I got this from a friend! Enjoy!—————–

John is the kind of guy you love to hate.   He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.  When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, ‘If I were any better, I would be twins!’

He was a natural motivator.

If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, ‘I don’t get it!’

‘You can’t be a positive person all of the time.
How do you do it?’

He replied, ‘Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today.  You can choose to be in a good mood or…you can choose to be in a bad mood

I choose to be in a good mood.’

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or…I can choose to learn from it.  I choose to learn from it.

Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or…I can point out the positive side of life.  I choose the positive side of life.

‘Yeah, right, it’s not that easy,’ I protested.

‘Yes, it is,’ he said.  ‘Life is all about choices.  When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice.  You choose how you react to situations.  You choose how people affect your mood.

You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood.  The bottom line:  It’s your choice how you live your life.’

I reflected on what he said.  Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business.  We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back.

I saw him about six months after the accident.

When I asked him how he was, he replied, ‘If I were any better, I’d be twins…Wanna see my scars?’

I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.

‘The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter,’ he replied.  ‘Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices:  I could choose to live or…I could choose to die.  I chose to live.’

‘Weren’t you scared?  Did you lose consciousness?’  I asked.

He continued, ‘…the paramedics were great.

They kept telling me I was going to be fine.  But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared.  In their eyes, I read ‘he’s a dead man’.  I knew I needed to take action.’

‘What did you do?’ I asked.

‘Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me,’ said John.  ‘She asked if I was allergic to anything ‘Yes, I replied.’  The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply.  I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Gravity”

Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live.  Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.’

He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude….I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. 

Attitude, after all, is everything.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.’  Matthew 6:34.

After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves. People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

(Luke 21:25-26 NET)

When you read the headlines these days, one gets the sense that lots of people are beginning to be so afraid. They are wondering what is happening to the planet earth. If one takes these things to heart, indeed there is a reason to fear. However, these disasters should not come as a surprise. The text that is quoted above was written thousands of years ago. Although the earth quakes and Tsunamis are scary and terrible, they do not come as a surprise. We have been warned about them.

So what do we do? Well we continue to walk in the love of God, be attentive to the direction of God, be rest assured that God knows us and knows where we are, be ready to help those affected by the disasters and share the good news with as many people as possible.

What is the good news? That although there is disaster on the earth, life does not end on earth. There is a new life that can be initiated on earth but continues even after physical death. The good news is that we can have peace in the face of all these disasters because we are sure that we have been reconciled with God.

Let us keep praying for more opportunities and avenues to share the love of God with the people arounds. And the grace to take these opportunities and use them. 

I got to Kingston at about 4:30pm today. As I came into the city, I was declaring that by the grace of God we will see God do great things in this city. I have meet my landlord and his family. We had a good meeting and I am glad that I am staying in their basement. I had been looking at other places when my friend suggested this place. I think it is going to be good. Well I have meet 2 new people in Kingston and their 2 children. They already attend a church here and they are very involved. It’s good to be living with Christians but also I need to meet those who are yet to believe.

There are a few things I need to do to get properly settled in - I will go about them tomorrow and hopefully I will meet some people that I can invite to church or for a discussion about the gospel. My goal for this week is to settle down, get a rhythm and meet a few people - Generally - it’s to get the vibe of the city.

So far so good. God is good.

I was shocked, confused, bewildered

As I entered Heaven’s door,

Not by the beauty of it all,

Nor the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven

Who made me sputter and gasp–

The thieves, the liars, the sinners,

The alcoholics and the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade

Who swiped my lunch money twice.

Next to him was my old neighbor

Who never said anything nice.

Herb, who I always thought

Was rotting away in hell,

Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,

Looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, ‘What’s the deal?

I would love to hear Your take.

How’d all these sinners get up here?

God must’ve made a mistake.

‘And why is everyone so quiet,

So somber - give me a clue.’

‘Hush, child,’ He said, ‘they’re all in shock.

No one thought they’d be seeing you.’

JUDGE NOT!!

Remember, Just going to church doesn’t make you a

Christian any more than standing in your garage

makes you a car.

Every saint has a PAST…

Every sinner has a FUTURE!

I wonder who writes all these stuff - I was blessed by this one.

Many people get uncomfortable when they hear the word Repent. However when I think of this word, I am always very happy. To repent is to turn around. To stop doing the things that hurt you and others and begin to do things that build you and others. We are not to point fingers at others when they sin, we should simply encourage them to repent. To turn around and stay on the right path.

I know that many people would agree that staying on the right path can be very difficult. That is why we have the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit guides us and teaches what we should do. And when we fail to do the right things, the Holy Spirit also convicts us of our sins. It is the Holy Spirit also that reminds us that through Christ Jesus, all our sins are forgiven and we can repent and enjoy the peace of God.

I am always happy when I repent because I know that from that moment, things will get better. Things will move in the right direction and God’s will in my life will be done. Although it does not feel good many time to find out that one is wrong but once we know that we are doing the wrong things, we should repent immediately and keep a very tender conscience.

Enjoy! I hope we all learn this Law! I have been informed that this law is the work of  David J. Pollay.

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.

My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly.

So I asked, ‘Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!’ This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, ‘The Law of the Garbage Truck.’

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you.

Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so….. ‘Love the people who treat you right.. Pray for the ones who don’t.’

Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it.

You can read the complete post  at http://davidjpollay.typepad.com/david_j_pollay/lawofthegarbagetruck.html and visit http://www.bewareofgarbagetrucks.com/ to know more about the law.

