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Lent forces us to focus on how much we really do believe in the power of God.
Remember Joshua, successor to Moses, survivor of forty years of wandering in the wilderness. Weary and worried, more than willing to forget the whole thing, but God sitting him up straight with the words, "Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9)
Lent challenges us not to kill our dreams and certainly not turn them into nightmares.
Lent shouts at the defeatist’s mantra YOU SAY IT CAN'T BE DONE.
and replies
Remember Joshua, successor to Moses, survivor of forty years of wandering in the wilderness. Weary and worried, more than willing to forget the whole thing, but God sitting him up straight with the words, "Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9)
Lent challenges us not to kill our dreams and certainly not turn them into nightmares.
Lent shouts at the defeatist’s mantra YOU SAY IT CAN'T BE DONE.
and replies
YOU WANNA BET!
The spirit of Lent refuses to be paralyzed by pernicious paranoia but rather, by prayer, accepts forgiveness, learns from sins committed and gets on with a self-improvement program.
Lent is positive thinking, backed by the promise of God to help us to be more of light and less of darkness
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Phillipians 4:13) The Apostle Paul said it and I agree.
It is a top-notch statement that deserves a first class approval rating.
We all hope for longer periods of peace, for the ability to live with pain, to cope with problems and have a better understanding of our God. And if this hope is to be fulfilled, we all must present the signed blank check of our souls and ask that God’s printing press impress on it such Bible-stamina-thinking as:
The spirit of Lent refuses to be paralyzed by pernicious paranoia but rather, by prayer, accepts forgiveness, learns from sins committed and gets on with a self-improvement program.
Lent is positive thinking, backed by the promise of God to help us to be more of light and less of darkness
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Phillipians 4:13) The Apostle Paul said it and I agree.
It is a top-notch statement that deserves a first class approval rating.
We all hope for longer periods of peace, for the ability to live with pain, to cope with problems and have a better understanding of our God. And if this hope is to be fulfilled, we all must present the signed blank check of our souls and ask that God’s printing press impress on it such Bible-stamina-thinking as:
Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)
Be of good courage and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. (Psalm 31:24)
We all want these Bible truths to make inroads on our thinking. Lent says, get on with it. And if doubt raises its misshapen head to make fun of commitment, the Apostle Paul also reminds us, “If God be for you, who can be against you?”
The Christian does not say, “I will never grow sick or die. I will have everything I want and be everything I desire.”
Rather, echoing the Psalmist words, In God I have put my trust, the believer warns, “Watch out world, I'm a giant. I can move mountains. And if and when I stumble and fall, I will have the greatest giant of all, my Almighty God to help me again and again.”
And so by faith and hope people like Nobel prize winner Jane Adams began Hull House in Chicago, Albert Schweitzer moved through and into the wilderness of Africa, and Martin Luther King, Jr. courageously fought for Civil Rights.
Lent is a reminder that that when God guides a person’s steps, guards a person’s dreams and controls a person’s fears, the world had best watch out.
Give me a person whose hopes are grounded in God and I’ve got a tiger on my hands.
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Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
Be of good courage and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. (Psalm 31:24)
We all want these Bible truths to make inroads on our thinking. Lent says, get on with it. And if doubt raises its misshapen head to make fun of commitment, the Apostle Paul also reminds us, “If God be for you, who can be against you?”
The Christian does not say, “I will never grow sick or die. I will have everything I want and be everything I desire.”
Rather, echoing the Psalmist words, In God I have put my trust, the believer warns, “Watch out world, I'm a giant. I can move mountains. And if and when I stumble and fall, I will have the greatest giant of all, my Almighty God to help me again and again.”
And so by faith and hope people like Nobel prize winner Jane Adams began Hull House in Chicago, Albert Schweitzer moved through and into the wilderness of Africa, and Martin Luther King, Jr. courageously fought for Civil Rights.
Lent is a reminder that that when God guides a person’s steps, guards a person’s dreams and controls a person’s fears, the world had best watch out.
Give me a person whose hopes are grounded in God and I’ve got a tiger on my hands.
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Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This
book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the
challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would
have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K.
Langer)
MANY OF THE IDEAS IN THIS BOOK FOR BETTER LIVING ARE GOOD FOR ANY AGE.
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
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