“Just do your best,” or “Did you do your best?” frequently traveled from my parent’s voice to my ears and mind while growing-up. This advice and rhetorical question continues as an adult. I usually believed that I did do my best on the farm, in athletics or in school. With hindsight, I fell short of my best in school because I failed to understand the ingredients of fully applying myself in school.
Conversely, in physical activities of athletics and farm work, I usually did my best. I fully exerted my energy by day’s end, perhaps working on some sort of project outdoors such cleaning the barn, feeding livestock or cutting wood with Dad. Our best includes mistakes; hopefully avoiding repeating the same mistakes. Every night, I went to sleep quickly, sleeping deeply; rarely I woke-up in the middle of the night—only in need of a drink or visiting the restroom.
My Dad’s best, like other farmers, included working around the clock in the tractor. I recall him stopping for fifteen to twenty minute naps immediately after eating a meal brought to him in the field. Even though he remained with-in ten minutes of the house, he rarely came-in to sleep during specific seasons. With his equipment, livestock chores and hours in a day, he completed the best he could, as soon as he could. He fought to keep the farm.
Yet, some self-professed speaking gurus claim, “Doing your best is never good enough.”
Really?! Your BEST includes two basic ingredients, (1) Loving God with all of your heart, soul, and mind (2) Loving your fellow man (includes women) as much as you love yourself. Our love originates from His love.
When my parents challenge me to do my best, they ultimately challenge me to love God with all of my heart. Loving God causes us to serve creation as best possible with my talents, knowledge and energy; prayerfully seeking wisdom.
Deadlines exist because we fail to do our BEST—lacking knowledge or desire; or as manipulation of other's efforts.
Your BEST completes achievements in the most favorable time and order, based on your alpha and omega knowledge—including morality—within the tasks duration.
Manipulating others oftentimes enables synchronization of current and future tasks beyond the scope and/or awareness of one person or subset group.
Your BEST encompasses loving God with all of your heart, mind and soul; and loving—desiring Christ’s BEST—for everyone you do and may impact. Does anything exceed God’s love?
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickE.meyer
Friday, February 24, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
Weather
Last week after the 1991 and 1992 University of Nebraska-Kearney Cross Country teams received recognition as "Team of Distinction," we remininsced.
"Hey guys, what are some of your favorite memories of Coach Claussen?"
Two-time All-American Tom Schutz began laughing, “There is no such thing as tough weather, only weak people.”
How true!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickEmeyer.com
"Hey guys, what are some of your favorite memories of Coach Claussen?"
Two-time All-American Tom Schutz began laughing, “There is no such thing as tough weather, only weak people.”
How true!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickEmeyer.com
Possessions: Grain, Plant Material, or Chaff?
Do you find moving painful and exhausting? How does one choose what to keep versus dispose?
During Christmas break I return from Dallas where I am pursuing a Masters of Art in Truth Leadership, to meet my sister at Mom’s house in Nebraska. Our task involves removing the garages’ remaining possessions. My mother remarried December 3, 2011, five years after Dad’s passing; she sells her house while moving in with her husband—a good thing.
The process appears relatively simple; choosing to keep or dispose of items consumes energy if allowed. The physical items contain little value, rather the people and resulting relationships attached to something such as a book or a gift from a distant Christmas or birthday provide value. I picked-up a children’s Christmas books received from great-aunts and grandparents when I was a child. The books remind me of their love as they share their faith with my sister, cousins, and me.
Upon beginning to transfer these books into the save pile, a conscience, convicting bolt of intuition struck. My favorite book, the Bible, instructs us of the chaff burning while preserving the grain. These books, along with other possessions resemble chaff or straw.
Is chaff or straw worthless? No! Grain development and maturation depend upon healthy plant tissue. Grain production mandates healthy, vibrant plant stem, roots, leaves, tissue, chemistry, and cells. Disease, storms, and poor management hinder the plant’s resulting yield. From planting through harvest, the plant’s components serve determinate roles in grain production. Harvest separates the matured grain from plant tissue.
Mature grain possesses abundant nutrient value, used to feed and serve the world directly as food, by-products, or livestock feed. Mature plant tissue often possesses little nutrient value, transforming from plant to chaff, straw, or residue. Farmers manage the chaff by tilling, leaving to deteriorate, or burning this expired plant material. They do not transport expired plant material to the bin, elevator, or any storage (a few rare exceptions exist); it serves no purpose in the grains next stage of use. This practice allows the residue’s use for a new crop, and provides room for new growth.
