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It Don't Come Easy! 2/28/16
Genesis 11:6 (KJV)
6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
IMAGINED-
a primitive root; to
plan
, usually in a bad sense :- consider, devise, imagine, plot, purpose, think (evil).
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
It was Ben Franklin who said:
"
IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU ARE PLANNING TO FAIL!"
We ALL "know the drill!"
Joel 2:28 (KJV)
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)
18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Psalm 37:4 (KJV)
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
My dearly departed Mother often said to me as a mere child:
"
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
God well knew the heart and soul of this mankind HE created!
God well knew what YOU and I were capable of accomplishing IF we set our minds to it!!
It was Bishop Harry Mushegan who taught me as a youth
"THE KEY TO SUCCESS!"
1)-BEGIN TO BEGIN!
2)-KEEP ON KEEPING ON!
How absolutely true is the ancient Chinese proverb:
"
THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP!"
OUR Bible says it best:
Isaiah 28:10 (KJV)
10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
I often think of a young lady who went to school for many years, DETERMINED to obtain a job in the field of her choice.
Upon graduation, WITH HIGH HONORS, she found her choice of jobs few and far between.
BUT she REFUSED to lower her standard, and in "DUE SEASON" the job/career of her dreams came knocking!!
Galatians 6:9 (KJV)
9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Luke 21:19 (KJV)
19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
As an "OLDER GENTLEMAN" I can safely declare that I did NOT discover in MY lifetime ANY easy road to success-
NO YELLOW BRICK ROAD!!!
SMILE!
As Ringo Star sang:
"
IF YOU WANNA SING THE BLUES THEN YOU GOTTA PAY THE DUES
AND YOU KNOW IT DON'T COME EASY!"
"
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT!"
I close today's HOPEFULLY ENCOURAGING message with:
Psalm 27:13-14 (KJV)
13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
There it is AGAIN! One of my FAVORITE Words in the Bible-FAINTED!!!!
My definition of FAINTED is:
"
TO LOSE COURAGE, GIVE UP!!!"
DON'T GIVE UP BELOVED SAINT!!
TODAY, "BELIEVE to SEE the GOODNESS OF THE LORD-
IN the LAND the LIVING!!!!!"
PS -I lost 1.4 lbs. last week- PTL!!!
GOD BLESS YOU THIS WEEK!!!
PASTOR DOUG
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