Friday, January 21, 2011
Several years ago, a friend and I were discussing forgiveness; particularly forgiving ourselves and others with past wrongs. The sins, or mistakes, varied in degree. We then rhetorically asked whether God forgives us or anyone else when we humble ourselves before Him; acknowledging our wrongs, seeking His forgiveness and repenting or turning from that action. According to scripture, God casts my sin and your sin as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12). According to my math, that is a long ways away!
When God throws our sins as far as the east is from the west, He is not playing ‘fetch’ like we do with a dog. Yet, some of us keep going to the far ends of east and west to retrieve our forgiven sins; and while there often pick up and return with the forgiven sins of others. The secular media are champion retrievers!
My friend and I reminded each other that Jesus said that we are forgiven as we forgive others. Uh Oh – better be careful. Let’s give this some thought. The Lord’s forgiveness is final to Him; once He forgives and throws it as far as the east is from the west; our sin is erased in His mind. Consequently, if we are saturated and led by the Holy Spirit; we too will recognize full forgiveness of repented sins; whether our own or others.
There is only one God, existing in Trinity. As Jesus said, a house divided can not stand. God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is absent double talk. Once God forgives, the Holy Spirit also recognizes the sin as forgiven. If I fail to recognize the sin as forgiven; I am being led by my sinful nature instead of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit he sent to comforter and convict us. Conviction leads us to repentence.
Let us confess our sin, repent or turn from our sin, accept forgiveness through Jesus Christ, and recognize the forgiveness of others as we do in ourselves.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Friday, January 21, 2011
GOALS - Realistic is on Your Knees
As an eight year old, I stood by the old windmill tower in our farmyard setting five major GOALS. Four of them involved athletics, the other was a large business GOAL. I was a terrible athlete, always among the last to be picked for playground teams. In School Day races, I finished in or near last place - I was consistent!
When I share these GOALS, both at the time and later; many responded, "Get a reality check, Rick!" or "Rick, effective GOALS must be realistic; you need to change yours to something achievable."
I defied the advice, keeping my GOALS. I achieved the first four GOALS 8, 9, 20, and 21 years after setting "unrealistic" GOALS in June 1975. I was frequently on my knees pleading for our Lord's assistance. I continue daily working towards the 5th GOAL; most likely some still believe it to be "unrealistic." I remain on my knees seeking the Lord with all my heart, soul and mind. Upon reflection, I believe God was providing a vision for my life back in '75.
On the way to speaking engagement in November 2009, I stopped by the farm which was enroute to my destination. As I pondered the accomplished GOALS, I reflected upon how enonormous and 'out of reach' they seemed in 1975. However, as I set pondering on the river bank 34+ years later; I asked myself why I did failed to set even greater GOALS at the time. Yes, I have continued setting GOALS since.
The Holy Spirit softly spoke to me that November 2009 day on the banks of the North Fork of the Solomon River, "Rick, your GOALS were and are realistic; when you maintain you sole focus and reliance on ME. Yes, they are unrealistic for you to achieve on your own. That is why in June 1975 I placed GOALS on your heart that were insurmountable for you; to guide you to seeking and relying on me."
Yes, GOAL is Greatness Occurs After Leaping (on Faith) or Greatness Occurs After Logic (human reason).
Others will most likely say that you need to get a reality check; you need to set more realistic GOALS. When this occurs, consider our God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit places GOALS on your heart and mind that are Realistic. Realistic when place in His hands!
This is why I invite and encourage those I speak to and work with to set GOALS whose achievements are dependent upon being on our knees seeking and relying on God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Expect God's Intervention! Expect Miracles!
As my dad said in our last meaningful conversation, "Always trust God, always remember that son, trust God (Christ) always." I will dad, I will.
Are You trusting God (Jesus Christ)?
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
When I share these GOALS, both at the time and later; many responded, "Get a reality check, Rick!" or "Rick, effective GOALS must be realistic; you need to change yours to something achievable."
