I have been known to try and tackle too much at one time. I have also been known to make a complete and total mess of whatever I was trying to tackle. Sometimes, it would probably be best for me to sit down and develop a plan, and a plan B.
We've mentioned before that we should learn from our mistakes and not repeat them. I do believe that we often get so caught up in our failures that we can't move on to our next success. We are all going to fail, which is really hard for me to admit, but it is absolutely true. Learn from them and move on - yesterday is gone, can't get it back, can't change it, let it go.
Today's word is just a saying that I really like that says, "Learn from yesterday, live for today, Trust GOD for tomorrow."
Let yesterday go. The more you continue to hold on to yesterday's failures and hurts and pains, the less you can enjoy today. Once again, yesterday is gone - LIVE FOR TODAY. Today is the only day we have. Today is the day that GOD has given us - make the most of it. Don't let yesterday kill today.
Then, we need to trust GOD for tomorrow. While we are not guaranteed tomorrow, IF GOD chooses to give us another day, we are going to need Him to see us through. You know why? Because, there will be challenges and problems and concerns and failures. And, we need to allow Him to help us see past those so that we can see the love and the beauty and the joys and the fun. We need Him to help us live TODAY.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Silence & Smile
Ever notice how a simple smile can defuse a situation? Now, not if it is one of those condescending/smirky smiles, but a true, sincere smile can really make a situation better. There is just something about a smile that can change opinions of what is happening.
It is amazing to me how quickly we can get ourselves into messes and how we try to fix things once we mess them up. When I say, "We," I really mean "ME". I seem to have an uncanny ability to get myself into way more hot water than folks need to be. This could explain my wrinkled skin, huh?
Today's word is a saying I came across that really sums things up. It says, "Silence & Smile are two powerful tools. Smile is the way to solve many problems. Silence is the way to avoid many problems."
While a smile can often go a long ways in defusing a situation, silence could benefit us more by keeping us out of a lot of situations. I have no doubt that if I could just learn to keep my mouth shut, life would find a way to be a little more simpler. I shared with someone yesterday that my problem is that I have an opinion about everything, and I freely share it with everyone. Yeah, silence could really prove beneficial.
Smile and Silence - two very powerful tools. One can defuse a situation, the other can prevent a situation.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
It is amazing to me how quickly we can get ourselves into messes and how we try to fix things once we mess them up. When I say, "We," I really mean "ME". I seem to have an uncanny ability to get myself into way more hot water than folks need to be. This could explain my wrinkled skin, huh?
Today's word is a saying I came across that really sums things up. It says, "Silence & Smile are two powerful tools. Smile is the way to solve many problems. Silence is the way to avoid many problems."
While a smile can often go a long ways in defusing a situation, silence could benefit us more by keeping us out of a lot of situations. I have no doubt that if I could just learn to keep my mouth shut, life would find a way to be a little more simpler. I shared with someone yesterday that my problem is that I have an opinion about everything, and I freely share it with everyone. Yeah, silence could really prove beneficial.
Smile and Silence - two very powerful tools. One can defuse a situation, the other can prevent a situation.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
This is good
Maybe you don't have them but I know people that love DRAMA! I know tons of people that love to keep things going, that love to make things worse than they are, that love to make everything about them, that love to turn themselves into the victim no matter the circumstance. Sound familiar?
Surely you know the type. Someone can have a minor fender-bender but by the time the word gets spread via social media, they have broken their back, their neck, both ears, twelve toes, sixteen fingers, and three hairs. Come to find out, they didn't even get a scrape. The real problem with this is the discord it breeds...
Today's word comes from 1 Timothy 2:2b & 3, NIV, which reads, "...that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases GOD our SAVIOR."
What's wrong with trying to live peacefully, without DRAMA? I am anti-dramatic. I am a "just the facts" type of guy. Things are usually bad enough without trying to make them worse. If we would all try to follow Paul's advice in the above passage, we would find ourselves living peacefully and quietly and anti-dramatically.
Now, whether that will happen or not, I wouldn't put any money on it. There are some people who love controversy, and they create it by embellishing and exaggerating. Hey, you may not believe it but if you want to do something good, live peaceful and quiet in all godliness and holiness. THIS IS GOOD!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Surely you know the type. Someone can have a minor fender-bender but by the time the word gets spread via social media, they have broken their back, their neck, both ears, twelve toes, sixteen fingers, and three hairs. Come to find out, they didn't even get a scrape. The real problem with this is the discord it breeds...
Today's word comes from 1 Timothy 2:2b & 3, NIV, which reads, "...that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases GOD our SAVIOR."
What's wrong with trying to live peacefully, without DRAMA? I am anti-dramatic. I am a "just the facts" type of guy. Things are usually bad enough without trying to make them worse. If we would all try to follow Paul's advice in the above passage, we would find ourselves living peacefully and quietly and anti-dramatically.
Now, whether that will happen or not, I wouldn't put any money on it. There are some people who love controversy, and they create it by embellishing and exaggerating. Hey, you may not believe it but if you want to do something good, live peaceful and quiet in all godliness and holiness. THIS IS GOOD!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Monday, October 28, 2013
He hears us
I have taken a couple of weeks off from posting. My Pops had gotten sick and was in the hospital. Pops never got well and GOD decided to take him home. It is still hard to believe.
There is so much to say about losing someone you love but nothing can explain it. NOTHING. I cannot put into words what I feel. I cannot verbalize how it hurts. I cannot describe it. BUT, GOD knows how I feel. He knows all the things I will never know. He knows how to comfort me even when I don't know how to receive the comfort.
Today's word is from Psalm 116:1 & 2, NIV, which reads, "I love the LORD, for He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy. Because He turned His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live."
Look, I don't know why things happen the way they do; I just try to accept GOD'S will. I know that when I can't understand it all, He carries me until He can help me deal with it. I may never get it, but He will always help me deal with it.
My life is forever changed, it will never be the same. But, GOD is always constant - He will ALWAYS hear me and carry me through. Blessed be the name of the LORD!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
There is so much to say about losing someone you love but nothing can explain it. NOTHING. I cannot put into words what I feel. I cannot verbalize how it hurts. I cannot describe it. BUT, GOD knows how I feel. He knows all the things I will never know. He knows how to comfort me even when I don't know how to receive the comfort.
Today's word is from Psalm 116:1 & 2, NIV, which reads, "I love the LORD, for He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy. Because He turned His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live."
Look, I don't know why things happen the way they do; I just try to accept GOD'S will. I know that when I can't understand it all, He carries me until He can help me deal with it. I may never get it, but He will always help me deal with it.
My life is forever changed, it will never be the same. But, GOD is always constant - He will ALWAYS hear me and carry me through. Blessed be the name of the LORD!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
I am positive
There is a lot to be said for having a positive attitude. Studies have shown that people with positive attitudes usually have better recovery rates after medical procedures. And, it is obvious that we have more friends and more people that tolerate us when we have a positive attitude. No one likes being around constant negativity.
Positive dispositions can carry us through trying times, and we will all have trying times. When the difficult times come, we have to reach back for the things that brought us through, for the positive things that help us persevere.
Today's word is from Psalm 27:13, NIV, which reads, "I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living."
Our world is in such turmoil. Our country is in turmoil. All we see on the news and hear through media reports is all the negative things going on. It seems that our government is way too interested in playing politics and not interested at all in being government.
But, regardless of what is going wrong in this world, I remain confident, I am POSITIVE, that GOD has it under control and that I will see His goodness despite what is visible through the media. Yes, things are bad. Yes, they only seem to get worse and worse. Yes, people seem bent on making them worse and worse. But, I am confident that GOD is on His throne and His goodness will see us through!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Positive dispositions can carry us through trying times, and we will all have trying times. When the difficult times come, we have to reach back for the things that brought us through, for the positive things that help us persevere.
Today's word is from Psalm 27:13, NIV, which reads, "I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living."
Our world is in such turmoil. Our country is in turmoil. All we see on the news and hear through media reports is all the negative things going on. It seems that our government is way too interested in playing politics and not interested at all in being government.
