Thoughts of the day
September 20th, 2006 by RespiteMatch.comTo view this message as a picture and music presentation, click on the link below http://greatday.com/v.html?1457s05HY6qb
THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Choose the direction
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There is energy available to you in every situation, every encounter and every moment. And you can direct that energy in whatever way you choose.
That’s how it is possible, and can even be quite likely, for a tragic situation to give rise to a beneficial opportunity.
Once the energy is flowing, it can be directed toward any purpose.
Though it certainly takes effort and commitment, illness, for example, can provide the springboard to improved health.
Injustice can similarly be transformed into caring and compassion.
A highly adversarial relationship can be changed into one filled with love and respect. The most bitter of enemies can become the greatest of friends.
The energy is always there. What you do with it and the way you direct that energy can make all the difference in the world.
No negative outcome is a foregone conclusion as long as you have the will to redirect the energy of life toward positive purpose. What energy can you redirect on this very day?
Ralph Marston
Quick Thought:
“Also there were (in the Old Testament) many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. But He (Jesus), because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7:23-25 (NKJ)
Luke 17:5-10
“And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would obey you.”
“But which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down to eat’? But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me until I have eaten and drunk; and afterward you will eat and drink’?”
“He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he?”
“So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’” Luke 17:5-10 (NAS)
John 14:27-31
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.”
“You heard that I said to you, ‘I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I go to the Father; for the Father is greater than I.”
“And now I have told you before it comes to pass, that when it comes to pass, you may believe.”
“I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me; but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.” John 14:27-31 (NAS)
Today’s Suggested Bible Reading
Read the Bible in a Year:
New Testament — 2 Corinthians 5:1 - 5:21.
Old Testament — Proverbs 16-17.
