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The Pickens Plan

I often see comments on the pages of people joining the Pickens Plan movement where they want to be involved but have limited knowledge of where to start and where to look. After spending time in Europe and seeing what many countries are doing to secure their energy independence, I think that I can share some pretty good ideas and information with you. The European countries, especially Germany, Denmark and Spain are leading the way on that continent to renewable energy.

As we all know, knowledge is power. This power has for too long been out of our hands with emphasis shifted to different fronts by our government. Whether we are Republicans or Democrats, it doesn’t matter. We are all Americans that face the same problems caused by high oil prices. T. Boone Pickens is leading the charge here in America similar to the path many European countries have been on for 10-20 years. Most countries there have always had expensive fuel.

I wish everyone could take a trip to Germany to see the solar and wind initiative that they have fostered in their society. It is mind-boggling! This commitment was jump started by a place called Freiburg, Germany. Denmark started with a huge program in clean energy from wind. These are websites that I would recommend seeing where you can read about these programs and see examples of what they have done and are continuing to do - examples of where we should be heading.

1) The Solar Village – Freiburg, Germany. See: http://www.thesolarvillage.com/
2) The Folkecenter for Renewable Energy – Denmark.
See: http://www.folkecenter.net/gb/overview/publications/
Under VARIOUS, read: The transition from Fossil Fuels to the Renewable Energies
The whole website is excellent and you could spend hours there.
3) Google: Samso, Denmark. This is an island off the coast of Demark that is completely self-sustaining. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/07/080707fa_fact_kolbert
4) Read the article written by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. titled: “Global Warming: A Real Solution”

Our issues with energy aren’t just about lack of oil to go around, they are on a more grand scale about the issues of global warming and national security as well. What you will see in the above references is information that deals with a quest of becoming carbon neutral. Not only can our government and businesses move in that direction, individuals can participate as well like they have in Germany. In Germany and Denmark it is all about tax laws that encourage every homeowner to become an energy producer. (Germany has 19,000+ wind turbines and millions of solar panels). The incentives make it worthwhile and at the same time direct these countries toward energy independence.

Unmentioned above are recommendations for a few good documentaries to watch – “Saved by the Sun” a PBS NOVA video, and “A Crude Awakening” by Basil Gemlpke, et al. Americans need to mobilize and pressure our government representatives both on the state and national level. The Pickens Plan is a good place to foster discussion and share ideas and PUSH this plan! Good luck in your quest for a better America…..

SURVIVAL MODE VS RISING ABOVE IT ALL

Good Morning from Orange County California, and I want to say Thank You to my readers who have sent me notes of appreciation for these writings and devotions.

Lot’s of times I get responses that say “Paul, your timing was impeccable” or “this couldn’t have come at a better time” and to those I say thank you back because it brings me encouragement and great joy knowing that something was said that helped encourage someone else. It’s in these times that I draw strength from that and when I send out something it is because I need it first and foremost and I just always want to share it because it seems we all have challenges that we face and most of the time it’s about the same time that we all need it.

Recently I had been going through a difficult time with the side effects from a new medication that I’ve since had to start taking and it has been challenging to me but the worst of it seems to have subsided and my body has been adjusting more and more each day. I’m not going to work anymore and leaving the hot water in the sink running anymore or leaving all of my lights on and I’m starting to get my joy back and not feeling despondent or angry and some other things anymore and I’m feeling so much better! For anyone taking chemo I’m told it’s similiar and my heart goes out to you.

The God of my understanding doesn’t want us to live with a “barely-get-by” attitude. He has new seasons of increase in front of us. He wants us to thrive, to live an abundant, overflowing life. Sometimes when things seem difficult, it’s easy to slip into a “survival mode.” When times get tough, it’s tempting to just hunker down and settle where you are and accept whatever comes our way. If we are not careful, we can develop a survival mentality that will keep us from growing and releasing our faith. You’ll be happy just to “break even.” But as beings of this universe, and I believe created beings of someone compassionate, we’re not supposed to just break even; we’re supposed to break through to a new level! We’re supposed to believe for more of God’s favor, increase, and promotion no matter what is happening in the world around us. Make up your mind today that no matter how difficult things seem, you are going to thrive every day! Take hold of the promises and declare that you are rising higher. As you continue to expect favor and increase, you’ll see The hand of blessing in your life, and you will thrive and live in victory all the days of your life.

