Do The Right Thing
“Today is the sum total of all your yesterdays, and today is also the common denominator of all your tomorrows.
Overcoming Circumstances. What you are today is a result of all your past decisions. The things you said or did not say have shaped your life today. The things you did or did not do have also shaped your life. Everything you have seen or heard has influenced your life. Everywhere you have been or refused to go has helped shape the person that you have become.
Listen to the local news. You will hear how illicit drug use and alcohol abuse is fueling the foolish choices that people make. No doubt, most people will say they cannot help themselves. Most will try to blame others for their actions. They will say their lives have been shaped by their circumstances.
That is bull. Circumstances do not shape anyone’s life. Circumstances do not cause people to be what they are. The course of a person’s life is determined by what they choose to do with their circumstances.
History is filled with stories of great men and women we admire and call heroes. However, our heroes became heroes only because they overcame their circumstances. Ordinary people become great when they reject drugs and alcohol and make wise and good choices. Great men and women do not do great things; they simply make it a habit to do the right things.
Now, it is a sad fact that you cannot change yesterday. You have to live with the consequences of your past. But God, in His mercy, has given you a gift. He has given you today. And today is the common denominator of all your tomorrows! Today, you will impact your future, so this is your chance to make good choices. This is your chance to speak good words and see good sights. This is your chance to do the right thing.
Your actions yesterday may have made you a loser today. However, your actions today could cause you to be tomorrow’s hero. And here is the first right thing you can do: trust God! He is the one who made you, and He knows about your future. If you ask Him, He will forgive you for your yesterdays and be your guide for tomorrow. He will give you the strength to overcome your circumstances.
“My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding, If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints.
Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path. When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul, Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you,”
Proverbs 2:1-11 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/pro.2.1-11.NKJV
Douglas & Deborah Huff
From Down Where the Pavement Ends
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“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are protected.”
Proverbs 18:10 CSB
