Notes On Life

 Mark Twain once said, “I have spent most of my life worrying about things that never happened.” So the question is…“Are you a worrier? ” We all are to some extent, but some of us can go to extremes from distress to distraught in 5 seconds. Let’s take a look at it. Worrying is a great thief of time. It’s always the worst possible thing that comes to mind. One of the reasons we worry is because we feel powerless to control our future. So instead of escalating into a spiral frenzy that can ruin an entire day for yourself and those around you, Stop yourself in mid-flight and have a conversation with your inner spirit. When you first desire to find the peace (which is a must to remove your anxiety) ask a Blessing over your circumstances whatever they are, Believe there is an answer and Claim God’s help even before it’s given. Then you are opening yourself to receive the solution. Worrying about the future robs you of the present moment, so observe how much worrying you do as worry...

 We’ve all seen a police drama where a criminal is brought into an interrogation room with the hope that he’ll admit to the crime he committed. After hours of questioning and presenting evidence of wrongdoing, one of two things would happen. Either he’d adamantly continue to DENY that he was not at fault or finally break down and CONFESS that he was guilty. The word “Confess” has an interesting etymological origin in that it is composed of two words of “con” meaning ‘with’ and “fateri” meaning ‘acknowledge, know, declare or admit the validity of’ something. So when we confess we are saying that what we have done is wrong. As today’s verse tells us, we need to admit — that is CONFESS — before God that we are guilty of our sins, and for certain we ALL are guilty of something! However, unlike those that admit their crimes to the police will certainly go to PRISON, those that confess their crimes before God with a contrite heart go to ETERNAL LIFE because Romans 10:10 promises us...