I defied the advice, keeping my GOALS. I achieved the first four GOALS 8, 9, 20, and 21 years after setting "unrealistic" GOALS in June 1975. I was frequently on my knees pleading for our Lord's assistance. I continue daily working towards the 5th GOAL; most likely some still believe it to be "unrealistic." I remain on my knees seeking the Lord with all my heart, soul and mind. Upon reflection, I believe God was providing a vision for my life back in '75.
On the way to speaking engagement in November 2009, I stopped by the farm which was enroute to my destination. As I pondered the accomplished GOALS, I reflected upon how enonormous and 'out of reach' they seemed in 1975. However, as I set pondering on the river bank 34+ years later; I asked myself why I did failed to set even greater GOALS at the time. Yes, I have continued setting GOALS since.
The Holy Spirit softly spoke to me that November 2009 day on the banks of the North Fork of the Solomon River, "Rick, your GOALS were and are realistic; when you maintain you sole focus and reliance on ME. Yes, they are unrealistic for you to achieve on your own. That is why in June 1975 I placed GOALS on your heart that were insurmountable for you; to guide you to seeking and relying on me."
Yes, GOAL is Greatness Occurs After Leaping (on Faith) or Greatness Occurs After Logic (human reason).
Others will most likely say that you need to get a reality check; you need to set more realistic GOALS. When this occurs, consider our God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit places GOALS on your heart and mind that are Realistic. Realistic when place in His hands!
This is why I invite and encourage those I speak to and work with to set GOALS whose achievements are dependent upon being on our knees seeking and relying on God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Expect God's Intervention! Expect Miracles!
As my dad said in our last meaningful conversation, "Always trust God, always remember that son, trust God (Christ) always." I will dad, I will.
Are You trusting God (Jesus Christ)?
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Monday, January 17, 2011
Truth
When something seems to good to be True, it is probably God!
Does Jesus Christ dying for your sins sound too good to be true? Satan and his band of demons certainly try to convince that it is "Too good to be True."
When we give an honest assessment of what we deserved based on our own merits, absent Christ; do our family and friends seem too good to be true?
Do Miraculous physical and emotional healings seem too good to be true?
All things are Possible through Christ who strengthens us. With God, nothing is impossible.
When something may seem too good to be true, question motives as opposed to possibilities.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ.
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Does Jesus Christ dying for your sins sound too good to be true? Satan and his band of demons certainly try to convince that it is "Too good to be True."
When we give an honest assessment of what we deserved based on our own merits, absent Christ; do our family and friends seem too good to be true?
Do Miraculous physical and emotional healings seem too good to be true?
All things are Possible through Christ who strengthens us. With God, nothing is impossible.
When something may seem too good to be true, question motives as opposed to possibilities.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ.
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Monday, January 10, 2011
Impossible
Have you pondered "Impossible"?
Frequently we say, "That is impossible!" Someone often replies, "All things are possible through Christ who strengthens us" or "With God, nothing is impossible."
What is Impossible? "Impossible" simply means the lack of wisdom, knowledge, understanding and strength. God is Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding and Strength. Consequently he never lacks, allowing all things to be possible.
He enables us to achieve the impossible by either temporarily opening the gates of "impossible" for us; or gifting us the appropriate Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding for achievement.
We will expound more on this at a later time.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
http://www.rickemeyer.com/
Frequently we say, "That is impossible!" Someone often replies, "All things are possible through Christ who strengthens us" or "With God, nothing is impossible."
What is Impossible? "Impossible" simply means the lack of wisdom, knowledge, understanding and strength. God is Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding and Strength. Consequently he never lacks, allowing all things to be possible.
He enables us to achieve the impossible by either temporarily opening the gates of "impossible" for us; or gifting us the appropriate Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding for achievement.
We will expound more on this at a later time.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
http://www.rickemeyer.com/
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Ingredients and Components
Ingredients & Components
Saturday, January 08, 2011
Did you remember Grade School music class? I recall a class exercise in about fourth grade; we listened to an orchestra recording on an album. If you are under thirty years of age, you probably lack personal experience with an album. As we listened, we were to identify each musical instrument as it played in the orchestra; whether cello, violin, trumpet, flute or perhaps cymbals.
