GO FOR IT!!!!

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again. Because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows his place shall never be with those timid and cold souls who know neither victory nor defeat. -Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President

WHY NOT US? WHY NOT NOW?

Why Not Us? Why Not Now?

Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God alone; Laughs at impossibilities, And cries it shall be done.

--Charles Wesley

This morning I was on the treadmill at my gym when a young muscled up guy walked by me with an old worn and tattered tee-shirt on. Nothing unusual about that, the lettering on the back was faded and hard to read. Then I saw what it said. WHY NOT US? WHY NOT NOW? I almost jumped off my treadmill. David asked his brothers, is there not a cause? Is there not a reason that we are here right now in this place in time. The scripture speaks of a time such as this. I ask you the question that has echoed in my ears all day. WHY NOT US? WHY NOT NOW?

GO CUBBIES

BANK ON IT!

"Don't hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or - worse! - stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it's safe from moth and rust and burglars. It's obvious, isn't it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.

Matt. 6:19-21 The Message

MAKE NO LITTLE PLANS

Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big.
Daniel Burnham, Chicago architect. (1864-1912)

Progress and Change, Change and Progress .

“Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, ‘I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have overcharged people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much.” Luke 19:8 (NLT)

To progress we must change. In order to advance in life in any area, whether spiritual or natural, change is the key. Why do people grow or progress. Progress only happens for those who are committed to make changes in their life.
God calls us to growth. We must always prepare to go forward in our endeavors. We must never want to stay the same. Refuse to remain as you are. Always press for more, to become better. Never settle! We must be willing to pay the price for change.