These One A Days are added to daily. A thank you to all of you who have gone back
and read all of the posts since the beginning.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND
THIS BLOG TO A FRIEND COPY and paste THE FOLLOWING URL
http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
Click on http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com
to read selected Sermons from
over 50 years of Rev. Wyrick's ministry.
There are over 1100
stories and commentaries on this blog. It is added to
daily.
We all could communicate better and the
world would be a better place if we did so.
But we don't because w all suffer from
the "Shut up I have something to say syndrome" and there is anger in
the attitude as well as selfishness.
How much better if we sent the message
not of interruption but of interest. A
kind of unspoken message as we nod our head and bend forward to listen and
eventually say what we want to say...but only after we have patiently waited
for the other person to finish.
Neil Marten, a member of the British
Parliament, was once giving a group of his constituents a guided tour of the
Houses of Parliament. During the course of the visit, the group happened to
meet Lord Hailsham, then lord chancellor, wearing all the regalia of his
office. Hailsham recognized Marten among the group and cried, "Neil!"
Not daring to question or disobey the "command," the entire band of
visitors promptly fell to their knees!
We all misunderstand and have been
misunderstood which is where so many of the world's problems began.
And misunderstood even more often when we
really don't give the other individual time enough to fully explain his or her
point of view.
Cecil B. DeMille was making one of his great epic
movies. He had six cameras at various points to pick up the overall action and
five other cameras set up to film plot developments involving the major
characters. The large cast had begun rehearsing their scene at 6 a.m. They went
through it four times and now it was late afternoon. The sun was setting and
there was just enough light to get the shot done. DeMille looked over the
panorama, saw that all was right, and gave the command for action.
One hundred
extras charged up the hill; another hundred came storming down the same hill to
do mock battle.
In another
location Roman centurions lashed and shouted at two hundred slaves who labored
to move a huge stone monument toward its resting place.
Meanwhile the
principal characters acted out, in close-up, their reactions to the battle on
the hill. Their words were drowned out
by the noise around them, but the dialogue was to be dubbed in later.
It took fifteen minutes to complete the scene. When it was over, DeMille yelled,
"Cut!" and turned to his assistant, all smiles. "That was
great!" he said. "It was, C.B.," the assistant yelled back.
"It was fantastic! Everything went off perfectly!"
Enormously
pleased, DeMille turned to face the head of his camera crew to find out if all
the cameras had picked up what they had been assigned to film.
He waved to the
camera crew supervisor. From the top of the hill, the camera supervisor waved
back, raised his megaphone, and called out, "Ready when you are,
C.B!"
We just are not,
it seems, capable of always completely paying attention and this inattention is
such a painful cause of problems.
J. Edgar Hoover ran the FBI, no question about it.
As a result, almost all of his
subordinates were on the lookout for ways to impress their powerful boss.
A young FBI man was put in charge of the
FBI's supply department. In an effort to cut some costs and impress his boss,
he reduced the size of the office memo paper.
One of the new memo sheets soon ended up
on Hoover's desk.
Hoover took one look at it, determined he
didn't like the size of the margins on the paper, and quickly scribbled on the
memo, "Watch the borders!"
The memo was passed on through the
office. For the next six weeks, it
was extremely difficult to enter the United States by road from either Mexico
or Canada. The FBI was watching the borders.
What can I say?
Would you be listened to better? Then pay attention to the individual you are
talking to.
Don't just charge right in with an idea
until you see he is with you.
Is he distracted? Are his eyes wandering? His face a blank? Ask some questions about him that gets him
talking first. What I am saying is give
him the lead in the conversation first. Then you can tag on to his interest
later.
Lets put it this way. One usually has to let the pitcher pitch the
ball before the batter (you) gets his attention with an attempted home run.
Have you known the person long enough to
have built a bridge of trust? Hopefully
you haven't built a wall. Communication
is never an automatic.
Proverbs 18:2 reads, "A fool
finds no pleasure in understanding, but delights in airing his own
opinions."
If this is your attitude, having a love
affair with your own ideas you will communicate this arrogance. Be confident.
Be true to your convictions. But
be humble too. It is a large order but
anything less only earns you enemies.
Listen before you try to influence. It is an act of love and has great power of
persuasion in it.
At dinner last night, if you still have
children around the house...or even grandchildren visiting...do you create an
atmosphere of listening...a two way street in which all parties are encouraged
by patience to speak...there is communication at its best.
How do you listen. Do not listen with dead eyes! You know what I mean...don't give what when
given to you drove you crazy. You know
what I mean. That individual not that
long ago who met your words with a blank face and a faraway look that said,
"I'd rather be anywhere in the world but sitting here having to listen to
you."
You know how it feels. Don't give it yourself.
Lap top lassitude. Television inattention. Ever done that or had it done to you. Lost out to an electronic screen when you had
something to say or someone was trying to say something to you. Rude?
Of course. Build a good
relationship for future communication?
Hardly.
Read it in James 1:19, He says, “Be quick
to listen, slow to speak.”
Is this you? Is this me?
I have a feeling we all embrace impatience more often than is wise.
As you listen, ask questions off of what
you just heard. It shows your interest
and your intention to keep on listening.
It is the way to make friends and influence people.
Let the person finish what they want to
say. Some people can take forever. So!
Once you have given an inordinate amount of time think how good you feel
for being patient with this patient no one else ever has.
Don't upstage the person you are talking
with. Don't keep saying something like,
"That is almost exactly what happened to me." It makes you a thief. You're stealing his thunder.
We all do it. We all have done it. But it doesn't make it right and there is no
contentment in such behavior for any and all concerned.
Have I now given all the ways and means
known to man or this man in particular to improve communication skills? Hardly.
There is a thing called attention span.
But oh yes...never forget that one either
+++++++++++++++++
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.
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)
+++++++++++++++++++
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.”
++++++++++++++++++
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.
+++++++++++++++++++
Anxiety
out of proportion makes us become like a centipede trying to put his best foot
forward.
++++++++++++++++++
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.”
++++++++++++++++++
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.”
++++++++++++++++++++
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.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
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
++++++++++++++++++++++
Some
of the sermon titles posted recently
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
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/
++++++++++++++++++++++
BELOW
ARE MORE QUOTES FROM NEIL'S RECENTLY POSTED SERMONS
++++++++++++++++++
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.
+++++++++++++++++++++++
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.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment