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The Good You Find In Others
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Jul 26, 2009 6:21 pm
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The good you find in others, is in you too.
The faults you find in others are your faults as well.
After all, to recognize something you must know it.
The possibilities you see in others, are possible for you as well.
The beauty you see around you is your beauty.
The world around you is a reflection,
A mirror showing you the person you are.
To change your world, you must change yourself.
To blame and complain will only make matters worse.
Whatever you care about, is your responsibility.
What you see in others shows you yourself.
See the best in others, and you will be your best.
Give to others, and you give to yourself.
Appreciate beauty, and you will be beautiful.
Admire creativity, and you will be creative.
Love, and you will be loved.
Seek to understand, and you will be understood.
Listen, and your voice will be heard.
Show your best face to the mirror,
And you'll be happy with the face looking back at you.
“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;” –Matthew 5:44
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A Declaration Of Dependence
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Jul 26, 2009 11:23 am
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“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32.
It is generally accepted that as soon as a young man finishes his education, his first concern will be to get established and to earn enough money to buy his family a good home, good clothes, and sufficient luxuries to make life easy. This matter of accumulating “things” very often becomes a hectic pursuit in which the wife, the husband, and the children all are involved. More than ever people are dedicating their lives to the “climb” as the ultimate goal. They place making a living ahead of making a life. Thus all too often material security supersedes moral attainment.
In decided contrast to the general pattern of our day is the conduct of a missionary doctor. Years ago he left the United States with his family for the primitive jungles of Africa. Today he still holds the medical fort on a mission station. He does not possess much of the world’s wealth. He could have, though, because he is a brilliant surgeon. Instead, he has a spirit of serenity and deep satisfaction about him that could be the envy of many wealthier men. I would say that he is truly successful, for he breaths the freedom of dependence wholly on God.
You see, once you have been caught in a net of crooked values, a certain fear always sets in. You may gain the physical objects for which you set out, but once you have them, what then? The aim of your striving will be a panacea to eliminate the deeper problems arising from being a slave to the world of self-interest. But religion cannot lift the burden when self-interest is involved.
We shall never be truly free until we accept the freedom offered by Christ. And this freedom is not based on “things.” It is hope born of the Spirit, through which men come alive to the knowledge of their need and find peace, forgiveness, and freedom with God through Christ.
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