Here is a great website that is promoting something good, it is called
www.godblesshumaity.com and it’s all about rising above our situations and helping others.
There are several articles from ordinary people that are very inspiring. The website does not promote any particular religion or faith.

My good friend Gayle Etchevery is the owner of the website who by the way is in Viet Nam this week working on a painting project there. Stop by her website say hello and check out the great articles that she and others have written.

Have a great week!

Paul

BUSINESS GRAND OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT

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Hello Friend,

I hope this letter finds you and your family happy and in good health. I wonder if you would mind doing me a small favor?

I am writing to announce some great news! Just recently, I have obtained a dealership for a technology company that has been one of the fastest growing companies in America – Ecoquest International.

For 20 years they have provided compact state of the art electronic air and water purification equipment for commercial, industrial and residential applications along with other appliances for healthier indoor living. The primary air purification technology I am learning to use is so advanced that even the Pentagon used it after 9/11 and the Red Cross used it during the California wildfires. The air purification technology was recently recognized by the NASA affiliate Space Foundation as the only air purification system in the world as Space Certified.

Recently EcoQuest products were featured in the Healthier You magazine, the Montel Williams Show, and the technology is currently being used to scrub the air in the Ground Zero Museum Workshop in New York City.

Although not a medical device, many allergy, asthma, and sinus sufferers rave about this technology and the relief they experience from breathing the clean air that it produces.

I am using this technology in my own home and I am amazed at the difference in how I breathe. I’ve had chronic Sinus headaches all my life and now I seldom have sinus drainage or headaches.

As for the small favor… I would appreciate your help in getting my new business launched. If you run across someone that has problems with allergies, asthma, sinus conditions,

2^nd hand smoke, pet odors, mold, mildew or even snoring, would you please think of me by giving them my phone number or website address as listed below?

If you’ll help me in announcing my business, I will surely appreciate it and thank you for your kindness. I look forward to serving the community.

Sincerely Yours,

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“Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you”

(Ecclesiastes 11:1 NLT).

God’s system works on the principle of sowing and reaping. What you pour out will come back to you in increased measure. When you give generously, a generous harvest will return to you. When you help others succeed, you will find abundant success on your path, too. What are you investing in the lives of the people around you? Are you helping others get ahead? There are people in your life who hold the keys for you to reach your full potential. These are people that God has placed in your life for you to help along. The higher they rise up, the higher you will rise up. When you give generously of your time, talent, and resources, you are setting yourself up for greater success. People will come across your path that will help you grow and reach your full potential. But you have to do your part to step out and sow the seed. Be on the lookout for ways you can help others. As you give of yourself to help others grow, you’ll rise higher and live the abundant life He has in store for you.

WASHING YOUR CLOTHES WITHOUT HOT WATER DETERGENT or BLEACH

The Benefits

NASA Space Certified Technology
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Saves Money!
Say good-bye to the continual expenses of buying Laundry Detergent, Fabric Softener, Bleach, and paying for extra Heating Bills from Hot Water. LaundryPure™ is designed to eliminate the need of these costly items!*

Pays for Itself From the Savings
An average family could earn up to the entire purchase price back in as little as 2-3 years from the savings generated from not having to buy Laundry Detergent and Fabric Softener or having to pay for extra heating costs from hot water.

Saves Time: No More Pre-Sorting!
LaundryPure™ is designed to eliminate the need for having to separate your clothes before washing. Since we have eliminated the two biggest factors for color bleeding: Hot Water, and Detergents, it would seem logical that LaundryPure™ is much more forgiving when it comes to the problem of color bleeding. Our extensive field tests confirmed this, however, the manufacture still cautions to not wash brand new colors together with whites as there could be initial color bleeding due to excess dyes in the fabric. Testing has shown that after a few washings with LaundryPure™ it will become highly unlikely that the clothes will continue to bleed.

