Virtually everyone knows the story of Helen Keller – the girl who was born both, Blind and Deaf. She was 7 years of age before she ever came in contact with any kind of training. At this time, Keller was worse than a wild animal – of which she was often called and treated as such. The Famous “Helen Keller” would have never been famous had it not been for a woman named Anne Sullivan.
Anne Sullivan was the daughter of Irish immigrant farmers Thomas Sullivan and Alice Cloesy; she had one brother, Jimmie, who was crippled from tuberculosis. Growing up, Anne was subject to poverty and physical abuse by her alcoholic father and at the age of five, trachoma struck Anne, leaving her almost blind. Two years later, her mother died and her father abandoned his children to an orphanage in Tewksbury where her brother died shortly thereafter. Despite being left in an orphanage with no formal educational facilities, Anne Sullivan prospered. When the state board of charities chairman, Frank Sanborn visited the Tewksbury orphanage; Anne literally threw herself in front of him crying, "Mr. Sanborn, I want to go to school."
After regaining her eyesight from a series of operations and graduating as class valedictorian in 1886 from the Perkins Institute for the Blind, she began teaching Helen Keller. When Sullivan first arrived, Helen was seven years old and highly undisciplined. Sullivan had to begin her teaching with lessons in obedience, followed by teachings of the manual and Braille alphabets. All who came in contact with them were amazed at the ability of Anne to reach Helen and Keller's heightened ability to grasp concepts unheard of by deaf and blind students before her. Alexander Graham Bell, Andrew Carnegie, Henry H. Rogers and John Spaulding were only a few who witnessed & supported.
If anyone would dare venture out upon a quest into the backgrounds & history of the famous, successful and accomplished in past generations, one would find many who came from horrific backdrops of obscurities and no doubt become inspired by the Miraculous from Misery and Misfortune. Only a few can assume to understand what many of the struggling know, go through or came from. And a few will dare witness Possibility – we call a Miracle in the Making.
Dr Tim McClure
Dr Tim McClure
Monday, April 11, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
CHANGE IS ESSENTIAL
The U.S. Postal Service said on Thursday it would cut 7,500 jobs and close seven district offices and 2,000 post offices as it handles less mail and faces greater staff costs and competition from FedEx and United Parcel Service. "It's critical that we adjust our work force to match America's changing communications trends as mail volumes continue to decline," Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said in a statement.
In November, the Postal Service reported a net loss of $8.5 billion for fiscal year 2010, its fourth consecutive year of losses. Joanne Veto, a spokeswoman for the Postal Service, said, "We know that we cannot look the same 10 years from now. The mail volume isn't there. We have to adjust to keep up with the mail and customer needs." She said the Postal Service would close 2,000 post offices around the United States over the next 12 months, while eliminating the 7,500 jobs. As of the end of January, the agency employed 583,000 people.
Sad, while Fed-X, UPS and hundreds of other communication giants have scurried just to stay in the info race, the “Government bureaucracy and Unions” have snail walk their way into bankruptcy. And worse, the bureaucrats refuse to turn over the “United States Postal” business to a privately owned company. It’s as if when you go to work for the government you become brain dead. It’s like they do not have to CHANGE because THEY are the government.
Let us all take this as a major “wake up call” lesson that change is an absolutely essential part of our modern culture now. If any of us, or business is ever to survive and better, succeed, we must maintain the posture of CHANGE.
By Dr Tim McClure
In November, the Postal Service reported a net loss of $8.5 billion for fiscal year 2010, its fourth consecutive year of losses. Joanne Veto, a spokeswoman for the Postal Service, said, "We know that we cannot look the same 10 years from now. The mail volume isn't there. We have to adjust to keep up with the mail and customer needs." She said the Postal Service would close 2,000 post offices around the United States over the next 12 months, while eliminating the 7,500 jobs. As of the end of January, the agency employed 583,000 people.
Sad, while Fed-X, UPS and hundreds of other communication giants have scurried just to stay in the info race, the “Government bureaucracy and Unions” have snail walk their way into bankruptcy. And worse, the bureaucrats refuse to turn over the “United States Postal” business to a privately owned company. It’s as if when you go to work for the government you become brain dead. It’s like they do not have to CHANGE because THEY are the government.
Let us all take this as a major “wake up call” lesson that change is an absolutely essential part of our modern culture now. If any of us, or business is ever to survive and better, succeed, we must maintain the posture of CHANGE.
