The Value of Things That Matter

Every look a book of car values? The exact same car can has different values depending on who is selling it and to who. A 2007 Mercedes CLK350 is worth $24,912 if you buy if from a dealer but if moments before you traded it in to that same dealer the book says that it is worth $19,912. If you sell it yourself then it is only worth $22,412. The book is written to always favor the dealer. The dealer doesn't care about the car, just the profit. You can learn a lot from knowing that.

We spend too much time lobbying politicians and people in high places hoping that they will establish a moral compass for our nation. We ask them to make laws that are fair, laws the heal, laws that are just. The mistake that we make is not understanding that they are in the game for the same reason as the dealer is. You have to know your own worth and what progress is worth. Moments can't be replaced, they are just missed opportunities unrealized. We as a country must not lay our democracy in the hands of people who don't really care about it. There is no such thing as a "do nothing" congress because "doing nothing" is something. We make the mistake of putting the things that we value in the wrong hands.

According To Your Faith

There is a phrase in the Bible that puts your future into perspective. "According to YOUR faith." When you think small it is difficult to grow big. If you measure your blessing on your ability to "get", you will celebrate and consume the generosity of others. If you measure your blessings on the ability to "give", then I am convinced that you will always be richer than you can imagine.

A FB friend blocked un-friended me because I said that you shouldn't tithe food stamps and welfare. Besides being illegal, I don't believe that God's blessings are those that people put in your hand to consume, they are those that he puts in your heart to bless others with. There is nothing wrong with being helped but there is more power in helping.

Think beyond yourself and grow beyond your own limitations.