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Victor Fankl survived the holocaust and years later when he would stand in front of an audience the first thing he would say was, "You are the reason I survived."
And those hearing him would immediately
wonder, "What are you talking about?
I never saw you before until today."
And then Victor Fankl would explain,
"In that concentration camp I would daily watch family and friends die and
in the midst of this horror I kept a vision alive. I saw myself in the future standing in front
of an audience and telling them 'You are the reason I survived."
Day after day i would watch comrades lose
their hope and the next day they would die.
Truly, "...where there is no vision the people perish."
If you have no goals...no vision of a better tomorrow you will
only die a little in your present day.
But if your daily vision is the vision of a better you...a stronger
you...a healing you... whatever are the wounds; mental, physical,
spiritual...then you will mine a gold mine called goals...and you will be rich
beyond your wildest dreams...and stronger than you would ever have otherwise
been.
Where are you going? Where have you been? What have you become? As you lived what goals did you see that
needed to be made and did you make them.?
And are they not often all the same thing.
Is there mud on your feet because you
have been walking on a steady basis through the mud of life...or is there the
dust of shining spiritual stars clinging to those soles... the fragrance of the
worth and worthiness of the commandments of your God all about you.
Lets rephrase this opening question. Where does God want you to go? What does God
want you to be? You are one of a kind
and you will definitely make and are making your mark on the world.
Some people say Walt Disney died before Disney World was completed and
therefore unfortunately never got to see it.
His wife more than once said, "Oh
yes, he saw it. He was the first to see
it. He was the first to have the
vision."
Check into the filing cabinet of your
mind and pull out the files labeled financial decisions, moral decisions,
spiritual decisions, occupational decisions...and whatever other files you feel
shape and have been shaped by your life.
Do you have a vision for your life and
don't tell me you don't have the time for such thinking. My dear father managed a drug store in the
days when folk worked hours that today seem unbelievable. He had every other Sunday off. On the Sunday he did work he went in at 7 AM
and closed down at 11 PM. His work week
reflected that kind of time spent in labor.
He still found the time to teach a Sunday
School Class on his off Sunday, be a church Elder and be a good father to his
son and a good husband.
My
father had scant hours to fulfill any vision besides being a good pharmacist
and drugstore manager but he filled those few hours with visions of what he
could do...and he did them.
Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same
number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur,
Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert
Einstein...and that fellow down the street who always seems to be working on a
dream.
I drove a car this morning to a point two miles from my
home. I had a goal. I needed a new pair of glasses. And I just got to thinking...ah a vision for
a vision...big goals...small goals...you have to have goals...elsewise you end
up nowhere doing nothing, finding nothing, achieving nothing, gaining nothing.
Yes, my eyesight as with all of us has grown worse...but God
willing...never my vision.
When the steam boat was invented and
began its first trial on the Hudson river a man on the river bank kept
shouting, "They'll never get it going."
When it got up to steam and pulled away
with ever increasing speed he changed his tune but continued shouting,
"They'll never get it stopped."
Yes, there
are people who never have had a vision and never will.
The
serviceman in a foreign country had married a local girl and they lived
together for years apart from the United States.
Often he would tell her about the church
he had grown up in and bragged about it.
Finally, they made a trip back to the
states and drove down the street to where his old church had stood. What he found was a church in disarray. The paint peeled from its outer and inner
walls. The front door hung loosely on
its hinges. The parking lot was filled
with potholes and scrawling weeds.
Around the old pulpit hung cob webs and most of the rest of the church
had been stripped of everything that had any value.
Then behind the altar he found the
following, Proverbs 29:18 spelled out with letters that for years had been used
to list the hymns for the morning...except that the "W" had fallen
off.....so that now it read "...here there is no vision, the people
perish."
The only thing
worse than having less is settling for less.
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"Worse
than being blind would be to see, yet have no vision." Helen Keller
Obstacles
are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
~Henry Ford
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss,
you'll land among the stars. ~Les Brown
Some of the world's greatest feats were
accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible. ~Doug
Larson
The rung of a ladder was never meant to
rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the
other somewhat higher. ~Thomas Henry
Life's problems wouldn't be called
"hurdles" if there wasn't a way to get over them. ~Author Unknown
Though no one can go back and make a
brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
~Attributed to Carl Bard
It is never too late to be who you might
have been. ~George Eliot
The best angle from which to approach any
problem is the try-angle. ~Author Unknown
When I was a Boy Scout, we played a game
when new Scouts joined the troop. We lined up chairs in a pattern, creating an
obstacle course through which the new Scouts, blindfolded, were supposed to
maneuver. The Scoutmaster gave them a few moments to study the pattern before
our adventure began. But as soon as the victims were blindfolded, the rest of
us quietly removed the chairs. I think life is like this game. Perhaps we spend
our lives avoiding obstacles we have created for ourselves and in reality exist
only in our minds. We're afraid to apply for that job, take violin lessons,
learn a foreign language, call an old friend, write our Congressman - whatever
it is that we would really like to do but don't because of personal obstacles.
Don't avoid any chairs until you run smack into one. And if you do, at least
you'll have a place to sit down. ~Pierce Vincent Eckhart
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USING REV. WYRICK'S 9TH BOOK "The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln."
If you would like to purchase it at a special price...
It is available on amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and many other book sites.
It is available on amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and many other book sites.
A new quote below from
Rev. Wyrick's 9th book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN (read the rave reviews below the quote)
Many
were quite willing to see him permanently gone, not just to Washington but from this earth.
Hate
letters assailed on a regular basis.
Finally
a plot to assassinate him in Baltimore was
uncovered, and by repeatedly reminding him, “You can hardly be a good President
if you are a dead President,” his friends were able to convince him to secretly
depart Harrisburg.
Accompanied
by Alan Pinkerton and W. H. Laman in one lone car pulled by a single
locomotive, no lights and telegraph lines cut, he came through Baltimore at 3:30 A.M. dressed in
disguise.
Many
other lonely middle-of-the-night times lay ahead.
"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
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 ENTITLED
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 ENTITLED
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 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 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 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.
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