Always worth repeating
From time to time I stumble upon quotes that are worth repeating.
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits: they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
Our attitude shapes our actions and our very nature. The Bible often cautions that what our hearts and minds focus on influences our behavior, and the sort of character that we exhibit to others.
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”
– John 3:20-21
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Are you wise or foolish?
Proverbs 29:11 says “A fool gives full vent to his anger, bu a wise man keeps himself under control.”
Have you ever found yourself so angry that you just unleashed, vented, attacked, let loose on someone? I know this is something I have struggled with alot as of late. No, I am not talking about something physical, but more verbal.
Consider the drive to work, everyday, day in and day out, stop, go, stop, go – then getting cut off! You feel it rise up in you. You think, ” Why I otta . . . ” or you go as far as wave with one finger. Did you just loose your control, even a little?
Consider coming home, the kids are fighting, the spouse is nagging, the dog is barking – then opening the mail and getting that unexpected bill. You feel it rise up in you. You think “I cant believ this”, ” I cant afford that” generally folllowed by a few explitives. Did you loose control, even a little?
Those are some of the common, everyday things we bump and wrestle with. Imagine now loosing your job! Imagine now find out your spouse is having an affair! Imagine now the betrayal of a close friend! Imagine now the loss of someone close to an unexpected death! Imagine God did not act the way you expected Him to!
Ephesians 4:26 – 27 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
Psalm 4:4 In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.
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Mid-Life Crisis
And who said that it was men who had the mid-life crisis? I mean take a look around. Don’t wait to adjust it all at once. Take stock in your life daily and make minor course corrections, otherwise you will hit the rocks or veer way off course and find yourself wondering how you got there.
Birthday
Today is my birthday, a ripe old age of 41. I found myself quite surprised by the number of well wishes I recieved today. I must admit the benefit of facebook in hearing from friends. The encouragement I recieved today was a tremendous uplift for my spirit which has been down of late.
I entered this world around 9:18 am with the assistance of Dr. Levin. I was the second child born to a young couple of 22 & 20. And the world has never been the same . . . .
