HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS

HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS!

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After living in the comfort and security of a small rural community, one becomes acclimated and under the mistaken idea that the entire world has the same values and ideas.  Wrong, there is a whole big world out there!  You get glimpses of it every day on television, the hurt, hunger, brutality, betrayal, and life and death situations.

Just watched the verdict on Amanda Knox, according to the report she was innocent, which means that four years of her life were spent behind bars to advance the political career of the prosecutor, who was under investigation himself.  Another sad part of this story is that it is more common than one would think.  How many times are lives harmed, hurt, or ruined daily simply for the benefit of others!  As my husband says, “Let’s look at the other side of the coin.”  What could be accomplished if we, individually and as a society spread good news?? 

A friend of mine sent me a word of wisdom that says, “There are two things that are hard on the heart….Running up stairs, and running other people down!”  Instead of running people down what if we actually tried to lift them up?  In the Bible, Jesus said, “Who touched me?” when a woman was clinging to His cloak.  As an old saying goes, “It is hard to pull yourself out of the mire by your own boot straps.” What if we allowed other people to touch us, to grab on, and give them the opportunity to hold on to our garment to climb out of the troubles they might be experiencing?

We need to apply the “Golden Rule”-”Do unto others.”   The reason the world is in such chaos, could be that we don’t go by the golden rule.  Always remember if we are not part of the solution, then we are a part of the problem!

                             
Judging from the people who are following this blog, I feel like I am preaching to the choir, because I know you to be wonderful, caring people. But maybe you, like me, need a refresher course occasionally. Or perhaps there are those who are reading this that might be uplifted by these words.  However, let me assure you, the word of God in the Bible is the best source of wisdom and advice that can be given.  Read it often, and apply it well…doing this can save you from hell…on this earth as well as eternity.  Remember to share your love of God and His joy.

 Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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