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I hope you don't have a problem with my writing about
problem solving from several different points of view...like enough about
problems...but then there is the other approach... ignore and hope they'll go
away.
My problem, of
course, is trying to be clear enough and succinct enough to keep you reading
this blog on a regular basis.
Consistency I
believe we can call it. Which leads me
to today's topic THE PROBLEM OF CONSISTENCY.
I don't know about you...but I find perfection which is what
consistency is at the very highest order impossible to achieve.
So what to do with this human problem that you
consistently find no matter how far you dig into history.
Well...let's
look at a fact...consistency and contentment walk hand
in hand. Inconsistency
leaves a trail of debris trailing behind. Inconsistent people can't be depended on and
therefore are not prone toward advancement.
Two steps forward, "I did it."
Two steps backwards "I forgot"
"I was too busy."
"I meant to...I really did."
Closing score...zero.
Daily.
Weekly. Monthly. Every now and then. Which describes your dedication to a cause or
a goal or a belief system or...
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak!
This problem with consistency is consistent in that it hits us all. Even the Apostle Paul.
This problem with consistency is consistent in that it hits us all. Even the Apostle Paul.
That's why he wrote in Corinthians 9:27,
"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any
means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."
And why did this bother both James as
well as Paul. Well, James describes the
problem in the following manner, " "A
double minded man is unstable in all his ways." (James 1:8)
So there we are
with our double minded thinking in two different directions along with our
attitudes and our actions...knowing full well what double thinking inconsistency
is going to get us...
"Draw nigh to God, and he will draw
nigh to you.” (James 4:8) What a friend
you have in Jesus you have sung...so sing it more often...sing it when you are
prone to wander toward procrastination...call out to your heavenly Father to
come near and watch over you so you will not wander in the wrong inconsistent
direction...things of the spirit can and do move men to be able to move
mountains...consistently...be one of those people.
Instability. Do you really want to walk around with that
tag around your neck?
Calvin Coolidge
wasn't much of a president but he understood a well turned truth. “Nothing in
this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more
common than unsuccessful men 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."
Persistent consistency. There's a mental,
spiritual, emotional giant ready to grow the man who can do this
...such as
the man who failed in business 22, Ran
for Legislature--defeated 23, Again failed in business 24, Elected to
Legislature 25, sweetheart died 26, Had a nervous breakdown 27, Defeated for
Speaker 29, Defeated for Elector 31, Defeated for Congress 34, Elected to
Congress 37, Defeated for Congress 39, Defeated for Senate 46, Defeated for
Vice President 47, Defeated for senate 49, Elected President of the United
States 51,
The man?
Abraham Lincoln.
One thing is for sure...we cannot remind
ourselves too often that there are rewards for consistency and penalties for
its lack.
Aristotle was a philosopher who like everyone else must have had his moments of inconsistency but hopefully he heeded his own advice and definition, " “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle was a philosopher who like everyone else must have had his moments of inconsistency but hopefully he heeded his own advice and definition, " “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
A habit.
It can be created or broken in any period of time between two months or
a year. But the longer it is entrenched
the less likely it is to succumb to an emotional, spiritual and mental breakdown.
And we both know bad habits are more
easily made and are difficult to break. And the emotional glue that holds them together, the good
ones...the bad ones...consistency.
So...if you
have a bad habit you want to get rid of or a good habit you want to form...get
a friend who will admit to the same problem and the two of you work on it
together. There is strength in unity...we both know that.
...find someone
who has succeeded where you want to succeed and ask them to be your
mentor. Most people are more than glad
and also flattered to share with what they did to succeed at whatever was their
goal...and now is yours.
And yes, once
you have a reasonable amount of ammunition...get busy using it...don't plan
yourself to death...take that first step...that's what I did on that successful
20 mile scout hike those many years ago.
I took that first step.
Having said all of this I do have a
closing prayer, "Dear Lord, help me to daily
become less inconsistent and while I am still in the learning process help my
friends and family to have patience with me. Amen"
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If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you
create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.
—
Andre Maurois
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CHURCH BOOK CLUBS ARE 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.
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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