Reduce or Eliminate Chemical Sensitivities
Good News for People with sensitive skin! With LaundryPure™, you will NOT have any detergent residue building up in your clothes.

The general public is often not aware that detergent does not completely get rinsed out of your clothes during the rinse cycle. These residues build up over time and can cause allergic reactions with some people. Look what WebMD has to say about this:

Description of Contact dermatitis: A common cause of a rash is the contact with a substance that causes irritation or an allergic reaction (contact dermatitis). Soaps, detergents, shampoos, perfumes, or lotions can cause contact dermatitis. Often the rash from contact dermatitis is very itchy, but it is rarely serious. Changing your soap or detergent may prevent this type of rash.

Why change your soap? With LaundryPure™ you can eliminate it!

Maximize Efficiency. Do Larger Loads!
How many times have you tediously separated whites from colors?

What if you could simply dump the whole pile of clothes into the washer and do ONE BIG load? Good News! With LaundryPure™ that day has arrived!

Softer, Fluffier Towels
Detergent residue builds up, and over time, towels lose their original softness and fluffiness. This test done by Pat & Bob Ferguson, of American Falls, ID clearly shows the effect of LaundryPure™ as old detergent residues are washed away.

“We wanted to test the fluffiness of towels so we borrowed 20 towels from the local Best Western motel. We folded 5 of them without washing. Then we washed 5 only once and folded them in exactly the same way. Then 5 more were washed 3 times and the final 5 towels were washed 5 times. Each stack got taller and taller.”
Pat & Bob Ferguson, American Falls ID

Company Test:
Detergent Washed / Laundry Pure Washed

Towels washed with Detergent 5 times. [left] vs. Towels washed with LaundryPure™ and Cold Water 5 times [right]

Look at the amazing difference in fluffiness using LaundryPure™, and how much Brighter the Colors are!

Clothes Last Longer
Abrasives commonly found in Laundry Detergent called Zeolites grind away at clothes, towels and bedding while scrubbing out the dirt during the wash cycle. This can cause clothes to wear out more quickly! Lint in the lint screen of your dryer is evidence of the damaged fibers and the extra wear and tear your laundry is exposed to as it is washed.

Good News! With LaundryPure™,

there are no Zeolites to prematurely wear out your clothes during wash cycle.

Just ask ol’ cowboy Don Coon up in Hamilton MT:
“We wear a lot of flannel shirts up here in Montana. I bought a new flannel shirt and have washed it repeatedly—over 30 times. It still looks new.”

Less Lint in Your Dryer Screen: Members of our test panel reported much less lint in the lint screen of the dryer after switching to LaundryPure™. Lint is one of the by-products of Abrasives Grinding Away at your Clothes! When you don’t have rough abrasives sanding down the clothing fibers, it makes sense that the fiber dust created by these abrasives will be drastically reduced. The end result is less lint in your lint screen and longer lasting clothes!

Clothes are Less Likely to Shrink!
Hot water is the number one cause of shrinkage in your clothing. By using only cold water you are likely to eliminate the shrinking!

Eliminates Color Bleeding!**
Hot Water and Detergent are the primary cause of color bleeding.

Colors Turn Brighter!
By removing the embedded detergent in the pores of the fabric dull colors become brighter.

Sanitize Clothes and Eliminate Bacteria by up to 99.9999%!
Have you ever pulled Laundry out of the Washing Machine after it has sat for a while and noticed the sour smell? That is the result of residual detergent souring and from bacteria growing in the fabric. Independent Laboratory tests done by NSF on LaundryPure™ showed a 99.9999% success rate in getting rid of bacteria from Laundry! Testers say that their laundry smelled sunshine fresh even after leaving it in the machine for 2 days!

But that’s not all! The Silver Ions residual left on the clothes by LaundryPure™ can give on-going anti-bacterial protection in your clothes for up to 30 days after being washed!

Read a few of the reports by independent LaundryPure™ owners:
“I left some towels in the washer for two days and there was no sour smell! I started to do some laundry this morning and found a towel that was stuck to the top of the washer drum. The towel had been in the washer for one week and there was NO sour smell! I used it to dry off after my shower this morning and it smelled as fresh as the normal clean towel.”

“We purposely washed some smelly cloths and hand towels and left them in the washer overnight. Normally when doing this we would have to rewash the cloths because of souring. Much to our pleasure the cloths smelled just like they did the night before, no rewash needed!”

Does not pollute the environment
Families across America buy 6 Billion USD of Laundry Detergent every year. Conservatively, that is enough to fill 126,000 semi trucks parked bumper to bumper from Vancouver to Los Angeles fully loaded with 20 tons of detergent each. This is what gets added to water in washing machines which on the Average, dumps about 25-30 gallons of chemically loaded, polluted water into our environment per load. That amounts to approximately 330 BILLION gallons of polluted water every year!

Imagine the positive impact on our environment as more people discover LaundryPure™!

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We Don‘t Treat People – We Treat the Air People Breathe!

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http://www.activepure.com/paulhorn As seen on the Montel Williams show, Fox News and Popular Radio talk shows. Active Pure is being used by NASA to scrub the air in spacecraft, it is used in the 911 memorial museum in New York City and it was used in the Pentagon after 911 and is indorsed by all of these government agencies as the most cutting edge technology for purifying the air that you Contact Paul Horn Business Owner for a risk free in home trial 1-800-453-1164

Certified Space Technology
This purifier contains the same type of advanced technology used to purify the air in spacecraft.

Here’s Living Proof
It Works!
This demonstration unit shows in seconds what our unique “Radio Wave Like” technology can do to an entire smoke filled room in just minutes.

Pentagon
Now you too can benefit from the same state-of-the-art technology that the U.S. Pentagon used to purify the air after 9/11.

THE PROBLEM:

“Indoor air pollution is America’s Number One Environmental Health Concern” – EPA“50% of all illness is caused by indoor air pollution.” – EPA

“Indoor air pollution is wide spread. You are more likely to get sick from pollution in your home and office than from pollution in the air outside.” – The American Lung Association

Common Indoor Pollutants
Over 350 different pollutants identified… The effects of breathing these pollutants are illness and poor health

Air Purification - The Natural Way

1. Electrical Discharges (lightning) create an abundance of activated oxygen (O3) in the air.
2. These same discharges also create an abundance of negative ions in the air.
3. Negative ion generation is referred to as the “Thunderstorm Effect”

There’s nothing more vital than the air you and your family breathe. Doesn’t it make sense to breathe the cleanest air possible?

Don’t pass up this opportunity to drastically improve the quality of your indoor air. Remember, there is nothing to lose by taking advantage of this RISK-FREE offer. We guarantee you will be satisfied!IMPORTANT: To participate in our RISK-FREE field trial of this amazing purifier, all you have to do is simply contact us at 800-453-1164 or paulhorn@freshairliving.com or visit our website address above.

