You Can Make It!

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. The Little Engine That Could... that story has a big impact on people and they don't even realize it! If you really think about when you're in a tough situation or facing adversity, how often do you tell yourself: "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can?" Like when... you have to pull that all-nighter for that big test or presentation, or you have one more pushup, situp, or it's the last time around the track, or your mind is telling you to quit while you're ahead but your heart is saying "you can do this." As you get older, that "I think I can" should turn into: "I know I can, I know I can, I know I can, I know I can!" You can do anything you set your mind to with faith, determination, hard work, and perseverance. You too, just like The Little Engine That Could, can make it to your destination!

Impact!!!

Have you ever realized how one person can have a profound impact on your life? Sometimes it's for better and sometimes it's for worse; but nevertheless, your life will never be the same. You will always say "remember when..." or "that one time when..." Can you imagine how much more different your life would be if you and that person had never crossed paths? Ok, here is some food for thought:

Whose life have you impacted?
Did you make them different?
Did you make the person better than who/what they were?
Are you an impactor or a destroyer?
Can you be the light that helps the lost one find their way home?
Can you be the "update" that person needs?
Can you change a life for the better?

Life... Opportunity... Destiny

It has become apparent to me that every raindrop counts, rather it falls on the sidewalk, window sill or in your mouth. That raindrop was destined to fall at that specific time. It was destined to travel that distance in that space and in that time. So how is this relevant or what makes this important? Life, fate and destiny! I could go a dozen different ways about how a series of events can all correspond to your current situation: It's life... it was all meant to happen... it was your fate... it was your destiny. Carpe diem is Latin for “seize the day." Life is full of the good, the heart-breaking and the unexpected; but no matter what we go through, we have to keep moving forward! How else will you live your life? Opportunity is defined as a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. Tragedy is defined as an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. To the average person, opportunity is simply being in the right place at the right time; and tragedy is often thought of as being in the wrong place at the wrong time.  So at the end of the day, ask yourself these questions: What do I stand for? What is my purpose? What is my destiny? I leave you with this (meditate on Philippians 3:7-21, 4:1)...

Every raindrop counts, just like every teardrop counts

Free Will

I find it amazing that although God created us, He gave us free will. We don't have to do what He wants or says; He gave us the choice to choose what we want. A lot of times, we make decisions that we know are wrong but we still make them anyways. And sometimes we can actually hear God saying don't do this or that; don't make that mistake; don't date that guy or girl... yet we do it anyways. Then we want Him to bail us out when we get in trouble. Then we say: "Like a good neighbor, Jesus is there" (like All State). Being the awesome God that He is, He is always there and that’s why we love Him... no, that’s why I love Him. No matter what we do, He is always there. Free will or not, I have to thank God for giving me a choice. Because if it were up to me and I was God, I wouldn't give my children free will. It would be my way or no way at all... good thing I’m not God, right? At the end of the day, all I can say is: "Not my will, Lord, but Yours."