Concurrent lessons involved gaining an understanding and appreciation of the separate orchestra components; while acquiring the distinct sound waves generated by each. The same orchestra originates the music for listener types. Certainly some study the motives and backgrounds of the music composures.
A non-intended benefit of this exercise is engaging and improving one’s imagination; picturing the orchestra playing with contributions from a plethora of individuals and their unique instruments. An orchestra is a compilation of instruments producing a synergetic resonance.
Did this exercise change the sound waves contacting our ear drums, penetrating our brains for recognition? As long as everyone listens to same orchestra and only that orchestra; the sound waves remains constant despite increased recognition and appreciation.
The listener’s emotions, pre or post identifying the separate components, are capable of an equal roller coaster ride. The greater knowledge does increase depth of understanding while the message remains constant.
Does an orchestra have anything to do with scripture? Like an orchestra, understanding the detailed compilation and background of the composures or authors increases the depth of knowledge and appreciation of scripture.
Just as one lacking academic knowledge of an orchestra is able to benefit from excellent music; one lacking academic knowledge of scripture benefits and grows from scripture. The message and the Word remain unchanged despite our intellectual abilities.
We must each listen to the same orchestra for the same music; similarly must each listen to the Holy Spirit for acquiring the same pure Word through.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Saturday, January 08, 2011
Did you remember Grade School music class? I recall a class exercise in about fourth grade; we listened to an orchestra recording on an album. If you are under thirty years of age, you probably lack personal experience with an album. As we listened, we were to identify each musical instrument as it played in the orchestra; whether cello, violin, trumpet, flute or perhaps cymbals.
Concurrent lessons involved gaining an understanding and appreciation of the separate orchestra components; while acquiring the distinct sound waves generated by each. The same orchestra originates the music for listener types. Certainly some study the motives and backgrounds of the music composures.
A non-intended benefit of this exercise is engaging and improving one’s imagination; picturing the orchestra playing with contributions from a plethora of individuals and their unique instruments. An orchestra is a compilation of instruments producing a synergetic resonance.
Did this exercise change the sound waves contacting our ear drums, penetrating our brains for recognition? As long as everyone listens to same orchestra and only that orchestra; the sound waves remains constant despite increased recognition and appreciation.
The listener’s emotions, pre or post identifying the separate components, are capable of an equal roller coaster ride. The greater knowledge does increase depth of understanding while the message remains constant.
Does an orchestra have anything to do with scripture? Like an orchestra, understanding the detailed compilation and background of the composures or authors increases the depth of knowledge and appreciation of scripture.
Just as one lacking academic knowledge of an orchestra is able to benefit from excellent music; one lacking academic knowledge of scripture benefits and grows from scripture. The message and the Word remain unchanged despite our intellectual abilities.
We must each listen to the same orchestra for the same music; similarly must each listen to the Holy Spirit for acquiring the same pure Word through.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Challenge Yourself
One measure of improved mental and physical conditioning, remaining on the road to your destination, is running in the loose gravel piled along the side of the road by the grader. How do you challenge yourself, remaining on the road of honesty and intergrity, proceeding to your destination of dreams?
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Reading
Reading and Thinking are to the Mind, as Distance runs and Speed workouts are to the Runner. ~ Rick E. Meyer
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Your Worth - Your Life
What is Your Worth?
As my grandfather, and many others, used to say, “Our Word is our Worth.” To expand this equation, consider our salvation, our life, resides in Christ the Word made flesh.
Equivocally, “Our Word” equals Christ and “Worth” equals life. Therefore “Our Word is our Worth” equivocates “Christ is our Life,” or "Christ is our Salvation."
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the Spirit of Truth, it is impossible for Christ to lie. One may continue the equation saying, “Truth is our Life,” "Truth is our Salvation."
Consider this before giving your Word!
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
http://www.rickemeyer.com/
As my grandfather, and many others, used to say, “Our Word is our Worth.” To expand this equation, consider our salvation, our life, resides in Christ the Word made flesh.
