I can honestly say I am the best I have been in a very long time. It has not been easy, as you know, this thing called life and it doesn’t necessarily get easier as one gets older. But, I have less stress, less guilt, more peace & more hope than I have had in a long time. That… is a good thing :-)
If you’re having a bad day, life’s got ya down, wish you weren’t being tested, wished your life was easier…
I watched a half an hour show and cried almost the entire show… It highlighted 3 men that I know have a few more challenges and triumphs than do I:
Clay dyer was the first person they discussed, a man with no legs and only one arm to the elbow that is a professional bass fisherman.
Then Terry Fox, a man with one leg that ran a “26 mile marathon” EVERYDAY for 143 days (a total of 3,339 miles!) for cancer research. to date, $360 million has been raised in his name.
Then Jim Hammond, (from MN) a 91 year old man that just competed in the “Senior Olympic’s” (didn’t know there was such a thing) he ran the 100 meter in 19 seconds for a national record! he works out, goes to the track, lifts weights and has a friend help him because he can’t see that well due to a degenerative condition.
Remember, we all have crosses to carry, embrace the one He gave you!
The question is not just how long we live, but also how well we live. When we look back at our lives, how much distress did we cause? How much suffering did we alleviate? How much love did we give? And how much did we receive? How many people did we help?
These are profoundly spiritual questions; as such, they are often the most meaningful.
WALK TO THE EDGE OF A CLIFF,
BELIEVE IN ONE OF TWO OUTCOMES;
THE FIRST, SOMEONE WILL CATCH YOU.
OR THE SECOND, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO FLY…
Minnehaha Waterfall
- tjd
MY INSIGHT TO FAITH…
TO PASS A TEST ONE NEEDS FAITH. THE OUTCOME OF A TEST IS NOT THE GOAL,
THE GOAL IS HOW ONE DEALS WITH THE TIME BETWEEN THE QUESTION AND THE ANSWER.
MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THE ANSWER IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US,
OR IT LIES INSIDE US, WAITING TO COME FORTH.
THE STRONGER ONE’S FAITH, THE EASIER THE TIME WILL PASS.
THIS TIME IS WHAT BUILDS OUR STRENGTH, COURAGE, & WISDOM.
WHICH WILL HELP US ENDURE THE NEXT INEVITABLE TEST.
MAY YOU GAIN FAITH AS YOU WALK YOUR PATH…