Program Your Mind For Success

PROGRAM YOUR MIND FOR SUCCESS

Programming your mind for success doesn’t happen automatically nor does it happen overnite. Each day, you must choose to expect good things to happen to you. When you get up in the morning, the first thing you should do is set your mind in the right direction. Say something such as: “This is going to be a great day, God is directing my steps, His favor is surrounding me. Goodness and mercy are following me. I’m excited about today!” Start your day with faith and expectancy, and then go out anticipating good things. Expect circumstances to change in your favor. Expect people to go out of their way to help you. (stop your negative thinking) Expect to be at the right place at the right time. It takes practice, how do you unprogram so many years of stinking thinking? By changing first of all what comes out of your mouth and out of your heart and mind, learn to catch yourself! Perhaps you are scheduled to give an important presentation, and you are really hoping to snag that big contract. Don’t be surprised if you hear a voice whispering in your mind, “You don’t have a chance. This is going to be a lousy day for you. Nothing good ever happens to you. You might as well not even get your hopes up.” (See how we’ve let programming effect us?) Don’t listen to such lies! The God of my understanding wants me to get my hopes up! How about yours? Start anticipating doors of opportunity to open for you. Expect to excel in your career. Count on rising above life’s challenges. In many circumstances your expectations will set the boundaries for your life. Some people tend to expect the worst and guess what? They usually get it. Other people feel so overwhelmed by their troubles, they have difficulty believing that anything good could happen to them. You hear them saying such things as “Oh, I’ve got so many problems. My business,is in trouble. My health is going downhill. How do you expect me to get up and say this is going to be a good day, when I have this big mess on my hands?” They are always speaking the problem, do you see that? Start listening to what comes out of their mouths and yours too. That is what faith and hope is all about, even the scientist will say that this is true because the more you speak good things the more the universe will bring good things into your life but the more you speak the problem then the more you get more of the same. Start believing that good things are coming your way and they will! This I Promise! What are you expecting in life? Are you anticipating good things or bad things, significance or mediocrity? Don’t allow your circumstances or feelings to dull your enthusiasm for life and imprison you in a negative frame of mind. Starting today, expect things to change in your favor. Expect to experience the goodness of the God of your understanding! Today’s Prayer or Positive Affirmation if you Prefer, Address your higher power say: Thank You, (God, father, universe,jesus) that you want me to get my hopes up, that You want me to start expecting good things to happen in my life, rather than worrying about what evil might come upon me. Where my faith is weak, please help me to grow stronger so I can trust You for more and have what my faith expects.

GET A BETTER PICTURE

You have eyes–can’t you see? You have ears–can’t you hear? Don’t you remember anything at all? Mark 18:18 NLT

We more than anything else need to start developing a new picture in our minds.

We need to see ourselves as strong, healthy, and living a long, satisfied life a life

that is trully worth living.

Only You can be the one to break that curse of low self esteen, ill health, or bad finances from

your life. But the first thing we must do is to change the

image that we have of ourselves on the inside. Get a NEW VISION. Make

sure your eyes are filled with light. We need to start putting up pictures of

the things that we want to accomplish in our lives, put them up where we

can see them when we first wake up in the morning. If it is a new house then

put up a picture of a new home where you can look at it everyday and start

speaking it into your life. (Speaking it into my life?) Just Do IT!

Ask the God of the universe to bring to you the things

that your heart desires, as you delight yourself in him. Sound like mumbo

jumbo? Well it is, that is to folks who do not believe in miracles and the power

of our own words. It is absolute nonesense to those who do not realize that everything

that comes out of our mouths we receive back to us and in greater measure.

If we speak sickness, lack and poverty all the time then

guess what we are going to get back? You got it. Sound foolish? Try

speaking positive things everyday of your life and see how your attitude will

change, go ahead try it! You will amaze yourself, you will produce what you speak

out of your mouth and keep in front of your eyes. What kind of pictures have you placed on the walls of your mind?

Do you see yourself getting stronger and healthier? Do you see yourself

getting out of debt or buying that new car you’ve always wanted? Do you see

yourself rising higher in life, accomplishing your dreams? Do you see

yourself with that special someone who seems to have eluded you for years?

In my bedroom, all around me I have pictures and drawings of things that

inspire me. I like looking at beautiful scenery, sunsets, lighthouses, the

ocean and beautiful gardens. This brings calmness to any potential storms in my life.

I like seeing eagles soaring in the sky it reminds me to just rise above it all when

the pressure is on. On my desk at home I have articles about successful people who’ve achieved their

dreams. And NO none of it happened overnight, nor did most of your circumstances just happen overnight!

I have pictures of my Children, Grandson, and my best friends all around me

that I cherish with all of my heart, pictures of us having

fun together and enjoying life the way it was meant to be enjoyed.

I like to put things in front of me that remind me of good times in the past,

while expanding my vision for better experiences in the future.