But, regardless of what is going wrong in this world, I remain confident, I am POSITIVE, that GOD has it under control and that I will see His goodness despite what is visible through the media. Yes, things are bad. Yes, they only seem to get worse and worse. Yes, people seem bent on making them worse and worse. But, I am confident that GOD is on His throne and His goodness will see us through!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Friday, October 11, 2013
Undervalued
I like my pinkie toe. I mean, I really like my pinkie toe; I don't want to have to live without it. Now, a lot of people probably don't think about the little things as much as others. I am grateful to have all my body parts, even the pinkie toe. I don't know if the pinkie toe is significantly important as far as walking and balance, etc., but it is rather important to me because it is there. I was born with it and would like to keep it my entire life.
Hey, and it's not just the pinkie toe. I am grateful for every fingernail. Fingernails come in pretty handy if you are trying to open something or scratch something. I have smashed a few fingers and lost fingernails, and I have always been grateful when they grow back.
So, what am I getting at? I am glad you asked...Today's word is a quote from Malcolm S. Forbes that says, "Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are."
It seems that far too many people get hung up on what they are not and lose sight of what they truly are. I am not a rocket scientist. I am not a doctor. I am not a race car driver. I am not a professional athlete. However, I am grateful to be what I am: a child of GOD, a husband, a father, a son, a brother, etc. I may never be famous or rich but I a forever blessed and eternally wealthy.
Looking at all the things we aren't is a pretty easy thing to do. Remembering what we are, though, is far more important.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Hey, and it's not just the pinkie toe. I am grateful for every fingernail. Fingernails come in pretty handy if you are trying to open something or scratch something. I have smashed a few fingers and lost fingernails, and I have always been grateful when they grow back.
So, what am I getting at? I am glad you asked...Today's word is a quote from Malcolm S. Forbes that says, "Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are."
It seems that far too many people get hung up on what they are not and lose sight of what they truly are. I am not a rocket scientist. I am not a doctor. I am not a race car driver. I am not a professional athlete. However, I am grateful to be what I am: a child of GOD, a husband, a father, a son, a brother, etc. I may never be famous or rich but I a forever blessed and eternally wealthy.
Looking at all the things we aren't is a pretty easy thing to do. Remembering what we are, though, is far more important.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
That one thing
There was a movie years ago titled "City Slickers". The premise of the movie was that there was a group of people with various challenges/disappointments/problems in their lives that go to a cattle ranch and spend a week herding cattle. During the week, they find answers to their dilemmas and they come back resolved to make amends and the necessary changes to guarantee success.
The old hardened cowhand is named Curly, and he gives the main character, Billy Crystal, a line that explains things to him. He tells Billy's character that you have to find that one thing in your life worth going through life for. Crystal's character asks what that one thing is. Curly tells him that it is different for everyone (you have to find your one thing).
Today's word is just a saying that I really like, which says, "When GOD is your Reason to Live, you will never have a reason to quit."
The truth is, we all have to find that one thing that motivates us to keep on keeping on. And, while that one thing might be a spouse, a child, a whatever, the fact is, that it ALL comes from GOD. If we will make GOD our Reason, we will always have that one thing that keeps us moving.
While the movie was made for Hollywood and had some decent messages, the fact is that GOD is the Reason we are here. If we will continue to serve Him and do His good will, we will always have a reason to keep going. Yeah, GOD is that One thing.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
The old hardened cowhand is named Curly, and he gives the main character, Billy Crystal, a line that explains things to him. He tells Billy's character that you have to find that one thing in your life worth going through life for. Crystal's character asks what that one thing is. Curly tells him that it is different for everyone (you have to find your one thing).
Today's word is just a saying that I really like, which says, "When GOD is your Reason to Live, you will never have a reason to quit."
The truth is, we all have to find that one thing that motivates us to keep on keeping on. And, while that one thing might be a spouse, a child, a whatever, the fact is, that it ALL comes from GOD. If we will make GOD our Reason, we will always have that one thing that keeps us moving.
While the movie was made for Hollywood and had some decent messages, the fact is that GOD is the Reason we are here. If we will continue to serve Him and do His good will, we will always have a reason to keep going. Yeah, GOD is that One thing.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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