WOW for 2/23

WOW for 2/23

by Pastor Rick

Here are a couple of paragraphs from one of my favorite authors about success and fulfillment.  Enjoy!

“To reach a dream – and to be fulfilled in the process – one needs to be proactive, in bad times as well as good.  One of the things I’ve observed about successful people over the years is that they do what is right no matter how they feel, and by doing right, they feel good.  On the other hand, unsuccessful people wait to feel good before they do what is right. As a result, they neither do what’s right nor feel good.

            “When you are traveling . . . toward your dream, the majority of the time you will not feel like doing the right thing to enable your dream to come true. You’ll need to do it anyway. . . . If you can always do the right thing – despite how you feel, despite the circumstances, despite what others might say or do in response – you will be satisfied with yourself. And that, at the end of the day, will do a lot to determine whether you feel fulfilled.”

John Maxwell

This Week's WOW 2/18

 

From His Rib

by Pastor Carol

 

    During this month of hearts 'n flowers, I have selected a favorite bit of wisdom penned by a seventeenth century lawyer-turned-theologian, for your reading pleasure.  I have loved these words for years and hope you will also.

 

"Woman was taken out of man;

not out of his head to top him,

nor out of his feet to be trampled underfoot,

But out of his side to be equal with him,

under his arm to be protected,

and near to his heart to be loved."

Matthew Henry 1662-1714

 

He who began a good work in you - Steve Green (With Lyrics) Philippians 1:6

Happiness Question 2

You have a friend that has not been happy in their marriage for a long time (years). What would you advise them to do? Why?

WOW 2/11/11

 

Macho Macho Man!

By Pastor Donnie

    In some of my recent study I have come across a book titled Forgotten God by Francis Chan.  The back of the book started to stir up some things in me in terms of how I live day to day. 

    “Powerful.  When is the last time someone used that word to describe you?  It doesn’t make sense that Almighty God would have children characterized by fear and insecurity.  He put His Spirit in us so we could be known for our power (Acts 1:8; 2 Tim 1:7).  Sadly, most believers and churches are known for talent or intellect rather than supernatural power.  What’s worse is that we’re okay with it.”

    It really got me thinking about how often we allow ourselves miss out on what God has for us each day because we don’t tap into the power source.  We say that we believe that the Holy Spirit can do mighty things through us but we often don’t live that way.  This week try and be more aware of the Holy Spirit’s work in your life and try to listen to His voice.  Let’s be people that are truly filled with power and have our actions reflect that power!

Happiness Question #1

God's will is for me to always be happy - yes, no, maybe - WHY?