Hello Overcomers,
When you get the chance, Read Psalm 90.
The speedometer seemed to be stalled at 55. Minutes stretched as if to give the feeling of timelessness. Only the squeal of under-inflated tires on a curve roused the driver's thoughts and alerted him to a broken-down school bus on the side of the road. For a few unmeasured moments a trail of memories followed. His mind drifted back to school, college, marriage, and the business.
Suddenly a mileage marker cruised by, bringing him back to the present. His eyes shifted to the broken yellow lines right of center, and his ears counted the rythem of concrete cracks until billboards began to appear along the freeway. One by one they shouted at him and slid by into the silence of the rearview mirror. Slogans by the dozen appealed to his material instincts, and to something less than his better judgement. Then came a sign that simply said in black and white letters: HOW LONG WILL IT LAST? His eyes reached back for another look -- but it was gone. Then a series of signs began to appear in a pattern of the old Burma Shave slogans: DESIRES -- AND FIRES -- WILL SOON BURN OUT -- BUT THOSE WHO DO -- THE WILL OF GOD -- WILL LAST -- FOREVER! The wheels dropped off the pavement. Stones beat up against the floor. Beads of sweat began to form on the drivers forehead. How long was this ride going to last?
Yet, he is not alone on the road of life. All of us find ourselves caught at times in the numbness that comes from living solely for material values.
O Lord, keep us awake!
So here's a thought from a pastor of mine: A truly wise man gears his earthly GOALS to heavenly GAINS.
Love you, guys and gals...HK
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