I just finished reading “The Greatest Salesman in the World” by Og Mandino. (It was required by my boss at work) AH-MAH-ZING!! I highly recommend it to everyone to read. It’s super short and easy, but full of such great wisdom! (And has an awesome spiritual undertone and twist in it too! See how long it takes for you to figure it out as you’re reading it!) Now that I’ve read it, I thought I would try to incorporate one of the “scrolls” teachings each day, paired with re-establishing the habit of getting into the Word every day.
The Scroll Marked I: Today I begin a new life.
“Today I shed my old skin which hath, too long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity. Today I am born anew…Failure no longer will be my payment for struggle….Now I reject it and I am prepared for wisdom and principles which will guide me…
“…What [these scrolls] will teach me is more to prevent failure than to gain success, for what is success other than a state of mind?…Failure is man’s inability to reach his goals in life, whatever they may be.
“…In truth, the only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits. Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure. Thus, the first law I will obey, which precedeth all others is- I will form good habits and become their slave.
…”As I repeat the words daily they will soon become a part of my active mind, but more important, they will also seep into my other mind, that mysterious source which never sleeps, which creates my dreams, and often makes me act in ways I do not comprehend.” (pgs.51-57)
Today I begin a new life.
In the Word: 1 Chronicles 4-6; Psalm 43-45, 49
It’s interesting that this 1 Chronicles passage just happened to be a list of descendants because (1) I love learning the history of Biblical characters and places, so that I can create a mental timeline of what took place back then, and (2) included in this list of descendants are the descendants of Simeon. In addition to having my amazing time of worship last night at church, I also was confronted with an “issue” that I’ve been having by Pastor Matt. I had gotten into a conversation with Aubrey about other religions and spirituality where I mentioned my distrust in organized religion, but my belief in spirituality. Well, Pastor Matt just happened to say that we will be studying Simeon this next Sunday and how he learned to trust both spirituality and organized religion. UMMM, could that be any more apparent that it’s from God?!
These Psalms passages are a great reminder for me right now to since this new job has already begun to place becoming wealthy as a priority in my life. Not saying that this is a bad thing, but I am the kind of person who doesn’t care if I’m wealthy someday. I have always said that if I ever become financially successful, my goal in life is that no one would ever know it by how I live. I hope that giving is a habit that will always remain with me, no matter how much money I may make.