In your home or office, put things up that build your faith. You say well I don’t

believe in that faith stuff, yes you do and it’s either negative or positive

faith that is working in your life right now. It may be a combination of the two but

When you speak negatively all you are doing is speaking negative faith and any kind of faith

comes back and works in your life. So you may as well speak positive faith and have a

positive mind set. It takes practice and practice and training your thoughts.

Put out photos that bring back good memories of times when you know that you felt good

about your life . Put pictures on the wall or on your desk that show you or

someone living life to the fullest and strive to achieve that for yourself.

When you look at those pictures, don’t just go by them and say, “I

wish I was still that happy”, or “I wish I could still fit in that size clothes”, or “I

wish I was as happy as back then”.

N0, let the image of victory take root. Get it on the inside of you again!

For many people, it helps to decorate their walls with scripture, or positive

affirmations say On the bathroom mirror, refrigerator or where you get dressed, place

writings that give you faith and hope of what you want to achieve in your life

so that you are constantly reminded of them and so you are constantly

speaking your dreams to the universe. Put up things that build you up

spiritually, keep you filled with faith,hope and never forget LOVE, and that

help you to have a big vision for your life.

Don’t get stuck in a rut because a rut is just a grave with the ends kicked out.

Nothing may be going right for you today, but start seeing yourself rising out

of it. See yourself overcoming that addiction. I struggled myself for years

addicted to nicotene and other substances until one day a miracle happened

because I never stopped Envisioning myself as substance FREE and getting that

promotion or the new job of your dreams. Making that home business that you’ve

always wanted a dream come true. You know it won’t just happen just because your a sweet

person but that will be certainly a part of it. Let that image sink deep down inside

of you. To produce it on the OUTSIDE, you must first have a picture of it on

the INSIDE.

Pray to the God of your own understanding, whomever that may be and say God

help me to take down the negative pictures in my mind and to replace them with faith filled photos,

special memories, and images of hope for a tremendous future. I believe

that you want me to enlarge my vision, to expand my horizons, and to

engage in a life that will have eternal significance.

BE A GIVER TO OTHERS

BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE…..JESUS CHRIST

THE GOD OF MY UNDERSTANDING WILL NOT FILL A CLOSED FIST WITH GOOD THINGS. GOD IS A GIVER, AND YOU ARE NEVER MORE LIKE GOD THAN WHEN YOU GIVE…… Author Joel Osteen.

WE OFTEN WANT GREAT BLESSINGS AND THEY ARE MOSTLY MATERIAL THINGS, BUT THERE ARE MORE THAN MATERIAL THINGS THAT WILL TRULY MAKE US HAPPY. WE ASK THE GOD OF OUR UNDERSTANDING FOR THE GREAT BLESSINGS BUT WE THINK THAT THERE IS A CATCH.

WELL THERE IS A CATCH INDEED, WE MUST DO SOMETHING…… BETTER YET….. WE MUST “BE” SOMETHING. GOD IS IMPLYING THAT WE WILL NOT BE BLESSED SIMPLY SO WE CAN LIVE LAVISHLY OR SELF-INDULGENTLY. WE WILL BE BLESSED “TO BE” A BLESSING. INDEED, UNLESS WE ARE WILLING TO “BE” A BLESSING, GOD WILL NOT POUR OUT HIS FAVOR AND GOODNESS IN OUR LIVES. WE WILL RECEIVE FROM GOD IN THE VERY SAME MEASURE THAT WE GIVE TO OTHERS.

YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING MUCH TO GIVE, PERHAPS NOT. BUT IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR ATTITUDE. YOU MUST BE FAITHFUL IN THE LITTLE THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW BEFORE YOU WILL BE BLESSED WITH MORE. THIS IS NOT JUST MATERIAL THINGS THAT YOU CAN GIVE BUT I’M TALKING ABOUT YOUR TIME, GIFTS, TALENTS, AND ENCOURAGEMENT TOWARD OTHERS. WE ALWAYS ASK GOD, “WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO BLESS ME?” WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO ANSWER MY PRAYERS OR “WISH LIST”? BUT IF WE’D LISTEN MORE CAREFULLY, MAYBE WE’D HEAR GOD SAYING, “WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO START BEING A BLESSING?” “THIS IS MY WISH LIST”

GIVING IS A SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLE. YOU MAY PREFER TO SAY, WHATEVER I GIVE AND SPEAK TO THE UNIVERSE, WHATEVER YOU GIVE OUT OR ASK FOR WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO YOU. YOU MAY CHOOSE TO BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE UNIVERSE AND THE UNIVERSE WILL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU, THAT WILL WORK TOO! IT’S BEEN PROVEN OVER AND OVER!

