The Economy

It's amazing how many folks out there are fooled and totally in the dark. They are mad at the rich, hoping their presidential candidate can help them by squeezing taxes from the "evil empire" of the wealthy. They do not realize that they are in the same spot as they were 8 years ago. Our national debt has went up to 19 trillion dollars and hardly a drop it that has went to the American economy. Our government spends our hard earned money, foolishly. Hillary Clinton preaches against the wealthy but she is one of them. Yes, Trump is too. Amazing, the Democratic party has more millionaires than the Republican party. Yet, we watch night after night as the Democratic party slams the people that have went out and made their money and take care of their families.
In the book "How an Economy Grows and why it Crashes", Peter Schiff explains the problems the government causes by trying to run the countries business. By now we should realize that the U.S. Postal service, Amtrak and Social Security are going in the red due to the government. That's just to name a few. Like I said, people are amazingly fooled because they believe what they hear from "promise makers" instead of thinking for themselves and doing the research. I guess that's why the majority of the American population are called "sheeple".

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If your vocabulary includes the word "quit", chances are you have things that go unfinished.

Frog in the kettle

A frog Fell into a pot on a stove ....
As the temperature of the water begins to rise, the frog adjust its body temperature accordingly.
The frog keeps adjusting its body temperature with the increasing temperature of the water. Just when the water is about to reach boiling point, the frog cannot adjust anymore. At this point the frog decides to jump out.
The frog tries to jump but it is unable to do so because it has lost all its strength in adjusting with the rising water temperature.
Very soon the frog dies.
What killed the frog?
Think about it!
I know many of us will say the boiling water. But the truth about what killed the frog was its own inability to decide when to jump out.
We all need to adjust with people & situations, but we need to be sure when we need to adjust & when we need to move on. There are times when we need to face the situation and take appropriate actions.
If we allow people to exploit us
physically, emotionally, financially, spiritually or mentally they will continue to do so.
Let us decide when to jump!
Let's jump while we still have the strength.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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If you can shape it in your mind, you will find it in your life.

The View

I'm not talking about the TV show that's on during the week but the one you have in front of you. It can be an assembly line at work, your living room at home or the view through the windshield while you are going down the road. Sometimes the view gets dull and boring. That's you have to change it. My view is the ocean tide rolling up on a white beach. I've always wanted to change it but was afraid to. Don't be afraid, Change your view.

Today's sermon

This is from my guest writer, Russell Charles.
hello, i hope everyone is having a good sunday! today in church we had a guest speaker that has been here a few times and i really enjoy him. he has 4 earrings, an ex-con, and preaches a lot in the style of Dr. Gene Scott, if you know who that is. today's sermon was outstanding as he laid out--why did David think he could beat Goliath? in a nutshell, david knew he, by representing God, was in the right, so even if he happened to lose to Goliath, God would use david's defeat for his glory. While everyone else was shaking in their boots wondering what to do, scared of a man, David got PISSED-OFF that someone, regardless of their size, was mocking the Lord God!! It really hit me, how many of us are like david and willing to charge into the fight for we are servants of the Lord? Or do most of us (imagine me looking at the floor, diverting my eyes as i type this, over a guilty conscience) act like the other soldiers and say "well, i will sit quietly here, i sure hope someone says something."??? like david did, when is the last time we got pissed off at sin and made a stand?? the Lord has convicted me to stop being such a weak, worthless, defeated-acting sissy, and stand up for our Lord, the true King of Kings!! please join me in no longer being more scared of what men think of us, than we are what God thinks of us. Jesus isn't coming here next time as a cooing baby wrapped in a baby blanket in a stable, he is coming from the sky swinging a sword with a host of angels, ready to roll son!! So, join me today in picking a side, because SOONER OR LATER you will have to pick one and you better make sure you have choose the winning one. have a great day, and i thanks for reading this.

Leaving a legacy

One of two things are going to happen in your life, you're going to die too soon or too late. No one says, old Bob died right on time. A couple of weeks ago I lost a friend, more of an associate. He was only 39 years old. He left 2 young children and from what I understand, his mom asked his employer if he had an insurance policy. Most companies will carry a small policy, usually enough for a funeral and burial. Life insurance is an income protector. It gives the survivors income for extended period after the one covered is gone. The spouse could take some extra time off to grieve, pay bills and set up college savings for the children. You should always leave a legacy to your family.