These books, and many of my possessions, possess the same characteristics as plant material. Their presence enhanced my spiritual and emotional development. They provided valuable soul nutrients during my childhood development. New stages of development required separating from these “plant materials,” advancing to new stages of serving society.
Once separated, the old material became straw in my life; this plant material of books and other items were vital in the past, but not the present or future. Storing or moving these past possessions resembles keeping or storing chaff. The Bible suggests this lacks wisdom.
Either I incorporate my chaff into other lives—enhancing their yields, or dispose to provide room for new growth, new great yields. How do you manage your chaff?
Separate your possessions by grain, living plant material, and chaff.
“Don’t be afraid to be Great—as it all comes down to whom wants it the most.” Bill “Congo” Congleton
Rick E. Meyer
The Life and Soul Agronomist
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickEmeyer.com
During Christmas break I return from Dallas where I am pursuing a Masters of Art in Truth Leadership, to meet my sister at Mom’s house in Nebraska. Our task involves removing the garages’ remaining possessions. My mother remarried December 3, 2011, five years after Dad’s passing; she sells her house while moving in with her husband—a good thing.
The process appears relatively simple; choosing to keep or dispose of items consumes energy if allowed. The physical items contain little value, rather the people and resulting relationships attached to something such as a book or a gift from a distant Christmas or birthday provide value. I picked-up a children’s Christmas books received from great-aunts and grandparents when I was a child. The books remind me of their love as they share their faith with my sister, cousins, and me.
Upon beginning to transfer these books into the save pile, a conscience, convicting bolt of intuition struck. My favorite book, the Bible, instructs us of the chaff burning while preserving the grain. These books, along with other possessions resemble chaff or straw.
Is chaff or straw worthless? No! Grain development and maturation depend upon healthy plant tissue. Grain production mandates healthy, vibrant plant stem, roots, leaves, tissue, chemistry, and cells. Disease, storms, and poor management hinder the plant’s resulting yield. From planting through harvest, the plant’s components serve determinate roles in grain production. Harvest separates the matured grain from plant tissue.
Mature grain possesses abundant nutrient value, used to feed and serve the world directly as food, by-products, or livestock feed. Mature plant tissue often possesses little nutrient value, transforming from plant to chaff, straw, or residue. Farmers manage the chaff by tilling, leaving to deteriorate, or burning this expired plant material. They do not transport expired plant material to the bin, elevator, or any storage (a few rare exceptions exist); it serves no purpose in the grains next stage of use. This practice allows the residue’s use for a new crop, and provides room for new growth.
These books, and many of my possessions, possess the same characteristics as plant material. Their presence enhanced my spiritual and emotional development. They provided valuable soul nutrients during my childhood development. New stages of development required separating from these “plant materials,” advancing to new stages of serving society.
Once separated, the old material became straw in my life; this plant material of books and other items were vital in the past, but not the present or future. Storing or moving these past possessions resembles keeping or storing chaff. The Bible suggests this lacks wisdom.
Either I incorporate my chaff into other lives—enhancing their yields, or dispose to provide room for new growth, new great yields. How do you manage your chaff?
Separate your possessions by grain, living plant material, and chaff.
“Don’t be afraid to be Great—as it all comes down to whom wants it the most.” Bill “Congo” Congleton
Rick E. Meyer
The Life and Soul Agronomist
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickEmeyer.com
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Greatness
“Do not be afraid to be great.” Coach Bill “Congo” Congleton repeated this motivating statement continually during our two championship seasons of cross country. This, along with a plethora of his other patented phrases, are permanently branded on my cerebral mass—my brain. Imagine Greatness fills my website banner.
“Why is anyone afraid of being great?” As a teenager, I firmly believed everyone sought greatness. Greatness personifies America! Freedom and responsibility of pursuing one’s dream provides opportunities for greatness.
“What is greatness? You have it on your website, and you speak of being great. How do you define greatness?” Chuck presented an excellent question.
We speak of great teams, great performances, great achievements, etc. etc. In 1869, Francis Galton associated greatness with genius. Do you believe genius achieves greatness? Other define greatness as possessing great strength, intellect or power.
Would you agree defining great achievements hinges upon one’s values and effort? Greatness equals the value of the achievement multiplied by the percentage of our maximum effort.