By Dr Tim McClure
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
INTERNET KILL SWITCH
The complete Internet shutdown this week in Libya involved a new way to turn off web access for an entire country. Earlier this year, the total Internet blockade in Egypt backfired and emboldened the protesters. China is well known for blocking Internet services, but it’s not just China. Of course, having the government turn off the Internet could never happen in the United States. We couldn’t condemn the action in other countries while at the same time plan it here. No one would even suggest such a thing, right?
Wrong. The topic came up last June when Senators Joseph Lieberman, Susan Collins and Thomas Carper introduced the controversial “Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010″. [PDF] One vague provision in the bill gave the president the power to “authorize emergency measures to protect the nation’s most critical infrastructure if a cyber vulnerability is being exploited or is about to be exploited.” It became known as the Internet “kill switch” bill even though the words ‘kill’ and ‘switch’ are not found in the bill. In fact, one report claims, in the event of a cyberwar, an Internet shutdown would cause more problems that it would prevent.
Joe Lieberman generously suggested the president is “not going to do it every day” (phew), but he did argue “we need the capacity for the president to say, Internet service provider, we’ve got to disconnect the American Internet from all traffic coming in from another foreign country, or we’ve got to put a patch on this part of it.” This sounds a lot like what might have been said inside Mubarak’s presidential palace.
It seems that with every passing day our very own government is behaving more and more like the Third World tyrant dictator while telling we the American people that they are “looking out for our best interest.” How can Egypt’s Mubarak, China’s Jintao or Libya’s Gaddafi action to use the Internet “Kill Switch” evil and anti civil rights, but the American’s president can use it and it is supposed to be “protecting our people?” The evil and blatant corruption is mind boggling to the normal mind. I say evil is evil, no matter what country it is in nor what government propagates it.
Dr Tim McClure
Wrong. The topic came up last June when Senators Joseph Lieberman, Susan Collins and Thomas Carper introduced the controversial “Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010″. [PDF] One vague provision in the bill gave the president the power to “authorize emergency measures to protect the nation’s most critical infrastructure if a cyber vulnerability is being exploited or is about to be exploited.” It became known as the Internet “kill switch” bill even though the words ‘kill’ and ‘switch’ are not found in the bill. In fact, one report claims, in the event of a cyberwar, an Internet shutdown would cause more problems that it would prevent.
Joe Lieberman generously suggested the president is “not going to do it every day” (phew), but he did argue “we need the capacity for the president to say, Internet service provider, we’ve got to disconnect the American Internet from all traffic coming in from another foreign country, or we’ve got to put a patch on this part of it.” This sounds a lot like what might have been said inside Mubarak’s presidential palace.
It seems that with every passing day our very own government is behaving more and more like the Third World tyrant dictator while telling we the American people that they are “looking out for our best interest.” How can Egypt’s Mubarak, China’s Jintao or Libya’s Gaddafi action to use the Internet “Kill Switch” evil and anti civil rights, but the American’s president can use it and it is supposed to be “protecting our people?” The evil and blatant corruption is mind boggling to the normal mind. I say evil is evil, no matter what country it is in nor what government propagates it.
Dr Tim McClure
Sunday, February 20, 2011
HIDDEN TAXES YOU PAY EVERY DAY
Whether you're making a PBJ sandwich or an airline reservation, you're coming into close contact with invisible charges that make goods and services more expensive. Everyone knows there are federal taxes on tobacco and alcohol, but did you know the feds take a bite out of your afternoon candy bar? There are plenty of unexpected taxes that raise the price of goods and services -- sin taxes, import duties, user fees and excise taxes on things as varied as gas guzzlers, firearms, communications services and air travel. "The less visible a tax is, the less likely taxpayers will be aware of it, unsettled by it and advocate against it," says economist Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. You may feel lucky in Las Vegas, hit the lottery or have a good day at the racetrack, but all winnings are taxable as regular income. There's a tax on the life insurance policy that your employer so generously gives you as a benefit if it is over $50,000. "Most of the hidden taxes pertain to products we buy rather than wages we earn," adds Pete Sepp, a spokesman for the National Taxpayers Union, a watchdog group in Washington, D.C.