BUT I CHOOSE TO SAY THAT THE GOD WHO MADE THE UNIVERSE WILL GIVE TO ME WHATEVER I DESIRE IN MY HEART! THEN I MUST BE CAREFUL WHAT I ASK FOR!

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE LAW OF RECIPROSITY? IT WORKS, EVEN THE SCIENTISTS WILL AGREE WITH THIS PRINCIPLE…… IF YOU GIVE A SMILE, YOU WILL RECEIVE SMILES FROM OTHERS…… IF YOU ARE GENEROUS TO PEOPLE IN THEIR TIME OF NEED, GOD WILL MAKE SURE THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE GENEROUS TO YOU IN YOUR TIME OF NEED. INTERESTING, ISN’T IT? WHAT YOU MAKE HAPPEN FOR OTHERS, GOD WILL MAKE HAPPEN FOR YOU. WHEN YOU HELP THE POOR YOU ARE “LENDING” TO GOD THE BIG BOOK SAYS, AND YOU MAY BE THINKING, WELL, IF I HAD MORE MONEY, I WOULD GIVE MORE. NO, THAT’S WHERE WE MISS IT. WE HAVE TO START RIGHT WHERE WE ARE. WE MUST BE FAITHFUL WITH WHAT WE DO HAVE, THEN GOD WILL TRUST US WITH MORE. WE MAY NOT HAVE A LOT OF EXTRA MONEY TO GIVE, BUT WE CAN BUY SOMEBODY’S DINNER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. WE CAN GIVE SOMEBODY A KIND WORD. WE CAN GO OUT OF OUR WAY TO PRAY FOR SOMEBODY IN NEED. WE CAN SPEAK WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT OR GIVE A HUG TO SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS ONE AND IT CAN REALLY MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN SOME FOLKS, JUST A HUG OR KIND WORD WILL GO A LONG LONG WAY!

NOW IS THE TIME TO DEVELOP AN ATTITUDE OF GIVING. BELIEVE ME, THE CLOSEST THING TO THE HEART OF THE GOD THAT I BELIEVE IN, IS HELPING HURTING PEOPLE. GOD ALSO LOVES LOVES IT WHEN WE SING (TO HIM) AND WHEN WE PRAY. HE LOVES IT WHEN WE COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE HIS GOODNESS. YOU SHOULD TRY IT SOMETIME. BUT NOTHING PLEASES GOD ANY MORE THAN WHEN WE TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE WHO IS HURTING. JESUS SAID, “IF YOU GIVE AS MUCH AS A CUP OF WATER TO SOMEBODY IN NEED, I SEE IT AND I’M GOING TO REWARD YOU” HE ALSO SAID, “INASMUCH AS YOU DID IT TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE MY BROTHERS, YOU DID IT FOR ME”.

SOMEBODY NEEDS WHAT YOU HAVE TO GIVE. IT MAY NOT BE YOUR MONEY; IT MAY BE YOUR TIME. IT MAY BE YOUR LISTENING EAR. IT MAY BE YOUR ARMS TO ENCOURAGE. IT MAY BE YOUR SMILE TO UPLIFT. WHO KNOWS? MAYBE JUST PUTTING YOUR ARM AROUND SOMEBODY AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT YOU CARE CAN HELP BEGIN TO HEAL THAT PERSON’S HEART. MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE A RESCUING HUG. DO YOU THINK?

JOHN BUNYAN, AUTHOR OF THE CLASSIC BOOK “THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS” SAID, “YOU HAVE NOT LIVED TODAY UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE WHO CANNOT PAY YOU BACK.”