The chart below and graph above illustrates on a scale of one to ten, with ten as the greatest, an activities value multiplied by the percentage of one’s maximum effort. (Apologies, all formating disappears when clicking "Publish Post.")
Act Values Effort / Ability Greatness Score Avg
Feeding the Hungry 10 80% 8.00 8.00
Clothing the Poor 10 80% 8.00 8.00
Visiting the Lonely 10 90% 9.00 8.33
Encouraging others 10 95% 9.50 8.40
Praying 10 95% 9.50 8.58
Loving God 10 85% 8.50 8.57
Loving Others 10 75% 7.50 8.44
Thankful 10 60% 6.00 8.17
Joyful 10 50% 5.00 7.85
Gentle 10 67% 6.70 7.75
Peace 10 80% 8.00 7.77
Work to Benefit Mankind 10 70% 7.00 7.80
Recreation for Recovery 8 95% 7.60 7.79
Computer Games 5 85% 4.25 7.39
Studying for Profession 10 90% 9.00 7.48
Consider creating a list of your activities, assign a value of one to ten (highest) to their positive-permanent impact on you, your family, business, community, and anyone else you feel compelled to affect.
Next evaluate your percent of effort based on your ability in performing these tasks. Multiplying the value and the effort provides your greatness score.
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickEmeyer.com
Friday, February 10, 2012
Six-Inches to Greatness
You are Six-Inches from your greatest achievements! Life’s treasures reside within six-inches of everyone. How do we open Your narrow gate to Greatness?
Historically, the narrow gate illustrates the path to life’s greatest riches. Growing-up on the farm, I lacked adequate ability to open and close all the gates. Some gates required great strength to open, more than my scrawny—2 ½ percent body-fat—frame could influence.
Fortunately tools, whether another fence post or one created in the shop. However, with the proper tool, I could easily open the gate using the open the same gate. The tool provided leveraging the gate. The gained advantage hinges on knowing the proper technique in using the tool. Improper use may results in lack of success and a pinched finger. Pinching a finger sometimes results in my saying unpleasant words.
Other gates will only open partially; the gate’s excessive weight prevents fully opening without leveraging from another tool or assistance from an associate. A variety of other challenges prevent fully opening gates such as, knowing when and where to lift, pushing or pulling in the wrong direction.
Are you struggling to open or fully open the six-inch gate between your temples to greatness? Do you have the proper leveraging tools? They are often nearby, if only we recognize their existence. Have you become sufficiently educated in properly using the leverage tools? Just like a farm fence, improper use often results in injuries and frustration.
Do you know the fine-tuned areas and directions to life and push on your “gate,” allowing its full opening?
Both the farm gate and your six-inch gate easily open fully and in the right direction with a few simple, key principles.
I have a flight to catch, stay tuned.
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickEmeyer.com
Historically, the narrow gate illustrates the path to life’s greatest riches. Growing-up on the farm, I lacked adequate ability to open and close all the gates. Some gates required great strength to open, more than my scrawny—2 ½ percent body-fat—frame could influence.
Fortunately tools, whether another fence post or one created in the shop. However, with the proper tool, I could easily open the gate using the open the same gate. The tool provided leveraging the gate. The gained advantage hinges on knowing the proper technique in using the tool. Improper use may results in lack of success and a pinched finger. Pinching a finger sometimes results in my saying unpleasant words.
Other gates will only open partially; the gate’s excessive weight prevents fully opening without leveraging from another tool or assistance from an associate. A variety of other challenges prevent fully opening gates such as, knowing when and where to lift, pushing or pulling in the wrong direction.
Are you struggling to open or fully open the six-inch gate between your temples to greatness? Do you have the proper leveraging tools? They are often nearby, if only we recognize their existence. Have you become sufficiently educated in properly using the leverage tools? Just like a farm fence, improper use often results in injuries and frustration.
Do you know the fine-tuned areas and directions to life and push on your “gate,” allowing its full opening?
Both the farm gate and your six-inch gate easily open fully and in the right direction with a few simple, key principles.
I have a flight to catch, stay tuned.
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickEmeyer.com
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Excuses vs. Contentment
History = Human Nature, Repeat: Countless times over the years, I am attacked with a multitude of reasons to eat supper and stay inside after arriving home from a full day.
Countless times over the years (I have only 8 fingers, two thumbs and 10 toes) the eating while reflecting on the completed little 10-miler generates contentment.
Excuses vs. Contentment: Which are you choosing?