Equivocally, “Our Word” equals Christ and “Worth” equals life. Therefore “Our Word is our Worth” equivocates “Christ is our Life,” or "Christ is our Salvation."
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the Spirit of Truth, it is impossible for Christ to lie. One may continue the equation saying, “Truth is our Life,” "Truth is our Salvation."
Consider this before giving your Word!
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
http://www.rickemeyer.com/
Respecting Time
How do you respect the time of others?
Considering life is composed of time, the internalization of the second greatest commandment is greatly reflected in our response to the time of others. Our response includes the spiritual, physical, and emotional contributions and extractions.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Considering life is composed of time, the internalization of the second greatest commandment is greatly reflected in our response to the time of others. Our response includes the spiritual, physical, and emotional contributions and extractions.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Thursday, December 23, 2010
How Do Champions Respond?
Spring 2003
To be a CHAMPION, we must THINK, PREPARE, and RESPOND as a CHAMPION!
CHAMPIONS focus on ACHIEVEMENT.
What is my Desired destination? What type of person passes through this destination? What attributes, or characteristics, do these achievers possess? What attributes do these achievers purge, delete, from their lives? What attributes I currently possess?
Which necessary attributes, or characteristics, do I need to acquire? Which of my current attributes do I need to strengthen? Which of my current attributes do I need to delete from my operating system?
How do I obtain, delete, and strengthen the appropriate attributes?
CHAMPIONS accept ridicule from others as an element of their journey.
Why do we receive ridicule? CHAMPIONSHIPS require THINKING differently than others. As the Bible illustrates in Proverbs 23:7, “As he thinks in his heart, so is he.” We are a product of our thoughts.
Ridicule derives from one’s thoughts, a lack of understanding while also lacking the desire to understand CHAMPIONS’ thoughts. Some mock what they do not understand! Why do some mock God? They lack any degree of understanding of God; they lack wisdom: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline” (Proverbs 1:7). Certainly, no one completely understands God; some have received more wisdom than others. Proverbs 2:6 declares, “For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;” we must “search for it as for hidden treasure” (Proverbs 2:4).
Suppose you absolutely knew a gold mine existed somewhere on a section of land you owned, 640 acres or one square mile. How long would you search for the gold mine? Would you quit after a month, six months, five years, or even 25 years? No! You would keep searching until you found the gold mine. Once found, you would continue digging, and mining all the gold possible from the mine. This same intensity and perseverance is required for mining wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and insight.
A CHAMPION digs deep into their soul in search of their gold mine of greatness, digging into the depths of their body and mind conquering unknown frontiers created within them. In Jeremiah, God says, “I knew you before I formed you in the womb.” God placed greatness within each of us long before our physical bodies existed. We find this greatness in seeking fellowship with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with every ounce of energy we possess. He will reveal the doors to open, the paths to travel, and the keys to unlock our potential. Once unlocked, our potential is exponentially transformed into greatness. This greatness is only possible as a conduit of the Holy Spirit, submitting to obedience of our Heavenly Father.
Submitting to Christ requires challenging obedience and discipline. Included among these attributes are: the removal of limits. “With God, nothing is impossible.” God’s possibilities and wisdom are infinite. His word established creation. All boundaries are a fence built by him. He owns everything. If a rancher builds a fence creating a bordered pasture, yet owns the prairie on all sides of the pasture, he has the ability to remove the fence, expand the pasture if he desires. God may also expand the ‘pasture’ of possibilities; he may splice the fence to allow the temporary expansion of earthly possibilities, as he did with Elijah in the chariot to heaven.
The expansion of earthly possibilities permitted Lazarus’ return from death. This also illustrates Christ’s ability to raise anyone from apparent hopeless situations.
Expanding our thoughts requires great effort. Breaking ground, whether soil, physical, or mental digging in new territory. Breaking sod require greater horsepower than tilling previously broken ground. Developing physical fitness induces pain as our bodies increase their ability to achieve. Similarly is using the left hand for a right-handed person. We engage different neurons and muscles, requiring mental concentration to fire the synapse on new paths. This is also why articulating, either writing or speaking, new ideas is fatiguing.
