FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD?

"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." - Abraham Lincoln 

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A king had three daughters. He was at a loss as to what responsibilities he could saddle them with in his kingdom. So, he gave to all three of them some grains of wheat each. He asked them to return one year later. So, he dismissed them. One year later he summoned all three of his daughters and made inquiries as to what each did with her grain.

First Daughter: I fed mine to the Sparrows as I left the palace, I thought they were starving. King did not give any responsibility to her.

Second Daughter: I saved them safely along with my jewelry, they seemed precious and here they are.
King: Hmm. You take care of the treasury. He said.

Third Daughter: "I need some heavy machinery and men to get the wheat." Everyone laughed. Why? They asked. "I sowed the grains, in my land. Now it's grown so much, I want to harvest it."
King: "Hmm. Very good, I'm impressed, your action seems to be the best. You will take care of whole kingdom." He proceeded to give her the keys to his kingdom.

A BETTER FUEL TO WALK BY

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." - Lao Tau 

Fuel Pump

If you are a leader in any capacity, then I am sure that you would have noticed that getting people to comply is arguably one of the most difficult tasks a leader faces. Compliance is so important that it can determine the success or failure of any endeavor. You must've even wished people were robots, that would comply without asking questions sometimes. The truth is, people have a will. One that gives them the right to determine their own actions - but just in case you forgot, allow me remind you of a better fuel that can obtain not just compliance, but willingness.

A husband and wife didn't really love each other. The man was very demanding, so much that he prepared a list of rules and regulations for his wife to follow. He insisted that she read them over daily and obey them to the letter. Among other things, his "do's and don'ts" indicated such details as what time she had to get up in the morning, when his breakfast should be served, and how the housework should be done. After several long years, the husband died. As time passed, the woman fell in love with another man, one who dearly loved her. Soon they were married. This husband did everything he could to make his new wife happy, continually showering her with tokens of appreciation.

THE CUP, BLOOD AND SACRIFICE

"This meal is for sinners only." - David Watson

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Believers in Christ have been given the Lord’s Supper as a reminder of what our freedom from sin cost the Lord Jesus Christ. As we partake of the bread and the cup, we fulfill the command to, "do this in remembrance of Me." But in the sober celebration of the sacrifice of Christ there is joy: we need not leave our remembrances at the Lord’s table.

On October 17, 2013 Erin Green gave birth to her first child - a healthy baby girl. But soon afterward, Erin developed a rare condition called disseminated Intravascular coagulation (DIC) that kept blood from clotting normally. DIC has a high mortality rate and is difficult to control. Erin lost over three liters of blood and was in the OR for more than three grueling hours, while physicians tried to stop the bleeding. She received twelve units of blood, 6 units of fresh frozen plasma, and 2 units of platelets before she finally became stable and the bleeding was controlled. Erin believed that Jesus Christ sacrificed His

POWER OF FORGIVENESS - MR. RULE's RESPONSE

"The man, who is truly forgiven and knows it, is a man who forgives." - Martyn Lloyd-Jones

 

It’s amazing how much power the eleven letter phrase wields. "I forgive you," has the ability to release freedom, happiness and the power to lunch us forward, forgetting the past. Meanwhile, unforgiveness will bind and hold us captive to many evils: misery, unhappiness, and a cycle of anger and unease. Since we have all have felt pain, how then do we move past it? We can't change the past nor people, but we can decide how we want our future to be. Understand that forgiveness is really about the forgiver, not the forgiven. Forgiveness, is about, letting go, moving past anger or pain, and moving into a healthier place. How do we truly let go? It's not really about, "How", but "Who"? God's love in us makes it easier to forgive.

Gary Ridgway, the "Green River Killer." confessed to killing women in California. By his confession, he may have murdered as many as 60 women. He especially targeted prostitutes. At his 2003 sentencing, families of victims had the opportunity to address Ridgway directly. Many in anger, lashed out at him for the unimaginable grief he'd caused them. As he listened, unmoved, family members expressed their anger.

GOAL SETTING 2

"In the school of goal setting, you are either consciously living your life design, or you forfeit it the regulation of other people’s goals. Nothing more, nothing less" - Uka Francis 

Goal Setting II

God's master plan for creation, by design, didn't include life being run by miracles: but that life should operate by principles. The one person God intended to have control of your life, is YOU. Therefore, He laid down principles with which that control could be navigated. One of the greatest of such principles is that of. "Goal Setting." One wise sage said, "The successful person has no choice but to anticipate the future, to attempt to mold it, and to balance short-range and long-range goals."

In the United States, a worker was hired to tap the edges of the car door with a rubber mallet to make sure that they fit perfectly. The Japanese assembly line, however, had no such worker or machine to ensure that the door fit. Puzzled, the American executives asked the nearest Japanese worker how they made sure that the doors fit perfectly. The man replied, "We make sure it fits when we design it." Not only was the Japanese process more efficient, but Japanese car doors last longer and are more structurally sound in accidents compared to American doors. Why? Simple. "The Japanese engineered the outcome they wanted from the beginning of the process."