Adjust The Agenda

If you do not perceive your situation correctly...

the realization of who you are will not be clear to you.

You are called according to God's purpose, not yours.

Talk to Him about His plan, not yours.

When you follow His plan, He promises to protect, provide, keep & strengthen you.


Let go of your scehdule...His timing needs to be first and foremost.

If it is not, you are wasting yours.

Check or Checkmate ? It's Your Move.

As he flipped over the hourglass to begin, his concern for time lost its focus.
Surely, there would be plenty of time to be successful. With lightning speed he completed the first few moves on the board & then stole a glance at the timer.  The sands appeared to have stopped - but how?
Surely there had to be more time to finish the game- to live more of his dreams- make his wrongs -right.
What had happen...what had he missed...
Maybe he would just start over.Time had stood still. Or had it?It was then that he noticed the sands of time had stopped.

He shook the timepiece with the hopes that the flow would continue...success. How much time had he lost? Could he recapture that time? What was played was played...there was no starting over...
for he had taken his turn & waited too long too make the most important decision of all.

 

The opponent...time.... had placed him in ‘check’. The pieces of the game were rearranged; awaiting his next decision. As he reconsidered, rationalized, & decided he had plenty of time to make that most significant move, the last granular of sand came to rest on the small mound. The reality became clear.

He was out of time...The game was over. His waiting had been his ultimate demise.

Before you reach the end of the time given you....please- decide.
It's your move...eternity waits...don't be left behind. Check-mate !

 



John 3:16

 

 

With Every Beat Of Your Heart

"Amazing! The other day there was a praise party ~ I celebrated 18,739 mornings in my life. And every day is filled with new blessings of thankfulness. (Although, I really don't remember some of the wee early year ones, they were unique too. The older I get the more I appreciate the little things - God has never duplicated anything!Each sunrise, sunset, & heartbeat is unique & one of a kind-(for me-that would be about 16,190,496 beats & counting (86,400 /day approximately) His mercies are new every morning. May the little things in your life resound the loudest, measure the deepest, & be a tender reminder - every day may you be thankful with every beat of your heart."

... Serving Seconds ....

Seconds are the small segments of a life-time that link minutes to one another to create an hour that joins hands to become a day. These days then mosey on to form calendar months, years, and time. We seldom notice them as they move swiftly past us and rarely, do we give them a second thought. They just are. However, when 'seconds' are more apparent, we take time to pay attention. Stay with me for just a second, maybe even two....

~Ok so you did and now you wonder for what you waited. Well, it could be anything. On second thought it may be nothing at all. But let's take a second look at this small but powerful word, action, status, & position that wears the name that is really second to none.

Everyone wants to be first. What is so great about first? No one really remembers who came in second. However, the runner up to a contest eyes the trophy with desire even though they found themselves with the red ribbon this time. Run past first to second and you are halfway home. Stop at first and you are further from the goal. Get to third, and well, you get the idea.

The birth order designs placement opportunity as the second born is also the youngest child or merely the second to the oldest. That would mean that the first born is simply second to none.


Remember the second helping you ate last holiday meal; it was either because you were still hungry or wanted the repeat sensation of the tastes that satisfied you the first time around.
Seconds can be fun, fattening, frustrating, family related, and frivolous for favor in competition. You have only so many seconds in a lifetime. Make the most of the first and second moment of your day.

Give second chances.
Accept second chances.

Take that second look at life and remember you are only seconds away from becoming your best…