To Be a Visionary
January 20, 2017
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Rev. Donald E. Wildmon is Founder and Chairman Emeritus of American Family Association (AFA) and American Family Radio (AFR).
Charles Doolittle was a visionary and it cost him everything. One must decide early-on that he can & will give himself, whatever the cost, to the vision.
From where do we acquire hope? Can it be that the Creator hopes for us? Why else would He continue to call humanity to Himself even though we stiff-arm Him while shaking our fist at His invitation?
Failure is not necessarily final or fatal. By what standard do we define failure? …maybe failure is actually a step-up toward successful accomplishment.
The way in which we define success is the key to unlocking one’s success.
We humans fear anything we don’t understand. Only Christ can steel us – prepare us - fit us in such a way so that we meet death fearlessly.
Problems can be solved only when they are not hidden. Sometimes we are the ones hiding and that is simply wasted time.
Because of Christ’s redemptive work in life and death on the cross the Father is able to wipe the board clean, enabling His created children to correct the error within.
The quickest way to fail to impress someone is to pretend to be someone or something we are not.
With every act we build our lives. We use each thought, each decision, each action just like building materials. The product we wind up with is built on the foundation of the past AND the action of the now.
Getting everything we want is not “heaven”. We aren’t built to have our wishes granted without effort. We are built to strive – to achieve – to conquer.
Many times it appears as if serving God is futile but God, The Judge, has yet to make His final ruling.
How many of us need to be willing to cover the hillside with white? Many more are desperate to know it is safe to come home.
One act of kindness is often all that is needed to change hearts minds and lives.
Christ’s presence and work in one’s life is inexplicable but is always obvious.
Those who truly investigate the gospel find their minds and hearts changed toward Christ rather than the gospel disproved.
There is a law of seed, time of harvest. The golden rule tells us to do unto others as we would have them do unto us. If your harvest is bad it’s probably because you have sown bad seed.
The facts we choose to omit from any given situation may cause the people who are dependent on the information we give. Withholding our help when it’s within our power to be helpful causes the flaws in our character to be starkly visible.
Unfortunately, our deeds very often fail to reflect our words. We must live-out the words we so readily hold others to and do so with integrity. Otherwise our own words condemn us.
If we don’t spend time in God’s Word God’s ways will be foreign to us, making us no better than fools.
Those who take their responsibilities seriously know the meaning of duty. It’s a shame that more people don’t know the meaning of duty any longer.
