OK I have written several blogs about how to handle situations in life that don't exactly go the way we want them too. I wrote about not quitting in hard times and several other things along the same line. But today I want to talk to you about what to do when things are going great.
Many of us have battled how much we weigh right. When those pants start getting a little tight, we start watching what we eat. We start skipping dessert and cutting down our food portions until our clothes with the way we want them too, right. There are all sorts of other areas where this applies. How about when you hit a crisis?
I know there are places in my life and situations that are challenging to say the least. When I hit tough places, I normally turn to my bible and begin to trust God in whatever area I need the help. If my financial picture changes for the worse, I quit spending so much money, etc and I believe God to deliver me out of that situation. But what should we do when things are going well?
Keep the main thing the main thing. In my life things are going really well right now. I am in a great relationship with a wonderful woman, my kids are doing well, my business is continuing to increase and in general life is very good. What I noticed recently was that I quit seeking God as much as I was doing when things were not as nice. I quit being as vigilant to do the right things with my life, etc. Since He is the reason my life got better, doesn't it make sense that I continue to seek Him when times are good? I think so. He is my main thing. But because He is the main thing, everyone else in my life benefits from my being near Him.
I have learned to be more loving and caring, to be smarter at work, to see needs better. In short, I am continually transformed more into his image when I keep the main thing the main thing. Now I am not saying that I am perfect by any stretch of the imagination. The woman that I am dating says that we all get to be human and I think that is so appropriate. But I am telling you that I am learning more and more every day to keep my focus in the right place.
Guess what, when we keep our priorities right and continue to do what we know to do, the number of valleys we have to go through will decrease. Why? Because sometimes the reason we wind up in the valley is because we are looking at the sky and fall off the road all on our own. We quit paying attention to the small path leading us to the top and wind up in a mess.
So remember, Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing.
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Many of us have battled how much we weigh right. When those pants start getting a little tight, we start watching what we eat. We start skipping dessert and cutting down our food portions until our clothes with the way we want them too, right. There are all sorts of other areas where this applies. How about when you hit a crisis?
I know there are places in my life and situations that are challenging to say the least. When I hit tough places, I normally turn to my bible and begin to trust God in whatever area I need the help. If my financial picture changes for the worse, I quit spending so much money, etc and I believe God to deliver me out of that situation. But what should we do when things are going well?
Keep the main thing the main thing. In my life things are going really well right now. I am in a great relationship with a wonderful woman, my kids are doing well, my business is continuing to increase and in general life is very good. What I noticed recently was that I quit seeking God as much as I was doing when things were not as nice. I quit being as vigilant to do the right things with my life, etc. Since He is the reason my life got better, doesn't it make sense that I continue to seek Him when times are good? I think so. He is my main thing. But because He is the main thing, everyone else in my life benefits from my being near Him.
I have learned to be more loving and caring, to be smarter at work, to see needs better. In short, I am continually transformed more into his image when I keep the main thing the main thing. Now I am not saying that I am perfect by any stretch of the imagination. The woman that I am dating says that we all get to be human and I think that is so appropriate. But I am telling you that I am learning more and more every day to keep my focus in the right place.
Guess what, when we keep our priorities right and continue to do what we know to do, the number of valleys we have to go through will decrease. Why? Because sometimes the reason we wind up in the valley is because we are looking at the sky and fall off the road all on our own. We quit paying attention to the small path leading us to the top and wind up in a mess.
So remember, Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing.
That's another Opinion of the Minion
Homerun!!
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