“Lifetime Rules” Blog #147
When Belief goes out the window, doubts and cynicism rush in…so watch out!
Do I doubt myself in all the good things I could accomplish today?
Have I sabotaged myself into thinking ”what’s the use”?
How much fear do I face each minute and not even realize it?
One of the main reasons so much crime is created in our country today is because of the
lost belief in the “ONE who created us”. Pessimism is rampant, despair is everywhere, and
people continue to refuse to have faith. We live in the afterglow slowly fading of our
forefathers faith as it rapidly diminishes. Ironically every dollar bill and every coin traded
for goods has the explicit words written, “In God We Trust”. Why can’t we understand this?
Being a Christian in the U.S.A. up until just a few years ago, was taken for granted. As
recently as the 1990’s 90% of adults in the United States identified as Christians. But today
huge numbers of adults are switching out of the religion where they were raised to be
“unaffiliated”. Whatever that means! Why bother going to church when it is an
inconvenience and there are better things to do, right? The biggest problem with this
rationale is church continues to be a powerful place that brings a person into harmony
with Jesus. Daily living in ones home and outside the home have too many escape routes,
too many diversions, too many ways to avoid finding personal faith in Jesus Christ. That
being said the number one rule for my life is making HIM my main focus and number one
priority, day in and day out. Then I commit one hour a week to going to church because I
feel it brings balance into my life. I will add in an old saying here, “try it…..you might like
it!” As the calendar clicks off the days of the month, we are coming up on the last six
weeks of this year. I would like to incorporate some of the most important rules for my
lifetime of living now. I have put together twenty four of my rules and today I will focus on
twelve of them:
MY LIFE AWARENESS LIFETIME RULES
Daily I ask God to Forgive me for anything and everything I have ever done to harm any one in any way. I forgive all others for hurting me in any way.
I will try to love myself and others unconditionally today and going forward.
I control my own life. I will never turn my power over to another person or let another person control me.
Every day I learn something new. Learning brings me awareness, power & insight.
I let myself be loved by those who care. I allow love in and feel love each day.
I bring balance into my life daily. I give my body balanced activity daily.
I go easy on myself. Every day I set realistic goals that I can succeed at.
I create my own life. I can ask for help, yet, in the end I listen to “my higher power”
I seek to find work that satisfies me and rewards me and challenges me.
I live in the present moment. The past is gone. life is lived in “light of God only”.
Bringing new healthy experiences into my life is something I aim toward.
I keep moving forward regardless of life challenges, I stay Christ-centered.
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These are my important lifetime rules which I have incorporated into the very
fabric of my being. In doing so, I feel safe. In memorizing these rules, I feel
balanced. I stay on track with a daily plan; I feel energized. So today I
leave you with this last comment about lifetime rules, “don’t ever quit”.
Never, ever, ever. DO NOT QUIT LIVING A HEALTHY, HONEST, CHRIST CENTERED LIFE.
Here is a wonderful favorite poem I share with you now.
“DON’T QUIT” BY Edgar Guest
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
when the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,
when the funds are low but the debts are high,
and you want to smile but you have to sigh,
when care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must…but don’t you quit!
Life is strange with its twists and turns,
as every one of us sometimes learns,
And many failure turn about,
when we might have won, had we stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow,
you may succeed where ever you go.
Success is failure turned inside out,
the silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
You can never tell how close you are,
it may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit,
Its when things seem worse that you must not quit!
CAN I FOLLOW THE RULES AND ASK FOR HIS HELP TODAY?
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