Think going “American First” is better, well look closer and find the Government tax policy is part of the problem of destroying “America First.” Goods from brooms to bicycles may carry excise taxes to make them more expensive. It's one way the government keeps the price of imported products artificially high and makes it easier for domestic ones to compete for business. "You are paying more than you would otherwise pay," says Patrick Fleenor, an economist for the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C. group. Here are some items whose prices are jacked up with import taxes: Bicycles at 11%, School supplies 5%, Hammock 15%, Infant formula 18%, Linens 12%, Flashlights 18%, Brooms 32%, Girdles 24% and Peanut Butter 143%.
Our own Federal Government is manipulating our economy so much till there is almost no such thing as a “Free Market.” If you were forced to pay the Taxes on everything you buy separate from the “hide the tax in the total price” you would be calling and writing your representatives. If you were forced to pay your income taxes separate from the “hide the tax by withholdings, you would absolutely pitch a fit till the Government corruption would be seriously hindered. Here is one site to get information to make a difference: http://www.ntu.org/
Dr Tim McClure
Think going “American First” is better, well look closer and find the Government tax policy is part of the problem of destroying “America First.” Goods from brooms to bicycles may carry excise taxes to make them more expensive. It's one way the government keeps the price of imported products artificially high and makes it easier for domestic ones to compete for business. "You are paying more than you would otherwise pay," says Patrick Fleenor, an economist for the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C. group. Here are some items whose prices are jacked up with import taxes: Bicycles at 11%, School supplies 5%, Hammock 15%, Infant formula 18%, Linens 12%, Flashlights 18%, Brooms 32%, Girdles 24% and Peanut Butter 143%.
Our own Federal Government is manipulating our economy so much till there is almost no such thing as a “Free Market.” If you were forced to pay the Taxes on everything you buy separate from the “hide the tax in the total price” you would be calling and writing your representatives. If you were forced to pay your income taxes separate from the “hide the tax by withholdings, you would absolutely pitch a fit till the Government corruption would be seriously hindered. Here is one site to get information to make a difference: http://www.ntu.org/
Dr Tim McClure
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
LOOKING FOR A JOB?
The “so called” unemployment percentage in America is set at 9.6%. Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (9.4 percent) and whites (8.5 percent) declined in December. The unemployment rates for adult women (8.1 percent), teenagers (25.4 percent), blacks (15.8 percent), and Hispanics (13.0 percent) showed little change. The jobless rate for Asians was 7.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted. And if you use the “real” percentage of those who are out of work and not collecting unemployment compensation, it is 17%. The sad reality of this means that nearly 2 out of 10 people are unemployed. And with the condition of the economy, a “sunshine day” is not coming too fast either.
Now before you get all out of sorts with me for such grim gloomy news, let me use this reality to challenge you from a view you may not have thought of. Namely, getting a job today like you used to know is out of the picture. What I am trying to say is the old way of getting a job that perhaps you are used to is not working and for the most part will not work today. If you are going to get a job today in this economy, you will have to “Think outside the box” and do something far different than you have done or are used to doing.
My advice to any “job seekers” today in this economy is to; First, Be aggressive. You must “Go after it.” The days of companies putting a “Help Wanted” sign out is over. Forget waiting for someone to FIND you. They are not looking. Literally there are NO “Help Wanted” ads in any Newspaper anywhere. And the internet Help Wanted ads are slim to none. If you get hired today, you have to become aggressive and very forth right about it.
Second, you must become Unrelenting in your search to find a job and get hired. There is no room for passive shy people getting a job. Put your timidity aside and “Hit the pavement” EVERYDAY. I mean, you must get up early every morning like it’s a JOB itself and put in six, seven hours a day – everyday all week until you get what you need, or looking for. You must be persistent.
Thirdly, you must become Organized. Get your resume done correctly. DO NOT do a multi-page resume. Learn how to write a successful, quality resume that HR people are wanting to read (not what you want to say). Create a One page resume. Reduce a sentence down to one word. Make your resume a “Bullet Point” style read. Tweak your resume to fit each company you are submitting to. Make it sound like you are what they are looking for.
And lastly, Be informed. Find out every business in your county that has hired in the past 12 months. Find out the companies that are expanding or adding a new division to their operation. Go to the local bookstore, library, Job Bank and find out the Do’s and Don’ts of job interviews, resumes and how and why companies hire. In short, be informed. Go online and Google key words that will assist you in learning how to find and secure a job interview.
I promise you that if you will do what I outlined for you in these few short paragraphs, you will absolutely find a job and get hired. I challenge you to invest the next few weeks and apply my simple principles of finding and securing a job. And when you do, and get hired, then PLEASE call or email me your testimony so I can share it with the more than a thousand people who get my Newsletter or read my BLOG. Please, forward this article to any and as many people as you wish – you have my permission.
