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No one seeks turmoil. We all want peace and contentment and an
attitude of mind and soul that soothes.
How then to avoid these rugged edges of life that can rip and tear and
make one weep.
I panned for gold in Alaska.
The amount of gold I found along with all the other vacationers was more
experience than any great advance in my economic well being...but it was a
thrill to find it...it was fun.
So it is when we pan for peace and find it and want more of
it...for of such are golden days constructed.
Patience and peace. Impatience and its lack. Are you too often on edge. Ready for a fight (verbal) and certainly
hopefully not the other kind?
Steadfast under strain? Does this
describe you?
How often do you think and pray to be able to say and believe,
"God is under control."
"leaning on the everlasting arms?" Is this your aim and at least sometimes your
find? Just remember, "Seek and you
shall find." But you have to
seek...with patience persistence.
There are two things we need to find and
keep the peace that passeth understanding.
Roots and wings.
Rooted in our faith while flying on the wings of a firm and unwavering
faith.
And...the inevitable question...is there anyone you seek revenge
on... on a regular basis. Once is more
than enough but if you have a perpetual burn on...peace will certainly not be
coming your way.
"Love
thy neighbor as thyself." The
hearing is easy...the doing more difficult...the payoff magnificent.
Do you try to please people? Or really don't care whether you please
people or not. If you really don't care
then I doubt a vehicle carrying peace will be coming anywhere near you.
Sometimes the best thing one can do to find more peace is to
stop doing things that obviously are designed to destroy peace.
As a little boy I was always stepping on
giant bumble bees in a clover covered fron lawn. Since I had no shoes on I was constantly
being stung. One day...common sense
kicked in...I started wearing shoes.
Where do you step that you know contains nothing but
trouble? For more peace...should you
improve your walking pattern?
Have you seen the bumper sticker that reads,
"No Jesus, No peace"!
Then underneath it are these words,
"Know Jesus, Know Peace."
"No Jesus, No peace"!
Then underneath it are these words,
"Know Jesus, Know Peace."
It may seem like an over simplification
but it isn't. It's just like it is...a
conversation (prayer) with such an eternal source can only enhance mortal well
being.
Are you honest and honorable?
If you are less than this on a too regular basis or even off and
on...then peace will elude you.
The purpose of golf Pro is to win
tournaments. In 1994, golfer Davis Love
III gave himself a one stroke penalty that otherwise would not have happened.
He wasn't even sure that he deserved
it...but then he wasn't sure he didn't deserve it. So...because he was an honest and honorable
man and who wanted the peace that comes from living with an honest and
honorable man...he penalized himself a stroke.
For those of your readers who do not know
golf...this can catastrophic...it can mean the difference between winning and
losing a tournament. In terms of cash
the difference between first and second place these days is over one half a
million dollars.
He could have remained quiet...but then
again...he couldn't remain quiet...for he was an honest and honorable man who recognized
one of the places his peace of mind came from.
He lost money...he almost lost the
opportunity to play in the Masters (top of the line tournament) but oh what he
gained...
I am a musician. There is nothing quite like harmony.
When we are in harmony with God's will and way there is nothing
quite like this harmony.
What is your mind wrapped up in? Do you seek and allow yourself to be sought
after by that which is good? Are your hobbies praiseworthy? What do you give your zeal to? Are you a keeper and spreader of lies or
gentle and positive truths? What movies
do you watch? What books do you read? What
kind of notes do you write?
Your answers tells me the kind of person
you are spending 24 hours a day with?
Your answers describe the atmosphere that
surrounds you.
And whether that atmosphere has about it
a growing possibility of peace.
And in all the midst of this is one
outstanding truth the following story emphasizes.
In the mid-17th century, Oliver Cromwell
sent one of his officials to France to represent England in some negotiations.
One night
during his travels this official found he was unable to sleep. According to the
custom of the day a servant slept in his room and that evening the servant was
sleeping soundly. In the middle of the night the official woke his servant up
to tell the servant that he could not rest because “I am so afraid something
will go wrong with the diplomatic mission,”
“Master,” said the servant, “may I ask a question or two?”
“Of course.” Replied the official
“Did God rule the world before we were born?”
“Most assuredly He did.”
“And will He rule it after we are dead?”
“Certainly He will.”
“Then, master, why not let Him rule the present, too?”
Something in the servant’s reply stirred the official’s faith and he felt a deep sense of peace come over him - and in a few minutes both he and the servant were sound asleep.
“Master,” said the servant, “may I ask a question or two?”
“Of course.” Replied the official
“Did God rule the world before we were born?”
“Most assuredly He did.”
“And will He rule it after we are dead?”
“Certainly He will.”
“Then, master, why not let Him rule the present, too?”
Something in the servant’s reply stirred the official’s faith and he felt a deep sense of peace come over him - and in a few minutes both he and the servant were sound asleep.
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A new quote below from
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If
Mary had not instigated another of her famous feuds the assassination might never
have happened, at least at this time in this way.
She had raised the ire of the wife of
Ulysses S. Grant and so Julia Grant refused to attend the play at Ford Theater
in her company.
Had the General been present that evening,
there might have been more guards.
Instead, the Lincoln’s sat alone enjoying
“Our American Cousin,” until John Wilkes Booth put a bullet in his head.
It placed him in a coma and pushed the
nation further toward chaos.
The time was 10:15.
"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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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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HIS WORLD FAMOUS ONE MAN DRAMATIZATIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BEN FRANKLIN,
CHARLES WESLEY AND MARTIN LUTHER
To
Order and Read
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SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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