The Unthinkable

Have you ever had a plan that you thought would work even when others said it couldn’t? There was a person in the 1930’s who worked for several direct sales companies until the 1960’s. They achieved considerable success. They climbed the corporate ladder and even found themselves on the board of directors. But life wasn’t rosy at the top their title and track record was not taken seriously by their peers. Their suggestions were ignored, dismissed and at times ridiculed. Finally in frustration they retired in 1963. Now what? Why not, write a book. Sitting down at the kitchen table two lists were made; one list was all the good things they had seen in the companies where they had worked. The other list held all the things that could be improved. They thought this would make a great business plan. The accountant didn’t think so neither did their attorney. But a product was developed promotional materials written and a sales force trained. Then their mate of 21 years who had been very supportive of the idea dies of a heart attack. The plans were not dropped or delayed the new business opened its door in September of 1963 with an investment of $5000.00 Dollars and earned close to $200,000 in that first year. When Mary Kay took her company public in 1968, sales had climbed to more than $10 million.

Why tell you all that? I have seen too many that think life is over and they are worthless and they feel as if they will never make a difference. There was a man in the Bible that spent most of his Christian life behind bars. We read where he was beaten almost to death. At the end of his life his concern is not for himself but for a young preacher named Timothy as he tells him in:

2Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. In other words I’m going to heaven and I want you to keep on keeping on, don’t quit be strong.

2Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

The reason being:

2Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine (listen to accurate teachings); but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;


2Timothy 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

The unthinkable is happening all around us and it’s taking our eyes and minds off Jesus and putting them on other things. There are those who are so concerned about the job they don’t have that they spend most of their time dwelling on it and feeling like a failure. Wonder how the Apostle Paul felt when he was put in prison? Every day he was chained to another soldier and everyday he had the opportunity to tell them of a day and what he saw and heard that changed his life. So what do others hear coming out of our mouth? How great God has been or how they can’t get a …… or they don’t have any…….or if only so and so would have been voted in. Hello, don’t we remember who is in charge here and it’s not us or even them but God is still in control. Have you told anyone about what the Lord has done for you lately? How it’s changed your life; or have you spent most of your time telling those around you of why you can’t make it?

“IN GOD WE TRUST”

P.S. I am asking you to pray for the family of Steve Curington, his wife Lori and their five children. The funeral will be Thursday at 7 pm. I also ask that you pray for me, my wife and two others as we feel that is very important that we attend. We will be leaving Wednesday evening @ 6:00 and drive thru the night. This is about a 14 hours trip, but Steve Curington has impacted so many lives, mine being one of them. I will not write again until Monday, November 8. May our blessed Lord bless and keep each of you safe is my prayer.