God has granted us access to a relationship far greater than a master and a slave. He set all things before us so that we might enjoy the very best that life has to give!
We are not mere servants of God, but through God’s Son Jesus Christ we become children of God. Jesus called God Father! Have you ever called God ‘Father’? Perhaps you have called Him Creator, or you identify Him with the cosmic universe. But I want you to know today you can call Him Father.
Trust begins with a simple decision to get to know God through His words. How can you know all the functions of your TV or your cell phone if you don’t spend some time in the search menus or with the instruction booklet?
God only requires one thing for trust. He tells us, get to know Me and My words, and I will get to know you.
Quote: “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” – Albert Einstein
How do you overcome apathy? First we have to understand it! What is apathy?
They observe but do not act.
They know but they do not care.
They hear but they do not respond.
They think of themselves rather than thinking of others.
Are YOU a part of the collective ‘THEY?’ Helen Keller said, “Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all – the apathy of human beings”.
How many destinies can be changed when we emerge from apathy to action? Consider it: wherever you are today, you have power to initiate change! It does not matter your sex, age, or culture!
Just as Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, and Helen Keller overcame apathetic concern for their causes, you and I can discover renewed hope and expectation! Why wait? Let’s do it now! http://bit.ly/1NvFLQy
“A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” – Elbert Hubbard
The author of this phrase, Elbert Hubbard, also wrote a story about Ida Straus, and her death on the Titanic. As a woman she was supposed to be placed on a lifeboat before any of the men, but she refused to board the boat: “Not I!” She said, “I will not leave my husband. All these years we’ve traveled together, and shall we part now? No!” she said, “Our fate is one.” Hubbard then added his own stirring commentary:
“Mr. and Mrs. Straus, I envy you that legacy of love and loyalty left to your children and grandchildren. The calm courage that was yours all your long and useful career was your possession in death. You knew how to do three great things—you knew how to live, how to love and how to die.”
Ask yourself these three simple questions: Have I discovered the key to a full life? Have I learned to love with a full heart? What will I do when one day I face death? These questions, as simple as they may appear, lie at the core of a meaningful life! http://bit.ly/1FMgClw
TODAY’S QUOTE: It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to know that it has begun. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Friends,
You will hear nuggets from this pen for years to come, even as I have given you nuggets for many years past. In all that is written remember that there is a vote that overrides all decisions. There is a card that trumps every hand. There is a law that supersedes all laws. That is Love. We make contracts with people because we are not sure of our future with them and any circumstances that may arise. God made a covenant with us for our benefit; He did not need it. Know therefore that Jehovah thy God, he is God, the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. Deuteronomy 7:9 In the garden there was only love. Before there were laws, there was love. Before there was an old or new covenant, there was love. Love is who lives in you. The mastery of love is what you saw in Jesus when you felt His embrace of salvation. But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way. LOVE (1 Cor. 12:31)
HEALTH TIP: A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. -Tom Stoppard
