Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Attitude

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church....a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes.” ― Charles R. Swindoll

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Finding Truth

On what foundation do we base our truth? I have noticed as I meet with many, oftentimes people base their truth on what the media tells them--or what a political leader might say. But what are the media and political leaders basing their opinions and perceptions? Political leaders base their strategic viewpoints on what the polls indicate, so as to keep themselves popular. The media bases their viewpoints on trends in rating and viewership, so as to keep them on the air. Think: what source is the world getting their information, and therefore, basing their views, perceptions and even their truths? "Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them" (Matt 7:20). Be careful, distortion and deception comes quickly!