LET’S MAKE A DECISION THAT TODAY WE WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SOMEBODY THAT WE CAN BLESS.

AND MOST OF ALL BE THANKFUL, BE IN AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE! IT’S AMAZING HOW OUR ATTITUDE CHANGES AND THE BLESSINGS FLOW BACK TO US WHEN WE ARE TRULY HUMBLE AND THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING GOOD THAT COMES ALONG OUR WAY. I AM EVEN THANKFUL FOR THE NOT SO GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE COME MY WAY BECAUSE THEY GAVE ME A CHANCE TO LEARN SOMETHING TO KNOW THAT I CANNOT DO THIS ON MY OWN BUT THAT I NEED A GOD OF MY UNDERSTANDING WHO SENDS SPECIAL PEOPLE INTO MY LIFE TO COME ALONG BESIDE ME FOR SUPPORT AND STRENGTH. I WOULD HATE TO THINK THAT I HAD TO TRUDGE THIS ROAD OF MY DESTINY ALONE! OMG HOW TRAGIC THAT WOULD BE. I AM A “BLONDE” BY NATURE AND I NEED A BIT OF INSTRUCTION ONCE IN A WHILE. DON’T LAUGH, YOU NEED IT TOO! LET US ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER AND GIVE TO OTHERS SO THAT WE CAN BE BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING.

MAINTAINING A POSITIVE MINDSET

Maintain a Positive Mind-Set

We MUST CONTINUALLY choose to keep our minds set on the higher things.
“Set your minds on things which are above”. Notice that there is
something that we must do…we must continually choose, day in and day
out, twenty four hours a day, to keep our minds set on the higher things.

What are those things that are above, the higher things? Quite simply,
they are the positive things of God. This is the God that I understand,
a positive and loving, caring God who made us very unique and special.

The New Testament Bible says it like this: Whatever things are true,
whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are
pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of a good report,
if there is any virtue and if there is anything
praiseworthy—meditate on these things”.
Learn to look for the best in every situation. No matter what you’re
going through if anything, if you look hard enough and keep the right
attitude, you can find something good about the experience. If you get
laid off at work, you can choose to be negative and bitter and blame God
or someone else. Or, you can say, “God, I know you are in control of
my life, and when one door closes, you always open a bigger and better
door. So Father, I can’t wait to see what you have in store for
me.”
When you get stuck in traffic, you can choose to be angry and
impatient, or you can choose say, “All things work together for good”. You
must make a choice to keep your mind focused on the better things.
It’s not going to automatically happen. You must be determined and put
forth some effort if you’re going to keep your mind set on the good
things of God and experience His best.
We must be especially on guard during times of adversity, in times of
personal challenge. When troubles strike, often the first thoughts that
come to mind are not higher thoughts; they’re not positive thoughts.
Negative thoughts bombard us from every possible angle. Right there, we
must choose to trust God and not allow ourselves to get down and
discouraged or just give up. Our mind is similar to the transmission in a
car. We can choose which way we want to go by engaging the gears. It
doesn’t take any more effort to go forward than it does to go backward.
It’s all in the decision process. Similarly, we determine by our own
choices which way our lives are going to go. If you choose to stay
focused on the positive and keep your mind set on the good things of God,
all the forces of darkness are not going to be able to keep you from
moving forward and fulfilling your destiny. But if you make the mistake
of dwelling on the negative, focusing on your problems and your
impossibilities, it’s similar to putting the car in reverse and backing away
from the victory that is in store for you. You must decide which way
you want to go. Psychologists are convinced that our lives move in the
direction of our most dominant thoughts. Throughout this day, engage
your mind in thoughts of Joy, Peace, Victory, Abundance, and Blessings,
and you will move toward those things, drawing them to yourself at the
same time. Now, that’s a magnetic personality!

Let this be your prayer today to the God of your own understanding:
God, help me to see as much good as I can in every person and in every
situation. Rather than seeing the glass half empty, let me see it as half
full. I choose to have an optimistic outlook on life.