HOW DO YOU TREAT YOUR FAITH?

I love classic cars........It is a sad thing that many rare cars are restored but then never used for their intended purpose. In other words they are not driven. Often when people do remove them from storage, they trailer these mechanical marvels to shows, set them on the ground, surround them with ropes to keep people away, and then reinforce their security efforts by adding signs that say Do Not Touch..............
As much as this hideaway mentally happens in the world of car restoration, it is even apparent when i come across people who own fine china and crystal stemware. These items, made for the sole purpose of being a platform for food and a container for liquids, are usually being tucked away and saved for those dinners when only the most distinguished guests come to visit. Sadly, in most cases i have seen, no guests who enter these homes are ever extraordinary enough to rate bringing out the really good stuff. More often than not,...........finally make their appearance on a dinning table....when these expensive pieces are sold at an estate sale.

................................................... I have found that tooo ooften faith is treated in much the same fashion as classic cars, fine china...............It is trotted out on Sunday morning, as well as sometimes during Christmas and Easter, on special and religious occasions, and then carefully tucked away..................And even in those times, faith is rarely seen in actions, words, excitement, or charity. Thus faith seems to have Do Not Touch signs hanging all over it and is stored away with the idea of "saving it for the day that Christ comes to dinner".....................

.......Christian heroes live their faith each day, displaying it whenever they can and taking it to laces others don't dare go. Heroes realize their faith isn't perfect, but that doesn't keep them from putting it out there to show people how much it means to them.........What sets them apart is that they took their faith out of the closet and into the world. They didn't rope it off and put up Do Not Touch signs, nor did they save it for special guests or special occasions.
Excerpts from the introduction of STORIES BEHIND MEN OF FAITH by ACE COLLINS
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YOUR POTENTIAL AND THE NEXT GENERATION

To live for today is shortsighted; to live for tomorrow is vision................ Several years ago, i was invited to speak at a church conference in Gary, Indiana, on a topic of discovering your purpose in life. Before i was introduced, the host invited a gentleman to share briefly on the establishment of an educational institution that had distinguished itself in that community. An unassuming, middle-aged gentleman stepped forward and began to share a story that pierced my soul. He told of how is mother had failed in an attempt to abort him as an unborn child, and he had ended up living in foster homes all over the city for many years. He emphasised how he had dreamed of providing an environment in which young people could grow and learn so that they would not have to suffer what he had experienced. He introduced to the audience the school he had founded and established - a school that had become one of the leading academic institutions for high school  student in that city.

Imagine if his mother had been successful. She would have killed a school. Despite his past and his less-than-ideal heritage, this dreamer rose above his circumstances and maximized his potential, which is now benefiting generations to come.

............Obeying God's will for your life and fulfilling His purpose is a personal decision, but not a private one because your sphere of influence is much greater that your private world. - Excerpts from MAXIMIZING YOUR POTENTIAL (The Keys to Dying Empty) by Late Dr. Myles Munroe.

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Don't Let Regrets Replace Your Dreams

Regret looks back. Worry looks around. Vision looks up.
Life can be understood backward, but it must be lived forward. If past history were all that mattered, librarians would be the only successful people in the world. The past should only be viewed with gratitude for the good things. So look backward with gratitude and look forward with confidence. Your past is the start of your fresh start..............To succeed, you must be willing to shed part of your previous life.
(Excerpt from 'Believe You Can' by John Mason).
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