By Dr Tim McClure
Now before you get all out of sorts with me for such grim gloomy news, let me use this reality to challenge you from a view you may not have thought of. Namely, getting a job today like you used to know is out of the picture. What I am trying to say is the old way of getting a job that perhaps you are used to is not working and for the most part will not work today. If you are going to get a job today in this economy, you will have to “Think outside the box” and do something far different than you have done or are used to doing.
My advice to any “job seekers” today in this economy is to; First, Be aggressive. You must “Go after it.” The days of companies putting a “Help Wanted” sign out is over. Forget waiting for someone to FIND you. They are not looking. Literally there are NO “Help Wanted” ads in any Newspaper anywhere. And the internet Help Wanted ads are slim to none. If you get hired today, you have to become aggressive and very forth right about it.
Second, you must become Unrelenting in your search to find a job and get hired. There is no room for passive shy people getting a job. Put your timidity aside and “Hit the pavement” EVERYDAY. I mean, you must get up early every morning like it’s a JOB itself and put in six, seven hours a day – everyday all week until you get what you need, or looking for. You must be persistent.
Thirdly, you must become Organized. Get your resume done correctly. DO NOT do a multi-page resume. Learn how to write a successful, quality resume that HR people are wanting to read (not what you want to say). Create a One page resume. Reduce a sentence down to one word. Make your resume a “Bullet Point” style read. Tweak your resume to fit each company you are submitting to. Make it sound like you are what they are looking for.
And lastly, Be informed. Find out every business in your county that has hired in the past 12 months. Find out the companies that are expanding or adding a new division to their operation. Go to the local bookstore, library, Job Bank and find out the Do’s and Don’ts of job interviews, resumes and how and why companies hire. In short, be informed. Go online and Google key words that will assist you in learning how to find and secure a job interview.
I promise you that if you will do what I outlined for you in these few short paragraphs, you will absolutely find a job and get hired. I challenge you to invest the next few weeks and apply my simple principles of finding and securing a job. And when you do, and get hired, then PLEASE call or email me your testimony so I can share it with the more than a thousand people who get my Newsletter or read my BLOG. Please, forward this article to any and as many people as you wish – you have my permission.
By Dr Tim McClure
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
ARIZONA SHOOTER’S EVIL BELIEFS
Jared Loughner wrote that the Mars rover landing was faked. He believed George Bush orchestrated the 9/11 terrorist attack. His favorite books include 'The Communist Manifesto' and 'Mein Kampf'. In fact, The Washington Post wrote that “Loughner's You Tube profile listed Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's 'The Communist Manifesto' and Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' among his favorite books.” Even Mamta Popat with the AP wrote; “It seems clear based on Loughner's YouTube videos and MySpace page that he held a grudge against the U.S. government.”
Many today wish to write away the realities of “Evil beliefs” such as Adolf Hitler proposed in his book Mein Kampf (My Struggle) and Karl Marx Communist Manifesto. When you read these two books and then watch what they did in the name of their evil beliefs, you easily come to the conclusion that some beliefs are EVIL, not simply another opinion. When you research even further and see what and how these two men did in murdering millions of people to fulfill their demonic beliefs, you can conclude to nothing else other than they were EVIL. And their writings and beliefs were diabolical let alone birthed from Satan himself.
I know it seems everyone wishes to declare who and what Loughner is, but the fact remains none of us know the whole truth yet. However one fact remains true, Laughner read, heard and believed some of the most corrupt, twisted evil doctrines on this planet (Fascism and Communist Socialism). Whether Laughner was mentally insane, psychologically deranged or just plain evil, time will tell. But for sure, we all can conclude that such evil influences as Fascism and Communist Socialism will pollute, deceive and damage any person’s psyche in one way or another.
What is scary beyond reality is to hear, watch or read the corrupt attempts to use Laughner’s actions as a foundation to promote their political opinions or worse to cover up ideologies and destructive dogmas such as Fascism and Communist Socialism. John B. Watson, America’s Father of Behavioral Psychology wrote about the power of behavioral influences that can and do train anyone and everyone to “act out” what they have been raised to believe. Truth is, the power of indoctrination training will influence anyone to act out on their deep beliefs, no matter how evil and violent they are.