We effectively express cogitable ideas, those grasped by the mind. Grasping involves enveloping an object or idea. Our hands only grasp those objects within a certain proportion to our hand size. My small hands prevent me from ‘palming’ a basketball, or accurately throwing a regulation football. Those with bigger hands easily palm and basketball. My friend Dean once welcomed NFL quarterback legend Joe Thiemann onto stage before a keynote speech. Afterwards, Dean commented on Joe’s enormous hands. His comparatively large hands enabled Joe to grasp the football, and accurately throw, deliver, or distribute, the ball anywhere on the football field.
Our minds, our thought process, must expand in proportion to the size of an idea; enabling us to grasp the idea with our minds before we are able to accurately distribute, or deliver, to an array of personalities and backgrounds in our audience. The audience may be listening to our keynotes or seminars; or they may represent our peers, colleagues, or families. Cogitation enables accurate, varied deliverance of ideas.
Recently a friend commented on the large quantity of sleep and food his teenage son required; along with the amount, his son is growing. His son’s physical growth necessitates immense energy. Intellectual expansion also requires great energy.
Muscle memory, establishing paths of neuron travel, allows for habits including fast running. Establishing mental neuron travel enhances rapid, critical thinking. Lyle Claussen continually states, “If you want to run fast, you have to run fast.” Equivalently, if we want to think quickly, deeply, and broadly: we must think quickly, deeply, and broadly. Repetition establishes cerebral neuron paths. Just a smooth, well-defined road with consistent traffic improves travel efficiency, so we improve mental efficiency with a smooth, well-defined neuron path with consistent thoughts of depth, and breadth.
Imagination development is directly related to mental progression. Imagination is a mental ‘muscle.’ The more we imagine, the greater efficiency and detail oriented we become. Imagination enhances cogitating ideas. Once conceived we then imagine the idea visually, rotating the idea in four and five dimensions with in our minds. Time and spirituality are the fourth and fifth dimension. The spirituality dimension allows us to think beyond ourselves, and our limitations. How does this idea correlate with scripture? If so, which ones? Is this idea a proponent of the two greatest commandments? If so, how? Are there any negative side effects of this idea? Do the benefits outweigh the risks: physically, mentally, and spiritually, both immediately and in another century?
Visualizing an idea is literally mentally grasping the idea, because we are enveloping the idea with in the boundaries of our minds. An idea we are unable to fully visualize, see in our mind’s eye, rotating multi-dimensional is not yet grasped. The greater our imagination, the greater is our ability and efficiency to grasp new ideas. Grasping precedes fully capitalizing on the idea.
Returning to the analogy of the quarterback: he may be able to see and deliver to one open receiver. The quarterback’s value increases as his ability to see and deliver to multiple receivers. Our values exponentially increases with our ability to see and deliver additional possibilities with grasped ideas, mentally enveloped in our minds hand made by our creator.
When imagining, inclusion of all five senses strengthens results. Perhaps we commence with the visual image, followed by sound, smell, touch, and taste. We are now empowered mentally to live, the idea! Living an idea permits the accumulation of experience, at least cerebral. Experience facilitates advancement of conceptual depth and breadth. A communicator’s responsibility is simplifying the idea for the audience. Genius is simplifying the complex! We simplify cogitable ideas.
When the aforementioned gold mine is found, we then must extract and package the gold for the jewelry market. Once gold is adequately packaged for marketing, the potential customer base expands exponentially to include millions of people. The gold mine of our minds is the same. Once we package ideas cogitable to the masses, our customer base also expands exponentially. The Holy Spirit sends prepackaged cogitable ideas.
Let them See, Let them Believe, Leave them Desiring to Achieve!
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Trust the Lord's Calculations
December 22, 2010
Proverbs 3:5 – 7 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.”
