Saturday, 5 October 2013
Busy or Fruitful ?
Do you ever feel like you are just too busy?
Do you know that you can choose to enjoy your life even when things aren't going as you would like them to be? Everyone these days seems to be busy, but God never told us to be busy, he told us to be fruitful. There is a difference. If we put our time into something that bears good fruit, I believe that makes us feel fulfilled. You need to make sure you do not let the Devil steal your time, let yourself be manipulated to the point where your life is quickly passing by and you find yourself with regrets. We need to be good stewards of our energy, God gives us a certain amount of energy for our life, and if we use it all up being "busy," then we will later probably be sick, unhealthy and tired. Eventually you will reap what you sew; time is a resource. That is not to say that being busy isn't necessarily bearing any fruit, but a lot of people are busy doing nothing.
We don't want to waste our time because every day that we live is a day that we will never get back. Everybody has the same amount of time, and nobody gets any more than anybody else. It is interesting to see how much some people accomplish with their life, while others choose not to. What we accomplish has to do with the choices we make with our resources (time).
Leaving The City Of Regret Is Up To You
Leaving the City of Regret
I had not planned on taking a trip this time of the year, yet I found myself packing hurriedly. This trip was going to be unpleasant and I knew in advance that no good would come of it. I’m talking about my annual Guilt Trip. I got tickets to fly there on ‘Wish I Had’ airlines. It was an extremely short flight. I got my baggage which I couldn’t check, I chose to carry it myself all the way there. It was weighted with a thousand memories of what might have been. No one greeted me as I entered the terminal to the Regret City International Airport. As I checked into the last resort hotel, I noticed they were hosting this years annual Pity Party. Well I wasn’t going to miss that great social occasion, because most citizens would be there. First, attending would be the ‘Done’ family. You know, Should’ve Done, Would’ve Done, and Could’ve done. Then came the ‘I Had’ family. You know ole’ Wish I Had & his clan. And then of course the Opportunities would be there, Missed Opportunities and Lost Opportunities. But the biggest family of all was the ‘Yesterdays‘, there are far too many of them to count, but each one had a sad story to tell. Then Shattered Dreams would surely make an appearance and its their fault. Surely, Shattered Dreams would tell us stories and excuses about how things failed in their life, saying they shouldn’t be blamed and they couldn’t help it. To make a long story short, I went to this party knowing there was no benefit in doing so.
If your planning a trip to the City of Regret, cancel your reservations. Instead take a trip to a new place, Starting Again. My neighbours there have been very helpful to me. You dont have to carry baggage there, if you make it there some day then look me up, I live on 'I Can Do It' Street.
I had not planned on taking a trip this time of the year, yet I found myself packing hurriedly. This trip was going to be unpleasant and I knew in advance that no good would come of it. I’m talking about my annual Guilt Trip. I got tickets to fly there on ‘Wish I Had’ airlines. It was an extremely short flight. I got my baggage which I couldn’t check, I chose to carry it myself all the way there. It was weighted with a thousand memories of what might have been. No one greeted me as I entered the terminal to the Regret City International Airport. As I checked into the last resort hotel, I noticed they were hosting this years annual Pity Party. Well I wasn’t going to miss that great social occasion, because most citizens would be there. First, attending would be the ‘Done’ family. You know, Should’ve Done, Would’ve Done, and Could’ve done. Then came the ‘I Had’ family. You know ole’ Wish I Had & his clan. And then of course the Opportunities would be there, Missed Opportunities and Lost Opportunities. But the biggest family of all was the ‘Yesterdays‘, there are far too many of them to count, but each one had a sad story to tell. Then Shattered Dreams would surely make an appearance and its their fault. Surely, Shattered Dreams would tell us stories and excuses about how things failed in their life, saying they shouldn’t be blamed and they couldn’t help it. To make a long story short, I went to this party knowing there was no benefit in doing so.
If your planning a trip to the City of Regret, cancel your reservations. Instead take a trip to a new place, Starting Again. My neighbours there have been very helpful to me. You dont have to carry baggage there, if you make it there some day then look me up, I live on 'I Can Do It' Street.
Time For An Attitude Adjustment
Its pretty easy to get discontented and unsatisfied with what you have.
Should you feel a little grumpy, and maybe you’ll have a hard time sleeping tonight, just remember the homeless family that has no bed to sleep in.
Should you find yourself stuck in traffic don’t despair, for there are people in the world for whom driving an automobile is an unheard of privilege
Should you have a bad day at work, think about the man that has been out of work for three months.
Should you despair over a relationship that is troublesome, think of the person who has never even known what its like to love and be loved.
Should you grieve over the fact that your boss denied your request to work 4 days a week and have 3 day weekend, think of the woman working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week for $10 a week just to feed her family in a 3rd world country.
Should your car break down leaving you a mile away from assistance, think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk
If you didn’t get the parking place that you wanted, and you had to walk a couple of blocks and you complained - its time for an attitude adjustment.
If you look in the mirror and see some old grey hair, think of the cancer patient in Chemotherapy who wishes she even had some hair to examine.
Should you find yourself discouraged because you cant decide what your life’s calling is, be thankful, there are those who didn’t even live long enough to get the opportunity to think about what their life’s calling might be.
Should you find yourself the victim of other peoples bitterness, ignorance, smallness, or insecurities - remember that things could be worse. You could be that person.
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