Don’t fall for the corrupt political and liberal media’s attempt to bash opposing views to their own by using Laughner’s actions by turning your attention off the real crime and evil. Today’s media seems bent on preaching a doctrine more than reporting the news. Don’t get side tracked off the real evil; killing people who opposes your views. Today’s mantra seems to present that if you can’t win in the debate of ideas, just kill your opponent. That is and has always been the doctrine of dictators and tyrants. Jesus won a million times more people to his cause than Hitler or Stalin without hurting or killing one single person while Fascism and Communism has killed millions or millions of people.
The bottom line is simple, what Loughner did was evil and wicked to the core. And to use this horrific evil as a platform to promote one’s views or to attack one’s political enemies is evil in of itself. My friend, it is twisted stories like we have seen, heard and read over the past few days is what has made 90% of Americans not trust or believe the main stream media nor politics. I pray and ask everyone to pray for the parents of Loughner for they do not deserve the heart broken trauma they are suffering. Pray for the victims and families as for they did not deserve such loss either. And please, take time to call your loved ones and tell them how much you love them and take time today to DO some loving act to share the Love and grace of truth.
By Dr Tim McClure, www.drtimmcclure.blogspot.com
Many today wish to write away the realities of “Evil beliefs” such as Adolf Hitler proposed in his book Mein Kampf (My Struggle) and Karl Marx Communist Manifesto. When you read these two books and then watch what they did in the name of their evil beliefs, you easily come to the conclusion that some beliefs are EVIL, not simply another opinion. When you research even further and see what and how these two men did in murdering millions of people to fulfill their demonic beliefs, you can conclude to nothing else other than they were EVIL. And their writings and beliefs were diabolical let alone birthed from Satan himself.
I know it seems everyone wishes to declare who and what Loughner is, but the fact remains none of us know the whole truth yet. However one fact remains true, Laughner read, heard and believed some of the most corrupt, twisted evil doctrines on this planet (Fascism and Communist Socialism). Whether Laughner was mentally insane, psychologically deranged or just plain evil, time will tell. But for sure, we all can conclude that such evil influences as Fascism and Communist Socialism will pollute, deceive and damage any person’s psyche in one way or another.
What is scary beyond reality is to hear, watch or read the corrupt attempts to use Laughner’s actions as a foundation to promote their political opinions or worse to cover up ideologies and destructive dogmas such as Fascism and Communist Socialism. John B. Watson, America’s Father of Behavioral Psychology wrote about the power of behavioral influences that can and do train anyone and everyone to “act out” what they have been raised to believe. Truth is, the power of indoctrination training will influence anyone to act out on their deep beliefs, no matter how evil and violent they are.
Don’t fall for the corrupt political and liberal media’s attempt to bash opposing views to their own by using Laughner’s actions by turning your attention off the real crime and evil. Today’s media seems bent on preaching a doctrine more than reporting the news. Don’t get side tracked off the real evil; killing people who opposes your views. Today’s mantra seems to present that if you can’t win in the debate of ideas, just kill your opponent. That is and has always been the doctrine of dictators and tyrants. Jesus won a million times more people to his cause than Hitler or Stalin without hurting or killing one single person while Fascism and Communism has killed millions or millions of people.
The bottom line is simple, what Loughner did was evil and wicked to the core. And to use this horrific evil as a platform to promote one’s views or to attack one’s political enemies is evil in of itself. My friend, it is twisted stories like we have seen, heard and read over the past few days is what has made 90% of Americans not trust or believe the main stream media nor politics. I pray and ask everyone to pray for the parents of Loughner for they do not deserve the heart broken trauma they are suffering. Pray for the victims and families as for they did not deserve such loss either. And please, take time to call your loved ones and tell them how much you love them and take time today to DO some loving act to share the Love and grace of truth.
By Dr Tim McClure, www.drtimmcclure.blogspot.com
Thursday, January 6, 2011
YEAR OF OPPORTUNITY
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of doubt, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way. That is the opening lines of "A Tale of Two Cities" Charles Dickens; One of the most famous openings in English literature. The two cities are London and Paris. And it was during the time of the French Revolution, just 15 years after our Revolution. The lines serve as Prophecy of the very times we are living now.
Yes, we are surly living in a moment when for many it is the worst of times and for others it is the best of times. The paradox of this hour serves as one of the highest volatility in our nation. There has been a major rise of frustration and even anger over the belligerent aggressive thrust of political quest at the expense of the needs and desires of the American people. The raping and pillaging of the Federal Reserve system, Banks and Wall Street has decimated our economy. The polarization of our media and public has spawned enough rage, distrust and outright contempt till nerves have flared and respect gone.