Rick E. Meyer
The Life and Soul Agronomist
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Countless times over the years (I have only 8 fingers, two thumbs and 10 toes) the eating while reflecting on the completed little 10-miler generates contentment.
Excuses vs. Contentment: Which are you choosing?
Rick E. Meyer
The Life and Soul Agronomist
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
His-ease vs. Dis-ease
Mt. 9:35 Christ heals every kind of disease and sickness.
His ease, His Peace replaces Dis-ease.
His ease, His Peace replaces Dis-ease.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thoughts while studying
- When evaluating politicians (or anyone) for a position, consider Romans 3:23, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," the question is whether one confesses and repents--turns away--from their wrong doing(s).
- When someone makes a statement, do you instantly seek any possible correction, or do you lift them up? Wisdom seeks understanding then appropriate guidance or rebuke. Champions build and straighten others simultaneously.
- Have you heard anyone say: “1 step forward and 2 steps back...” For me this indicates I went too far or I need greater perspective and/or appreciation. Better a step backward than continuing on the wrong path.
Rick E. Meyer
The Life and Soul Agronomist
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
http://www.blogger.com/www.rickemeyer.com
(402) 984-1586 (cell)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
In March 1988 @ Manhattan's First Lutheran, I bought a t-shirt from Jim Ryun: Jesus is My Coach.
My highest levels in runninig where reached when I ASKED my coaches for my weekly goals and objectives. Telling them my plans resulted in injuries or under performance.
Are you asking or telling your Coach?
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
(402) 984-1586
My highest levels in runninig where reached when I ASKED my coaches for my weekly goals and objectives. Telling them my plans resulted in injuries or under performance.
Are you asking or telling your Coach?
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
(402) 984-1586
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Cast Nets Right: Feed My Sheep!
John 21:15-19
Six of the disciples, professional fishermen, are skunked with empty nets at the end of an all night fish outing as they bring their boat toward shore early in the morning. Perhaps the rising sun remains below the horizon, providing only a dim hue in the early morning sky.
A bystander along the shore about 100 yards away, whom the disciples are unable to distinguish, projects his voice, “Haven’t you any fish?” Upon confirmation of their lack of success, the bystander promises success of catching fish by lowering their net to the right side of the boat.
What is your reaction after a full day in your profession, operating in your area of expertise, and lacking any productivity and some bystander promises success for you with one additional attempt to the right side? Do you respond in faith with action? Do you laugh? Do you explain and justify to the bystander all the reasons why “casting your net” one last time is ridiculous.
The disciples obeyed, 153 large fish are in their net, the net tears from overload. One of the disciples NOW recognizes Jesus.
How often do our full nets preclude our recognizing Jesus in our life? Obedience to the commanding voice, while lacking certainty of whom the voice belongs, produces their full nets. Does this strongly resemble faith? They lower their nets to the right, in obedience to a commanding bystander in faith.
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit reside in the hearts of all who believe and trust Jesus Christ as their Savior. Are we obedient, in faith, to commands of bystanders in lowering our “nets” on the right side for increased yields?
Discernment is significant in calibrating our heart, mind and ears to the voice of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Their voice and message is comforting in congruency with scripture and convicting when we lack congruency. The right hand signifies righteousness, the side of the sheep. Beware of bystanders guiding you to the left, the side of goats.
The Bible clearly states Faith pleases God; this helps explain why Christ probably avoids identifying Himself before the command. Jesus provides other examples of those failing to respond in faith, missing their opportunity for His Blessings. In fact, the unprepared perish.
The week before Christmas, I called my former teammate Dan. He quickly answered saying, “Rick, I will call you back in 15 minutes.” Our
long-time friendship, enable our voices to be instantly recognized by one
another. Additionally, his quick, concise response correlated with his communication style. This quickly verified my dialing the correct
number.
Later in the week, I visited with my life-long friend and Cousin Kent. Once again, a life time of communication enable instant verification and recognition of tonality, style and message.
The greater amount of time you spend communicating with Jesus
Christ and the Holy Spirit, the more enhanced is your recognition of His
tonality, style and message in your heart and mind. Instinctively, you will recognize, obey and reap the resulting great yields.
The Bible says the we reap what sow; and if we sow sparingly, we reap sparingly. This hold true of our harvest from investing our time in knowing His voice.
What great Yields await you upon hearing, obeying and responding to a bystander, who you later learn is Jesus?
