Three Rules for Living

'For the Lord gives wisdom...' Proverbs 2:6 NKJV Good Morning, What a awesome day yesterday. Christmas songs, the word on Wise Men still Seek Him, touched hearts, and all of you just sticking around to fellowship with each other was so wonderful to see. I asked my self the question how do we succed in life? To succeed in life you must do these three things: (1) Decide what's important. The story's told of a family who moved to the country to get away from the city. They decided to raise cattle so they bought a ranch. One day a friend visited them and asked what they'd named it. Dad said, 'I wanted to call it The Flying-W, but Mom wanted to call it The Suzy-Q. One of our sons liked The Bar-J, but our daughter preferred The Lazy-Y. So we compromised and called it The Flying-W, Suzy-Q, Bar-J, Lazy-Y Ranch.' The friend asked, 'How are your cattle doing?' Dad replied, 'We don't have any. They didn't survive the branding.' Come on, decide what's important to you! (2) Prioritize your time. Too many of us are like the store owner who got so busy trying to keep the place clean that he forgot to open the front door. The reason you're in business is to serve customers and make a profit, not get distracted by secondary things. Base your life's decisions on your priorities. And if you need help figuring out what they are, ask God: 'For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.' (3) Learn to motivate yourself. Most times, nobody else will. When tragedy struck his life, we read: 'David encouraged himself in the Lord...' (1 Samuel 30:6 KJV) You need to learn how to do that too. Jude writes: '...building up yourselves...praying in the Holy Ghost.' (Jude 1:20 KJV) To succeed in life you must learn to encourage yourself, pray and build yourself up in what God has for you...