My friends, we are living in the Times that Ezekiel and Daniel saw. We are living in the times that John wrote about on the Isle of Patmos. Your very life today, your days, your words, your thoughts and ideas are the Brick and Mortar that is building your future. Today, 2011 is the very moment we all must take a stand on letting go of whatever is making us stop. Let go of the pains, mistakes, failures, regrets and Yesterday. Today is a NEW DAY a New Year. This is your moment to start over. Christine McVee writes; “If you wake up and don't want to smile, If it takes just a little while, Open your eyes and look at the day, You'll see things in a different way.” Today is the moment to look ahead – raise your eye brows and see your future – see your faith – see your opportunity. My friend, You need a Prophecy. You need a tap on your shoulder from an angel to whisper in your ear about the opportunity God has given you in this year.
Over 100 studies of the best minds and researchers in America have revealed that the majority of people spend 90% of their time thinking about their past. Less than 3% of people think about the future. Faith is about the future not the past. Nowhere in the Bible do we find faith displayed for yesterday. Vision is always for your future, never your past. Prophecy means to fore tell (foresight). The first name for the Prophet was a “Seer.” He foresaw the future. A prophet would give a word about your future. God wants you to know that 2011 is your opportunity. You can chose to let 2011 consume you or you can look beyond the troubles and capture possibilities.
When Jesus told his disciples about their future and the blight of the world to come, he said; “Look Up” (Luke 21:28). We cannot live another day with our head down. Let us turn our Misery into a Miracle – first in our heart – then in our mind and then it will appear in our lives. Stop looking back over Yesterday wishing it were different, it will not change. Yesterday is GONE. Come on WAVE at your Yesterday and shout with me BY – BY. Now lift up your eyes and gaze into your tomorrows of opportunities and confess; “God has a great future for me” (Jer 29:11).
By Dr. Tim McClure (for more articles, see my blog): http://drtimmcclure.blogspot.com
Yes, we are surly living in a moment when for many it is the worst of times and for others it is the best of times. The paradox of this hour serves as one of the highest volatility in our nation. There has been a major rise of frustration and even anger over the belligerent aggressive thrust of political quest at the expense of the needs and desires of the American people. The raping and pillaging of the Federal Reserve system, Banks and Wall Street has decimated our economy. The polarization of our media and public has spawned enough rage, distrust and outright contempt till nerves have flared and respect gone.
My friends, we are living in the Times that Ezekiel and Daniel saw. We are living in the times that John wrote about on the Isle of Patmos. Your very life today, your days, your words, your thoughts and ideas are the Brick and Mortar that is building your future. Today, 2011 is the very moment we all must take a stand on letting go of whatever is making us stop. Let go of the pains, mistakes, failures, regrets and Yesterday. Today is a NEW DAY a New Year. This is your moment to start over. Christine McVee writes; “If you wake up and don't want to smile, If it takes just a little while, Open your eyes and look at the day, You'll see things in a different way.” Today is the moment to look ahead – raise your eye brows and see your future – see your faith – see your opportunity. My friend, You need a Prophecy. You need a tap on your shoulder from an angel to whisper in your ear about the opportunity God has given you in this year.
Over 100 studies of the best minds and researchers in America have revealed that the majority of people spend 90% of their time thinking about their past. Less than 3% of people think about the future. Faith is about the future not the past. Nowhere in the Bible do we find faith displayed for yesterday. Vision is always for your future, never your past. Prophecy means to fore tell (foresight). The first name for the Prophet was a “Seer.” He foresaw the future. A prophet would give a word about your future. God wants you to know that 2011 is your opportunity. You can chose to let 2011 consume you or you can look beyond the troubles and capture possibilities.
When Jesus told his disciples about their future and the blight of the world to come, he said; “Look Up” (Luke 21:28). We cannot live another day with our head down. Let us turn our Misery into a Miracle – first in our heart – then in our mind and then it will appear in our lives. Stop looking back over Yesterday wishing it were different, it will not change. Yesterday is GONE. Come on WAVE at your Yesterday and shout with me BY – BY. Now lift up your eyes and gaze into your tomorrows of opportunities and confess; “God has a great future for me” (Jer 29:11).
By Dr. Tim McClure (for more articles, see my blog): http://drtimmcclure.blogspot.com
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