After the BIG catch, and with the recognition of Jesus, Peter bails out of the boat to run toward Jesus who stands by a camp fire with fish and bread. During breakfast Jesus engages Simon Peter with repeated, pointed questions:
Jesus: “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?”
Simon Peter: “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus: “Feed my lambs.”
Jesus: Simon, son of John, do you truly love?”
Simon Peter: “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus: “Take care of my sheep.”
Jesus: Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Simon Peter (with hurt feelings) “Lord, you know all things;
you know that I love you.”
Jesus: “Feed my Sheep”
This past week the Lord has spoken to my heart regarding the completion of the book proposal project.
“Rick, do you love me?” Yes, I do Lord! “Feed my Sheep.”
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit residing in me, remind this book project is about serving God and feeding His sheep.
Additionally, the Lord has directed me in another matter of Faith; “Rick, do you love me?” Yes, I do Lord! “Take care of my sheep, feed my sheep.” Often times caring for and feeding HIS sheep requires BOLD FAITH!
Responding BOLDLY in FAITH is enhanced when we are continually communicating with our Lord, becoming increasingly familiar with
His voice in our life.
The Lord Blesses us with amazing, net tearing, catches of prosperity. This prosperity may be spiritual, emotional, recreational, financial, physical; all the aforementioned or any combination. When Blessed, respond in your Love of Christ by feeding His lambs, caring for His sheep, and feeding his Sheep.
The required FAITH may challenge or exceed your comfort zone, as my dad said in our last meaningful conversation, “Always Trust God,
remember that son, Trust God Always.” This correlates with Proverbs 3:3-5.
Trust God!
Respond with Obedience and Faith!
Love Christ!
Feed His Sheep!
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
The Life and Soul Agronomist
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Six of the disciples, professional fishermen, are skunked with empty nets at the end of an all night fish outing as they bring their boat toward shore early in the morning. Perhaps the rising sun remains below the horizon, providing only a dim hue in the early morning sky.
A bystander along the shore about 100 yards away, whom the disciples are unable to distinguish, projects his voice, “Haven’t you any fish?” Upon confirmation of their lack of success, the bystander promises success of catching fish by lowering their net to the right side of the boat.
What is your reaction after a full day in your profession, operating in your area of expertise, and lacking any productivity and some bystander promises success for you with one additional attempt to the right side? Do you respond in faith with action? Do you laugh? Do you explain and justify to the bystander all the reasons why “casting your net” one last time is ridiculous.
The disciples obeyed, 153 large fish are in their net, the net tears from overload. One of the disciples NOW recognizes Jesus.
How often do our full nets preclude our recognizing Jesus in our life? Obedience to the commanding voice, while lacking certainty of whom the voice belongs, produces their full nets. Does this strongly resemble faith? They lower their nets to the right, in obedience to a commanding bystander in faith.
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit reside in the hearts of all who believe and trust Jesus Christ as their Savior. Are we obedient, in faith, to commands of bystanders in lowering our “nets” on the right side for increased yields?
Discernment is significant in calibrating our heart, mind and ears to the voice of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Their voice and message is comforting in congruency with scripture and convicting when we lack congruency. The right hand signifies righteousness, the side of the sheep. Beware of bystanders guiding you to the left, the side of goats.
The Bible clearly states Faith pleases God; this helps explain why Christ probably avoids identifying Himself before the command. Jesus provides other examples of those failing to respond in faith, missing their opportunity for His Blessings. In fact, the unprepared perish.
The week before Christmas, I called my former teammate Dan. He quickly answered saying, “Rick, I will call you back in 15 minutes.” Our
long-time friendship, enable our voices to be instantly recognized by one
another. Additionally, his quick, concise response correlated with his communication style. This quickly verified my dialing the correct
number.
Later in the week, I visited with my life-long friend and Cousin Kent. Once again, a life time of communication enable instant verification and recognition of tonality, style and message.
The greater amount of time you spend communicating with Jesus
Christ and the Holy Spirit, the more enhanced is your recognition of His
tonality, style and message in your heart and mind. Instinctively, you will recognize, obey and reap the resulting great yields.
The Bible says the we reap what sow; and if we sow sparingly, we reap sparingly. This hold true of our harvest from investing our time in knowing His voice.
What great Yields await you upon hearing, obeying and responding to a bystander, who you later learn is Jesus?
After the BIG catch, and with the recognition of Jesus, Peter bails out of the boat to run toward Jesus who stands by a camp fire with fish and bread. During breakfast Jesus engages Simon Peter with repeated, pointed questions:
Jesus: “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?”
