How To Navigate Life’s Storms

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Acts 27:13-44 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.

Start Your Day Off Right Series 12/4

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12/4–Start Your Day Off Right Series 

Quote:

12/4–Adversity—If We Had No Winter

Story:

12/4–So when will I die?

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Scripture:

1 Corinthians 15:55

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

Humor:

Three men attended the funeral of a mutual acquaintance. The threesome began talking and speculating concerning what they would want people to say about them if they were the deceased.

Bill said, “I want people to say ‘he was a generous man.’” John then added, “I would want everyone to say that I was kind and considerate.” The other two nodded. Ricky, always the prankster, shot back, “I want them to say, ‘Look, he’s moving.’”

Material Things Are Not Satisfying

People working for material things are making themselves fly bait. They work to acquire material things. As a result, they are attractive to people who admire the material things they have acquired and who put on a pretense of being their friend. (They are attracted by the material things just as flies are attracted by food). 

However, when those material things are gone or are no longer as attractive, the “flies” leave. So we are encouraged not to make ourselves give up resources we could be using to acquire rich spiritual privileges in order to pursue the material things of this world and become “fly bait.” (Doesn’t sound very appealing when it’s put that way, does it?) 

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Start Your Day Off Right Series 12/3

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12/3–Start Your Day Off Right Series

Quote:

12/3–”You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”

Story:

12/3–The story goes: upon completing a highly dangerous tightrope walk over Niagara Falls in appalling wind and rain, ‘The Great Zumbrati’ was met by an enthusiastic supporter, who urged him to make a return trip, this time pushing a wheelbarrow, which the spectator had thoughtfully brought along.

The Great Zumbrati was reluctant, given the terrible conditions, but the supporter pressed him, “You can do it – I know you can,” he urged.

“You really believe I can do it?” asked Zumbrati.

“Yes – definitely – you can do it.” the supporter gushed.

“Okay,” said Zumbrati, “Get in the wheelbarrow…”

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Scripture:

Matthew 17:20

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Humor:

The story is told of a dapper businessman who sat on a plane beside a lady who had her Bible open. He was a bit cynical and turned to her and said, “Do you really believe what you read in that Bible?”

She said, “Yes, I believe it.” He shot back, “Even that story about that guy named Jonah who was swallowed in the belly of a big fish for three days – how could he survive?” She answered, “I don’t know, but when I get to heaven I’ll ask him.”

He shot back sarcastically, “What if he’s not in heaven?” She said, “Then you can ask him.”

The Story About The Crabs In A Barrel

Crabs In A Barrel

“Crabs in a barrel is a story I’ve heard motivational speaker Craig Valentine tell! He said you could put crabs and a big barrel and leave the lid off and still none of them would get out. Just to soon as one crab started getting near the top of crab below would reach up and pull him back down. Craig compared it to us humans. If we are slightly below another and they begin to rise we have a tendency to try to pull them back now. If we say that we are going to write a book they say, “don’t you know that you probably won’t be successful?” They ask if we know how many people have written books that didn’t sell even one hundred copies? They seemingly want to dash some water on your fire. They ask the question “what do you want to do that for.””

— Building Take Skill, Tearing Down None by J D Canter

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Remember Lots Wife, Don’t Look Back

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Like 17:28-32 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot’s wife.