Experience VICTORY By Overcoming Obstacles In Life: Become The Best YOU That You Can Be
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Meal Montage #18 (Plant-Based)
Chickpea Hummus
Breakfast Potatoes w/Sauteed Mushrooms
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Taco Tuesday (NOT Plant-Based)
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Enjoy Your Blessings!
Matthew 26:11 reminds the reader that "the poor shall always be" in the world, and throughout the Bible we are admonished to help the needy. However, we must be careful that we don't allow the needs of others to make us feel guilty concerning the things that God has blessed us with. When we give and help the less fortunate, we must give in love - not out of manipulation or compulsion! Remember - that which you give does NOT have to be seen by the world. (thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:4)
2 Corinthians 9:7
(Let each one give [thoughtfully and with purpose] just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver [and delights in the one whose heart is in his gift].)
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The Attacks of the Enemy
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 10:10
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Psalm 34:19
Stay alert! Watch out! Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, searching for someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:8
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Stop Trying to Teach an Old Dog New Tricks!
We’ve often heard the proverbial phrase, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” It simply means you cannot make people change their established patterns of opinion and behavior (Google). Throughout my life, I’ve discovered it to be true countless times.
Oftentimes, we expect other people to receive our teaching/training by graciously acquiescing to the lesson. In other words, if we have taught them to pick up after themselves and to put things in their proper place - we expect that it should be done. Reasonably speaking, there will be some trial and error. However, given time, we expect progress to be made until the objective is ultimately met.
When this does NOT happen, we are often left feeling angry, frustrated, rejected, unappreciated, and taken for granted. I’ve come to discover that there are times when it would be wise to assess the situation to determine if it is even worth subjecting ourselves to these pathetic emotions. To properly assess the situation, we must consider three things: 1)the audience (Who are we targeting?), 2)the objective (What is the desired outcome?), and 3)the probability (Is it a reasonable expectation of the lesson?)
Firstly, let’s look at the audience. In teaching the lesson/skill, the following must be considered:
Is the targeted audience capable of receiving the information/learning the skill?
If they are capable, then proceed.
What I’ve come to discover is that (often) we are left with those unpleasant, pathetic emotions (anger, frustration, rejection, feeling unappreciated, and taken for granted) when we fail to realize that some people can’t be changed nor trained. Perhaps, they are:
People who refuse to be taught.
People who are set in their ways.
People who think that they already know everything.
Is it likely/unlikely that the objective will be achieved given considerable time?
Is the objective reasonable? With all things being fair, it is reasonable to expect a six year- old to wash her/his hands before leaving the bathroom. On the other hand, it is NOT reasonable to expect a six-year old to solve a mathematical equation that involves algebraic expressions.
The teacher/instructor can continue to teach - hoping that some of the lesson/skill will hopefully stick.
The teacher/instructor can modify the expected outcome.
When it does not seem as if any progress has been made, there are times when we have to abandon that assignment and move on to a different assignment. Somebody once said, “stop beating a dead horse”. In other words, stop wasting effort, energy and time trying to do something that can’t be done - at least, by human effort.