Simon Peter: “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus: “Feed my lambs.”
Jesus: Simon, son of John, do you truly love?”
Simon Peter: “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus: “Take care of my sheep.”
Jesus: Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Simon Peter (with hurt feelings) “Lord, you know all things;
you know that I love you.”
Jesus: “Feed my Sheep”
This past week the Lord has spoken to my heart regarding the completion of the book proposal project.
“Rick, do you love me?” Yes, I do Lord! “Feed my Sheep.”
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit residing in me, remind this book project is about serving God and feeding His sheep.
Additionally, the Lord has directed me in another matter of Faith; “Rick, do you love me?” Yes, I do Lord! “Take care of my sheep, feed my sheep.” Often times caring for and feeding HIS sheep requires BOLD FAITH!
Responding BOLDLY in FAITH is enhanced when we are continually communicating with our Lord, becoming increasingly familiar with
His voice in our life.
The Lord Blesses us with amazing, net tearing, catches of prosperity. This prosperity may be spiritual, emotional, recreational, financial, physical; all the aforementioned or any combination. When Blessed, respond in your Love of Christ by feeding His lambs, caring for His sheep, and feeding his Sheep.
The required FAITH may challenge or exceed your comfort zone, as my dad said in our last meaningful conversation, “Always Trust God,
remember that son, Trust God Always.” This correlates with Proverbs 3:3-5.
Trust God!
Respond with Obedience and Faith!
Love Christ!
Feed His Sheep!
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
The Life and Soul Agronomist
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Jealously - Envy - Greed
When hearing comments regarding 'Corporate Greed' ask, "Which came first, Corporations or Greed?"
Greed, Jealousy and Envy result from selfishness independent of business structure or networth. (Galatians 5:19-26)
Check out the source of Jealousy next time you hear a Politician provoking Jealousy among the 'Classes.' (Ezekiel 8)
Occassionally over the years, I have ashamedly desired the success belonging to others. While attending marathons, I have become envious of those who started in the 'elite' positions because I felt I too deserved this status. However, due to various circumstances, my performance levels fell short of the 'elite' runner qualifications.
Other times, I selfishly desired the financial, and professional success of others. Greed has caused flashes of consideration of unethical behavior for financial or positional gain.
Have you experienced any these desires?
Each time the Lord, through His Holy Spirit residing in me, strongly convicts heart and mind of my errant selfishness. Selfishness is a product of living in the flesh, instead of the Spirit.
When you and I live in the Spirit of God, we KNOW the Eternal provider allocates everything in and to us needed to fullfill His Will for our lives.
Living in the Spirit reveals the resources allocated to others fullfills God's Will for their lives regardless of agreement with our human wisdom and understanding.
Selfishness, the nature of flesh, opposes God.
Jealously, Envy and Greed judge God and His Wisdom as errant!
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
The Life and Soul Agronomist
www.rickemeyer.com
402-984-1586
Greed, Jealousy and Envy result from selfishness independent of business structure or networth. (Galatians 5:19-26)
Check out the source of Jealousy next time you hear a Politician provoking Jealousy among the 'Classes.' (Ezekiel 8)
Occassionally over the years, I have ashamedly desired the success belonging to others. While attending marathons, I have become envious of those who started in the 'elite' positions because I felt I too deserved this status. However, due to various circumstances, my performance levels fell short of the 'elite' runner qualifications.
Other times, I selfishly desired the financial, and professional success of others. Greed has caused flashes of consideration of unethical behavior for financial or positional gain.
Have you experienced any these desires?
Each time the Lord, through His Holy Spirit residing in me, strongly convicts heart and mind of my errant selfishness. Selfishness is a product of living in the flesh, instead of the Spirit.
When you and I live in the Spirit of God, we KNOW the Eternal provider allocates everything in and to us needed to fullfill His Will for our lives.
Living in the Spirit reveals the resources allocated to others fullfills God's Will for their lives regardless of agreement with our human wisdom and understanding.
Selfishness, the nature of flesh, opposes God.
Jealously, Envy and Greed judge God and His Wisdom as errant!
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
The Life and Soul Agronomist
www.rickemeyer.com
402-984-1586
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Genius vs. Politicians
Truth simplifies the complex. Deceit complicates the simple.
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
The Life and Soul Agronomist
www.rickemeyer.com
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
The Life and Soul Agronomist
www.rickemeyer.com
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