He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.(Luke 10:2NET)

How I wish we all could believe this truth. We need to believe that there are indeed millions of people in the world today who are ready and willing to receive the good news. Their circumstances have prepared their hearts, the Holy Spirit has drawn them and they are willing to surrender, however there are no workers to tell them the good news. Some are in far away places where there is limited civilization, but many are living right next to us. They have heard things about the good news. They have seen movies that ridicule the good news. They have even heard some form of the good news but for the past couple of weeks and even months since they got ready, no one has given them the authentic good news. 

In this chapter and the preceeding one, we see Jesus encouraging his disciple to go and spread the news of the Kingdom. He told them that they would be taken care of. I am sure that anyone called to serve the Lord will be taken care off. I remember in Jan 2007 when the Lord told me to go full-time into the ministry. God has been faithful. God has provided for us. Yes It has been tough. There have been days when we had no money at all and we had bills to pay that were in the thousands. There have been weeks and even not too long ago when we have not been able to do what we wanted to do because we had no money. But I can say also that God has provided.

We have received $5, $10, $100 and $1000. God has sent people to us from all over the world. I really encourage you to support the one who ministers to you. When you do so, you receive the reward just like the person would receive. There is a lady that supports our ministry. She gives 5% of whatever she gets. It’s not a lot but It has been very helpful and I know that she will never lack. You don’t support the work of God and lack. It can never happen. Regular support is the best way to support your ministers. However if you don’t have a lot, prayer is an even more powerful way. And you can give the little that you have. Remember that if everyone give a little, it goes a long way.

I look forward to the harvest in Kingston. I know that the harvest is plentiful. Oh Lord please send us more workers. If God is calling you to the field. Please respond because God will take care of you.

Some time afterward he went on through towns and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,

(Luke　8:1　NET)

There are a few things that make us shy away from sharing the good news regularly. Here is a list of some that comes to mind. I am sure I have experience each one at one point or the other.

1) We really do not know that the message of the kingdom is good news because we have not yet experienced it at good news. I believe that anyone who does not see salvation and relationship with God as good news, awesome news really will not be able to share the message regularly

2) We think that it is our responsibility to make the people receive it with gladness. A look at the parable of the sower (Luke 8: 4-15) will show to us that we are only responsible for casting the seed every where. Different people will respond to the message in different ways at different points in their life. Someone who is hostile today can be very receptive tomorrow. I am reminded and encouraged to keep studying, keep sharing and keep watching to see the result of the sharing.

3) We are discouraged by the hostile reactions of some of the people - I agree that some people may respond with hostility, or some may simply reject the message and we assume that they are rejecting us or that we don’t know how to share the good news. Well the parable reminds us also that when people respond negatively (just like we did at first), it is because of what we are going through right now and the words sown can bring about a big change when next we meet this same people.

4) We think we are not good speakers and we assume that preaching from the Bible is the only authentic sharing of the gospel - Well I have since learnt that, the most powerful way to share the gospel is to read it, have compassion on people and tell them the secret of our “success” - JESUS.

Well my prayer is that I will take hold of every opportunity that opens up to make someone’s day or life by introducing them to the singular most powerful human that ever walked on earth. The one who surely will change their lives if they take the time to get to know Him.

This chapter reminds amongst many other things that sharing the good news of the kingdom of God is a natural and automatic response to our knowing and experiencing this kingdom. I find that I am usually unable to stop myself from sharing the good news of the kingdom in one way or the other. However, this verse reminds me once again that this was Jesus primary assignment and it should be ours also.

There are three different miracle stories in Luke chapter 7. In two of these stories, those who received from Jesus asked for or acted in a way to receive their miracles. A centurion sent the elders to Jesus to ask Jesus to pray for his servant (1-10) and A woman received forgiveness (more like approval and assurance of salvation) by weeping at the feet of Jesus and wiping his feet with her tears and so on (36 -50). In both cases Jesus commented about the faith of the recipients - The Centurion (verse 9) and the forgiven woman (V. 50).

The third recipient of a miracle was a widow who had lost her only son. She did not call on Jesus, but Jesus took the initiative to raise her son from the dead. We are told that when Jesus saw her,he had compassion on her (13). In this case, it was Jesus who initiated the whole process - The widow was only a recipient and a partaker of the blessing as Jesus displayed the glory of God.

It is therefore important to note that there are different ways of receiving from God. We could receive as a result of God’s sovereign action - this is unexplainable, unpredictable and usually infrequent. However on the other hand we could call on God, knowing that God is willing and able to cause a change in our situation.

We are also encouraged by God to pray - We are instructed to ask because there is an abundance prepared for the children of God. I choose to ask in faith believing that all that I need is available in God. I feel very blessed to know that I can ask and be sure to receive. I know that these blessings are available to anyone that asks. Let’s all keep asking in Faith.
Glory to GOD.

This is another one of those interesting forwarded emails. Enjoy!

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

‘Well,’ she said, ‘I think I’ll braid my hair today.’  So she did and she had a wonderful day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

‘H-M-M,’ she said, ‘I think I’ll part my hair down the middle today.’ So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.
‘Well,’ she said, ‘today I’m going to wear my hair in a pony tail.’

So she did, and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn’t a single hair on her head.

‘YAY!’ she exclaimed. ’I don’t have to fix my hair today!’

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Attitude is everything.
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly…….
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…
It’s about learning to dance in the rain.