God is Not MockedWritten by Joyce C. Lock
Ga. 6:1, "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in SPIRIT of MEEKNESS, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted." How many times have we had urge to Lord it over someone fallen; to look at them in disgust, to shun their very presence, to talk behind their back, to refuse their service, to forget all good they've done, to spit in their face and kick them when their down? Those who receive people in meekness have learned a very special lesson. In right place, at right time, under right circumstance - there is no sin we couldn't be tempted with. Only by grace of God that it isn't me. Where did we get idea it couldn't happen to us? Don't we dare think ourselves any better (Ga. 6:3)! If we weren't abandoned on a door step, raised in an orphanage or maybe even ghettos; if we were raised with God fearing, loving, non-abusive parents who saw to it that we had best education money could buy; if we've risen to places of prestige, prosperity, power, respect, and position ... how can we think we had something to do with it? Sometimes, we forget where we came from and who brought us where we are (Ez. 16:21,22). If you ever find yourself in such a place - BEWARE, BEWARE, BEWARE!
| | Ingredients for successWritten by Ophelia Sanchez
INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS By Ophelia Sanchez President Management Resources, Inc. (MRI) (c)1997 Management Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced or copied by any means without written permission from Management Resources, Inc. Write MRI. Management by Objectives, strategic planning, quality, teams, re-engineering. Passing management fads? Consultants, more consultants. Training and more training. Businesses are littered by corpses of all these attempts at finding way to become better. What happened? What went wrong? How can simple and productive ideas like these have failed in some companies while succeeding in others? In some companies one finds employees sneering at management, not believing on anything, just letting days go by. In others one can see an uplifted employee force. They are committed to their work, they communicate with each other, they read company publications, they ask questions and hear answers. What is cause? What is difference? ATTITUDES. Attitude is one of those words that we have difficulty defining. It is a state of mind, a disposition, it reflects in our moods and personality, it molds our perspectives and preferences. It can result in laxity or negligence: an "It’s Not My Job" mentality; or in an open-minded "Can Do" behavior. Attitudes makes us who we are, how we think and act, how we respond to challenges, how we look at things. Attitudes are created and modified. We are not born with them. They are developed from early childhood. There is a direct link between way we think and way we behave. When people come in contact with us they are responding to our personality, which is outer expression of our inner attitudes. Our behavior (or personality) directly impacts our success. Since behavior is based on attitudes, attitude is one of key ingredients for success. Look at your favorite people in history. Why did they succeed? Was it their skills alone? There are millions with skills and knowledge who are not successful. In most cases winners have a driving attitude to succeed. Lincoln lost many elections before becoming president. John Paul II was shot and came close to death. Beethoven was deaf. Even in medical terms, positive attitude is a remarkable force. Positive thinking has been determined to be a "miracle drug" that you manufacture within yourself. As June Bierman, author of "Diabetes in News" says "this miracle drug has no side effects, doesn’t require a doctor’s prescription and doesn’t cost you a penny." What a powerful force! What are your attitudes? Do you live thinking that any situation is an opportunity for success? Or do you believe that sooner or later something bad is going to happen? Do you look at things as "too much trouble," "there is nothing I can do?" Or do you say "this is an opportunity for me," "this is my chance to shine"?
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