Never Give Up

"Have a  Championship day every day"

Even if you have been fired from your job there is still plenty of hope for you.

Never give up.

"Having that mentality of having a Championship day every day. At the end of the day, you want to play your best football and that is what we did today",
said Russell Wilsen, quarter back for Denver Broncos.

Now that was football --
 
I'm going to talk about serving God :

The Apostle Paul was going through adverse circumstances but never gave up.

Trial after trial -- one trial was that no man stood with him; and he said,

 "Not withstanding the Lord stood with me and strengthened me."

Telling us also in verse 17 of Second Timothy,

"The Lord delivered me out of the mouth of the lion."

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course.

I have kept the faith.

Henceforth, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness

 which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, 

shall give me at that day : 

but not to me only, 

but unto all them also that love his appearing.

-Second Timothy 4:7,8

Did the Apostle Paul have a Championship day? Yes! Everyday!

You and I can have a Championship day as well.

Let's keep being like the Apostle by keeping our mind not on our troubles but on Him who loved us, and died for us.

Having as their mantra all season a Championship day everyday paid off handsomely for the Seattle Seahawks. They beat the fearsome Denver Broncos 43-8.

Jesus, our Friend

A photographer doesn't always need drama to have emotion.

The joy of sheer existence.

By D. Joses

How about you and me?

Do we need drama to make us feel good about ourselves?

Like D. Joses says, "It's the joy of sheer existence."

The fact that Christ resides in our hearts; now that's drama.

The fact that we are born in His image; that's good too. 

No other person looks exactly like you or me. 

Wow, that's good as well.

Let's make our own drama.

In Colossians we read:

Putting on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long suffering;

 bearing one another and forgiving one another, 

if anyone had a complaint against another 

even if Christ forgave you, 

so you must also forgive. 

But above all these things, put on love 

which is the bond of perfection. 

Colossians 3:12-14

Serving our God.

Becoming strong individuals. 

What brings Success

If you love what you are doing you will be successful.

Albert Schweitzer says that you are the happiest 

when you are living out what you value.

Both make such great statements.

If you love what you are doing and what you are 

doing is of great value I believe you will be successful.

God will bring favor your way. 

Loving God and loving people always brings success.

This Day

Ralph Waldo Emerson says; and I quote :

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."

The bible says,

Psalm 118 : 24

This is the day which the Lord hath made.

 We will rejoice and be glad in it.

By writing it on our hearts 

this will remind us that 

each day is truly the best day 

of the year. 

Think of it that the God of the universe has made each and every day especially for us.

Now, that's something to think about. Even in these very cold days of January.