You May Win The Battle, But Lose The War

–A pointed fable is told about a young lion and a cougar. Both thirsty, the animals arrived at their usual water hole at the same time. They immediately began to argue about who should satisfy their thirst first. The argument became heated, and each decided he would rather die than give up the privilege of being first to quench his thirst. 

As they stubbornly confronted each other, their emotions turned to rage. Their cruel attacks on each other were suddenly interrupted. They both looked up. Circling overhead was a flock of vultures waiting for the loser to fall. Quietly, the two beasts turned and walked away. The thought of being devoured was all they needed to end their quarrel. 

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Start Your Day Off Right Series 12/27

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12/27–Start Your Day Off Right Series 

Quote:

12/27–Criticism

Story:

12/27–Two Bums And The Dumpster In Chattanooga

Scripture:

2 Peter 2:22

But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

Humor:

12/27–Humor —Roll The Window Down

What To Do When Someone Or Something Tries To Bury You

What to do when something or  someone tries to bury you—-I heard the story about a man who had an old mule that he really loved. One day the man couldn’t find the old mule and he began to panic. He checked the fence to see if got out, but everything looked good.  Then he remembered the big, deep hole he had had dug just a few days earlier.  He ran as fast as he could to the hole, and sure enough his fears were confirmed.  The old mule looked up at him from the bottom of the hole. The only thing he knew that was left to do, was to just put him out of his misery.  So he go a shovel and began to throw the dirt down on top of the mule.  When he went to get the second shovel full he was amazed.  The old mule just shook off the dirt and packed it down with his feet.  He quickly started shoveling as fast as he could. Each time the mule shook the dirt off and packed it down, until before long the old mule was at the top and just walked on out. So when someone digs a hole and puts you in it, and tries to bury you with dirt….just shake it off, pack it down, and walk on out.

Smile and whisper—The next time somone wants to argue with you try this technique.  It is very hard to argue with someone when they are smiling and whispering.  Try it sometime!

Why me Lord?— This was the title to a popular song a few years ago. Unfortunately most people are using it ask why me, meaning the bad.  Why am I the one to have trouble, bad breaks, etc.  I ask instead why was I the one to receive so many good things. Bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to bad people. Just because some bad things happen to me, doesn’t mean at all that I am a bad person.

Many great people have asked why before. Even Jesus in the garden said why has Thou forsaken Me.  But God has all the why answers!!

The Two Wolves—I remember, as a child, seeing on cartoons an angel on one shoulder and a devil sitting on the other.  They pull in different directions.  The devil made me do it was Flip Wison’s line. I heard about the old Indian whose son was becoming a man.  The older Indian told the son that there were two wolves within,a good wolfe and a bad wolfe,  both trying to gain the lead in his life.  Which one will win, the son wanted to know?  The father told him it would be the one he fed.  Which thoughts will you feed, the good or the bad?  Will you side with the positive thoughts or the negative ones?  It is up to you, and you alone.

Practice–Allen Iverson had a lot to say about the subject of practice.  After the basketball game, he went off on a reporter who asked him about his practice effort.  I know what Iverson was trying to say, that it is the game, after all, which matters most.  I have seen people at the work place who did not come to work good. Then, after they were there, they just tried to make do with the minimum effort. They were just marking time, just getting by.  But, just as sure as promotions were given out, they couldn’t figure how why they were not chosen.

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Is There Anything That Still Causes Your Heart To Leap?

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Like 1:41-44. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Start Your Day Off Right Series 12/26

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12/26–Start Your Day Off Right Series 

Quote:

12/26–Bum Phillips

  • Respect all. Fear none.”
  • The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.”

Story:

12/26–A group of highly established alumni got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation among them soon turned into complaints about their stressful work and life. The professor went to his kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups, including porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive and some exquisite. 

The professor told them to help themselves to the coffee.

After all the students had a cup of coffee in their hands, the professor said: “ Did you notice all the nice looking cups are taken and only the plain inexpensive ones are left behind. While it is normal for everyone to want the best for themselves, but that is the source of problems and stress in your life. 

The cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most of the cases, it’s just more expensive and hides what we drink.”, the professor continued.

What  all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but all of you consciously went for good looking expensive cups and then began eyeing on each other’ s cups.”

Let’s consider that life is the coffee and the jobs, houses, cars, things, money and position are the cups.  The type of cup we have, does not define or change the quality of our lives.”

Moral: Sometimes we fail to enjoy the coffee by concentrating only on the cup we have. Being happy doesn’t mean everything’s around you is perfect. It means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections and find peace. And the peace lies within you, not in your career, jobs, or the houses you have.    

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Scripture:

1 Corinthians 12:22-25

Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

Humor:

I think I used this one before…. But

12/26–Chased By 3 Companies

Can You Spare A Minute Or So 12/26?

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A Creative Housekeeper Ritz-Carlton hotel received a letter from a customer who stayed in New York with his family, wife and daughter. 

His letter was about the behavior of the housekeeper, which astonished him. Having spent their day sight-seeing around the city, the family returned to their room. 

There, Anna, their daughter, complained that she couldn’t find her teddy bear. They searched and found the teddy bear hidden in a cupboard, with a chocolate bar clasped in its paws. 

The next day, the teddy bear was missing again. The girl found it under her bed, next to another chocolate bar. 

Each day of their stay, the family would go out touring and the girl could not wait to return to their room to discover the new hiding place of the teddy bear, a game with the housekeeping lady that the family never actually met. 

As the man wrote in his letter, “That was the best part of our daughter’s stay in your hotel!

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The Creative Housekeeper Who Won Over The Little Girl

12/26 A Creative Housekeeper Ritz-Carlton hotel received a letter from a customer who stayed in New York with his family, wife and daughter. 

His letter was about the behavior of the housekeeper, which astonished him. Having spent their day sight-seeing around the city, the family returned to their room. 

There, Anna, their daughter, complained that she couldn’t find her teddy bear. They searched and found the teddy bear hidden in a cupboard, with a chocolate bar clasped in its paws. 

The next day, the teddy bear was missing again. The girl found it under her bed, next to another chocolate bar. 

Each day of their stay, the family would go out touring and the girl could not wait to return to their room to discover the new hiding place of the teddy bear, a game with the housekeeping lady that the family never actually met. 

As the man wrote in his letter, “That was the best part of our daughter’s stay in your hotel!

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