Do you remember chemistry or physics courses in school? The method to derive the correct answer often seemed illogical. Simple math failed to solve the equation. Chemistry and physics equations requires one knowing and properly using constants, such as the speed of gravitational acceleration of 9.81 meters per second per second. Chemistry calculations frequently use Avogadro’s number of 6.023 x 1023 particles /g. atom. We could easily list a vast array of constants and factors necessary for advanced calculations.
Constants such as those above along with similar factors appear as common sense for those who interact with them on a daily basis. I am told that Beta Sig alumnus and world renowned Professor of Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University, Dr. Larry Erickson, quickly calculates extremely advanced equations in his mind. To assure proper perspective, one of his undergraduate students told of an assignment where the calculation endured for forty minutes in Microsoft Excel. These equations epitomize complexity!
Most of us, at least this author, struggle to see any connective logic when comparing the raw data with the final product. Is your mind also boggled from these and even simpler complex equations? Do you, like me, lack the mathematical talent to comprehend and calculate those equations? Does my failure to understand and inability to successfully complete these calculations result in the calculations to wrong? Absurd!!!
Of course proper calculation yields accurate products regardless of whether we understand the calculations. Yet, how often do we hear people claim the Bible or God's activity in the world lacks logic simply because we fail to comprehend the events or reasoning? How often do we negate God’s ways, His guidance in our life, because the product is beyond our understanding? We frequently deny God's methods due to our inability to calculate His transforming us from where we are to where He leads and places us?
Does God use constants in his equations of which we are unaware? Does Avogadro’s number change or cease to exist based on someone’s intellectual capacity? Equally, God’s constants--wisdom, love, and character--remain true regardless of our human understanding. Jesus Christ, the word made flesh, the eternal Son of God in the trinity, alpha and omega, states that he is, “The same yesterday, today and tomorrow.”
The triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit may speak to you directly or indirectly--yet always in agreement with the Bible, revealing awesome plans for you, beyond our comprehension. Believe! Christ’s calculations containing the eternal Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding of Creation; involve constants beyond the cumulative of human wisdom and understanding.
Leaning on our own understanding or wisdom instead of Christ’s Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding while fearing Him, results in foolishness leading to failure. These amazing constants and complex calculations are why we must trust and fear Him. Acknowledge His advance calculations for He will make your paths straight; even when the math does not add up.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Proverbs 3:5 – 7 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.”
Do you remember chemistry or physics courses in school? The method to derive the correct answer often seemed illogical. Simple math failed to solve the equation. Chemistry and physics equations requires one knowing and properly using constants, such as the speed of gravitational acceleration of 9.81 meters per second per second. Chemistry calculations frequently use Avogadro’s number of 6.023 x 1023 particles /g. atom. We could easily list a vast array of constants and factors necessary for advanced calculations.
Constants such as those above along with similar factors appear as common sense for those who interact with them on a daily basis. I am told that Beta Sig alumnus and world renowned Professor of Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University, Dr. Larry Erickson, quickly calculates extremely advanced equations in his mind. To assure proper perspective, one of his undergraduate students told of an assignment where the calculation endured for forty minutes in Microsoft Excel. These equations epitomize complexity!
Most of us, at least this author, struggle to see any connective logic when comparing the raw data with the final product. Is your mind also boggled from these and even simpler complex equations? Do you, like me, lack the mathematical talent to comprehend and calculate those equations? Does my failure to understand and inability to successfully complete these calculations result in the calculations to wrong? Absurd!!!
Of course proper calculation yields accurate products regardless of whether we understand the calculations. Yet, how often do we hear people claim the Bible or God's activity in the world lacks logic simply because we fail to comprehend the events or reasoning? How often do we negate God’s ways, His guidance in our life, because the product is beyond our understanding? We frequently deny God's methods due to our inability to calculate His transforming us from where we are to where He leads and places us?
Does God use constants in his equations of which we are unaware? Does Avogadro’s number change or cease to exist based on someone’s intellectual capacity? Equally, God’s constants--wisdom, love, and character--remain true regardless of our human understanding. Jesus Christ, the word made flesh, the eternal Son of God in the trinity, alpha and omega, states that he is, “The same yesterday, today and tomorrow.”
The triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit may speak to you directly or indirectly--yet always in agreement with the Bible, revealing awesome plans for you, beyond our comprehension. Believe! Christ’s calculations containing the eternal Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding of Creation; involve constants beyond the cumulative of human wisdom and understanding.
Leaning on our own understanding or wisdom instead of Christ’s Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding while fearing Him, results in foolishness leading to failure. These amazing constants and complex calculations are why we must trust and fear Him. Acknowledge His advance calculations for He will make your paths straight; even when the math does not add up.
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
Depends on How Good You Want to Be!
NEWSLETTER ~ October 2006
Depends on How Good You Want to Be
One September morning in high school, I ambled into the cross country coach’s (Congo) office. He was sitting in his office grading papers or going over workouts for the upcoming day. This shy, bow legged, transfer student was scared and nervous as I made my way through this new school. The class size exceeded six times the size of the old school and forty times larger than the grade school I had attended while growing up on the farm.
Upon entering the office of this coaching legend I blurted out my inquiry, “Do I need to be running in the morning?” We were already running intense, tortuous workouts during the afternoon practices. Workouts causing pain in the legs climbing up and down the stairs during the day, in addition to feeling sick every evening.
His response was simple, yet not what I had anticipated nor desired “Depends on how good you want to be Rick Meyer”. Congo’s lack of a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ reply frustrated me. As a teenager I reflected upon this response throughout the day as I sat in class. However, when awakened by the alarm clock performing its assigned duty the next morning, I was quickly out the door running. I did have the desire to be as good as possible. In fact, twenty plus years later, I continue to run in the morning regularly. Those dark winter mornings when the mercury is well below zero, I still reflect upon Congo’s response “Depends on how good you want to be Rick Meyer” as I head out the door for yet another run.
The challenge, “Depends on how good you want to be”, provided an opportunity for an array of lessons for my teenage mind. This is a question we should ask ourselves everyday.
• Should we invest extra time and effort to benefit our family, friends, clients, and employees or board of directors whether it be building relationships or synthesizing a report?
• Do we need to make the extra phone call to secure the appointment or contract?
• Is the extra practice on our upcoming oral reports and presentations necessary?
• Should we make the extra effort to assist and encourage our spouse and/or children?
Depends on how good you want to be ……
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
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Depends on How Good You Want to Be
One September morning in high school, I ambled into the cross country coach’s (Congo) office. He was sitting in his office grading papers or going over workouts for the upcoming day. This shy, bow legged, transfer student was scared and nervous as I made my way through this new school. The class size exceeded six times the size of the old school and forty times larger than the grade school I had attended while growing up on the farm.
Upon entering the office of this coaching legend I blurted out my inquiry, “Do I need to be running in the morning?” We were already running intense, tortuous workouts during the afternoon practices. Workouts causing pain in the legs climbing up and down the stairs during the day, in addition to feeling sick every evening.
His response was simple, yet not what I had anticipated nor desired “Depends on how good you want to be Rick Meyer”. Congo’s lack of a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ reply frustrated me. As a teenager I reflected upon this response throughout the day as I sat in class. However, when awakened by the alarm clock performing its assigned duty the next morning, I was quickly out the door running. I did have the desire to be as good as possible. In fact, twenty plus years later, I continue to run in the morning regularly. Those dark winter mornings when the mercury is well below zero, I still reflect upon Congo’s response “Depends on how good you want to be Rick Meyer” as I head out the door for yet another run.
The challenge, “Depends on how good you want to be”, provided an opportunity for an array of lessons for my teenage mind. This is a question we should ask ourselves everyday.
• Should we invest extra time and effort to benefit our family, friends, clients, and employees or board of directors whether it be building relationships or synthesizing a report?
• Do we need to make the extra phone call to secure the appointment or contract?
• Is the extra practice on our upcoming oral reports and presentations necessary?
• Should we make the extra effort to assist and encourage our spouse and/or children?
Depends on how good you want to be ……
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.
www.rickemeyer.com
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