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For without me ye can -- do nothing."


Doctor: "I have good news and bad news."

Patient: "What's the good news?"
Doctor: "You have 24-hours to live."
Patient: "What's the bad news?"
Doctor: “I couldn't reach you yesterday."
     It's easy to complain about your circumstances. It becomes difficult to preserve a positive outlook on life in a world of unemployment, high crime rates, and rising gas prices.  Just this past week, I struggled with keeping a positive attitude.

     Several employees' names went missing from our division's database; meaning, no pay.  Alright I confess! I deleted the names, accidentally of course.  Calls poured in one-by-one; upset over the removal of their names.  To make matters worse, two other records appeared in the place of the recovered files. I tried to explain to my boss how the error occurred, but she was not hearing it. What a catastrophe! 
      When I think about Jesus dying on the cross and all he endured, my stuff is so small compared to the BIG stuff Jesus faced.  Jesus did the heavy lifting; all I have to do is live a quiet life, mind my own business, and influence others positively (1 Thes 4:11-12). Are you sweating BIG obstacles in your life? Look, Jesus suffering makes your struggles look like a grain of sand.

 Don't sweat the BIG stuff. Pray about it! God is in control…






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Check out my newest published book: Troubles Don't Last, You Do! It motivates and inspires you to stay hopeful during trying times.

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