Wednesday, October 24, 2012

WHAT IS YOUR WORTH AND WHY?

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       It is worth $5, $50 or $ 5000.  The difference is that the first is nothing more than a slab of iron.  The second is that same slab shaped to make a horseshoe.  The third, shaped with great care and effort and having become the balance spring in a fine Swiss watch is worth $500,000.

       Which means that your worth in the eyes of God does not vary, for you are precious in His sight, but your worth to the world in which you live is directly proportion to how you shape your talents and your mind and your hunger for the living Lord.

       I chose the following quote from the pen of to prod your thinking on this matter.  "the problem for many men is not so much that they are failing. Rather, the problem is that they are achieving their goals, but they are the wrong goals. Failure means to succeed in a way that doesn't really matter." (Patrick Morley)

       In short, what are your goals in life and would you want to argue for them before the throne of grace?

       I am talking, of course, about achieving a successful life.  Not in the way some would use the word.  Not in fame or power or wealth though none of these in themselves are bad (just how they are used and how they are gotten) but in being a successful human whose strength of spirit absorbs God's power like a sponge

       And what is that, , "the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."     Galatians 5:22

       And in seeking these...it is important to remember...that here on earth they are a constant searching rather than a completed destination.  A fine tuning ...a continuous shaping and reshaping.

illustrations...

       Be all that you can be...that sums it up and aims us toward how.

       What's first.  You have to decide "you want" to be your best.  Some don't necessarily want to be their worst or best...

       and if that is your attitude...there is a problem.

        Otherwise. unless you believe that you have done all that you can do and become all that you can become...your future is a sea of opportunity.

       Someone has written that life is like a dollar bill "You can spend it on anything you want but you can spend it only once.

       We both for a long time now have been on a spending spree...and we are surrounded by all the things we have bought and bought into.

       And some of the receipts we carry around in our hearts and minds we know full well we should have passed the purchases by...and others we glory in a decision as a decision with a wealth of wisdom in it.

       "... seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness..." how could anyone do otherwise?

       But how...the answer is in the details..."Seek" in this context means "actively pursue" (as against passive acceptance)

       One thing most folk learn if they are to be a success in the art of living is the discipline of self discipline...of doing what one knows ought to be done even when one doesn't want to.

       Of exercising instead of over eating.  Of studying for an exam in place of going to a basketball game.  Of praying that extra prayer because it needs to be prayed even  though sleepiness has to wait for awhile.

       And on and on it goes...this discipline habit...until it becomes ingrained...and is no longer just a habit but a lifestyle.

       Make room!  There's a thought in two powerful words.  Make room.  Life can get cluttered with wrong habit and wrong deeds and wrong thoughts and wrong decisions and wrong follow throughs...until there is little room for "right."  And we all know enough of what is right...to "actively pursue."

       So may I make a suggestion...look at a list of your "doings" and "thinkings" and drop something you know is wrong.  Get rid of it.  Kick it so far away you'd have to run a marathon to even get close to it again.

       Otherwise as it reads in Psalm "All (y)our busy rushing ends in nothing."

       Work on your attention span...when it comes to the spiritual an attention deficit span isn't good.  I need say no more.

       Don't squander life.  That is the message to all of us.  Don't squander life.  It is too precious.  Don't squander life.

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QUOTES ON MAKING A GOOD LIFE

Do, or do not. There is no try.
Yoda, from Star Wars

       We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill

       Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Gandhi

       It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

 ~Roy Disney

       Some persons are very decisive when it comes to avoiding decisions.

 ~Brendan Francis

       When one bases his life on principle, 99 percent of his decisions are already made. ~Author Unknown

       The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. ~David Russell

           

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                    A new quote  (posted OCT 23) below from Rev. Wyrick's 9th book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN (read the rave reviews below the quote)

Lincoln had seen a house of cards about to fall and realized how it could establish a precedent that would truly destroy what the Founding Fathers had created. 

       Divided by two, in short time it might well have become a division of three. 

       The northeast, once not sure if it even wanted to be part of the original thirteen colonies, might then have pulled out. 

       A few years down the road, some state in the Confederacy, unhappy with the new uniting, might have done the same.  Bad habits come easily and are slow to leave.

 

       "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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QUOTE BELOW IS FROM WYRICK'S WRITINGS

          There is no other organization in the world like the church.  It is a breed unto itself.  It is a congregation of sinners, not a country club for saints.  To become a member you have to profess your unworthiness. 

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO TAKE YOU THERE


      (These are selected sermons from over 50 years of ministry and as a worldwide evangelist Rev. Wyrick preached them all the United States and all over the world)

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            CLICK ON  www.go60.us   IT WILL TAKE YOU A NEW WEBSITE FOR SENIORS....click on "Voice" on the home page and then on the list of authors click on Neil Wyrick

Recent articles Rev. Wyrick has written for this web site are:  REFLECTIONS


·         Here Comes Summer (July 2012)

·         Spring (May 2012)

·         Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow (April 2012)

·         Wayward and Windy (April 2012)

 

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.

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          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

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       QUOTES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL INSPIRING INFORMATIVE book

       STILL RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS 8 YEARS AFTER IT'S PUBLICATION.

      

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