon Kindle Books. and at
many other sites
TO VIEW THE LINCOLN
One Man DRAMA and 3 other dramas; Ben Franklin, Martin Luther & Charles
Wesley
click on the
following URL
http://www.speakerneil.com/
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BELOW
ARE MORE QUOTES FROM NEIL'S RECENTLY POSTED SERMONS
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A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY
OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ON SUNDAY APRIL 15. ENTITILED
Two stores faced each other across a very
busy street. Their owners were in constant competition
with each other. One day, the owner of
one store put out a sign that read – If you
want it, we have it!
Almost immediately the other owner put out a
sign –If we don’t have it, you don’t
need it!
A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY
OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ON THURSDAY APRIL 13TH. ENTITILED
WHO ARE
YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
Who are you? Whose are
you?
You influence and are influenced
according to the answer you give.
Are you are the flavor of the month because
you are determined to be like everyone else no matter what? If so, consider being more independent in our
thinking and actions...because God wants you to grow up.
It may be easier being someone's shadow but
wouldn't you really rather be a sun.
QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS THURSDAY APRIL 5 FROM THOUGHT ENTITLED "Who
Are You? Whose Are You?"
This is an old quote, and a romantic one
as well but, nevertheless, can anyone say of you, “I love you not because of who you are,
but because of who I am when I am with you.”
QUOTE FROM THOUGHT PIECE POSTED
ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS TUESDAY APRIL 3 FROM THOUGHT ENTITLED
" WHEN A NATION STRAYS TOO FAR FROM BEING MORAL IT IS WELL ON IT'S WAY
TO BECOMING A MESS
James 4:17
To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it,
to him it is sin.
Someone once said: “A
belief is what you hold, a conviction is what holds you!”
So what holds you,
constructs you, leads you with a push when needed?
Quotes
POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING THURSDAY MARCH 29th THOUGHTS ENTITLED WHO
ARE YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
In a Peanuts
cartoon strip Peppermint Patty is shown talking to Charlie Brown.
“Guess what, Chuck? It’s the first day
of school and I got sent to the principal’s office.
And it’s your fault!”
Charlie Brown responds, “My fault? How
could it be my fault? Why do you say everything is my fault?”
To which she declares, “You’re my
friend, aren’t you, Chuck? You should have been a better influence on me.”
In the comics, it’s funny… but in real life it’s much more
complicated.
Would you like to read the entire thought
piece? Then... TO TAKE YOU TO THE WYRICK'S WRITING'S
SITE
click on
the following
Yes, God loves you the way you
are but he loves you too much to let you stay that way.
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Click on the URL below to WATCH NEIL IN
HIS WORLD FAMOUS ONE MAN DRAMATIZATIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BEN FRANKLIN,
CHARLES WESLEY AND MARTIN LUTHER
To
Order and Read
Neil's 9th book THE
SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN
GO TO amazon.com
QUOTES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL INSPIRING INFORMATIVE book
STILL RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS 8 YEARS AFTER IT'S PUBLICATION.
"Positive,
powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our understanding and appreciation
of Lincoln while revealing the Divine source of his strength."
Lt.
Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury College (Professor Ret.)
"The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is
an extremely well written book that investigates what might be
termed the spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very
readable. I came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the President and
with an altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction writer; author of Blood and Guile, and
Wild Thorn
"Wyrick has authored a wonderful
examination of the spirituality of one of American history's most devoutly
religious leaders...a pleasant and readable book that has a rich depth of
information."
Maynard Pittendreigh Presbyterian
minister
"When it comes to invoking religion in
support of any of their decisions, politicians need to sit at the feet of
Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr once called him 'America's greatest
theologian.' Why so great? Because he invariably distinguished between human
works and the works of the Almighty. As Wyrick says, 'He wore
the mantle of humility easily: because he was more impressed with what God was
doing in the world than with what he, president of the United States in the
midst of an awful crisis, was doing. That is why in his last major speech he
distinguished between both human causes in the Civil War and the Almighty's
'own purposes.' Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to leave God-talk
out of politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity. This is a book
for our American time. Through his careful study of Lincoln's career, Wyrick
compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety
transcends politics."
Dr.
Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics
"V. Neil Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham
Lincoln's Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history.
Should have a wide readership."
James
H. Smylie Professor
of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil
Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln should be read by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably
the most complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United
States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so often
expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip service to a
Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real God. It was this
faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight and sometimes steel that
Lincoln would need in full measure as he led the United States through
the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's clear and unpretentious style of presentation is
very much in keeping with the character ofhis subject, and in so doing, Wyrick
makes his point very well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the faith that formed
them, are as relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as they were in 1863."
Daniel Allen Butler, author
of "Unsinkable"; The Full Story of the RMS Titanic, The
Lusitania and The Age o f Cunard
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