A NEW YEAR’S PRAYER AND MESSAGE

DID THE DEVIL MAKE HIM DO IT?
MAYBE, AND MAYBE NOT.

BUT IT HAPPENED, AND THINGS WHICH “JUST HAPPEN” OFTEN HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH HOW THINGS TURN OUT. THAT’S THE DIFFERENCE.

HOW THINGS TURN OUT; THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FATE AND DESTINY.

FATE IS WHAT LIFE GIVES YOU. DESTINY IS WHAT YOU DO WITH IT.

IF YOU ARE 5’5″, FATE DETERMINES YOU’LL NEVER BE 6’6″.

IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH THE CAP ON THE TOOTHPASTE TUBE, FATE HAS IT THAT YOU’LL PROBABLY NEVER BE A MECHANIC.

DESTINY IS WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT, THE THINGS YOU CAN’T CHANGE, THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH ARE LIKELY TO STAY THE WAY THEY ARE FOR SOME TIME.

“THE MEN OF THE HOUR” OR
“LADIES OF THE HOUR” ARE THE PEOPLE WHO GO 105% FOR THE THINGS HE OR SHE CAN DO WITH WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN THEM.

MOST PEOPLE TEND TO FORGET THAT WITH GOD’S HELP, WE HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE CONTROL OVER OUR DESTINY,

HOW ABOUT TODAY? YOU SEE THERE ARE TWO DAYS IN EVERY WEEK THAT SHOULD BE KEPT FREE FROM FEAR AND WORRY . . .

ONE OF THESE DAYS IS YESTERDAY: IT HAS PASSED FOREVER BEYOND YOUR CONTROL. WE CAN’T UNDO A SINGLE ACT WE PERFORMED OR ERASE A SINGLE WORD WE SAID. YESTERDAY IS…..WELL, YESTERDAY.

THE OTHER DAY WE SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT IS TOMORROW. WITH IT’S PROBLEMS AND PROMISES, TOMORROW IS ALSO BEYOND OUR IMMEDIATE CONTROL.

THAT LEAVES TODAY. ANYONE CAN FIGHT THE HOUR’S BATTLES OF ONE DAY. IT’S ONLY WHEN WE ADD THE BURDEN OF THOSE TWO AWFUL ETERNITIES-YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW, THAT WE BREAK DOWN.

ONLY ONE DAY, JUST ONE, REQUIRES OUR BEST ATTENTION,

TODAY, WE LIVE ONE AT A TIME. YESTERDAY IS HISTORY. TOMORROW BELONGS TO GOD. TODAY WE HAVE, AND TODAY IS ENOUGH FOR ANYONE.