Pastor Bill Hayden
My mother and perhaps your mother or father told you, “If you want something done right, do it yourself!” My mother made that statement whenever she had asked me, my brother or sister to do something and it didn’t meet her expectations. Well, truthfully as a youngster, I really wanted to be outside playing with my friends.
There is one major flaw with the statement, (If you want something done right… do it yourself.) because, if you are not skilled in what you want done then, you can’t do it! so it can’t apply. There are times when you think that you want things done in a specific way… which can become very troublesome when trying to complete a task. Complications can become compounded when you haven’t considered the availability of resources needed.
When it comes to getting some opportunities in life or seeking someone to do a special project, networking is a good practice to engage in. I had a resourceful friend who I used to ride motorcycles with and whenever I needed something, he would say, “I know a guy!” Once I needed to replace the seat on my motorcycle. He referred me to a gentleman who completed the project and within a week… I was on the road again with a new seat!
It is wonderful to be able to live life to the fullest and at the end of your days have the utmost confidence that you will enter Heaven. Not enough people have that kind of assurance when they are facing a life threating situation. They are usually fearful. After living their lives and trying to make the best choices suddenly they begin to wonder if they have done enough good deeds that will allow them to enter Heaven. Well, it’s not about the good deeds that a person has done which enables them to enter Heaven…. “It’s about who you know that counts!”
John 6:37-40 ESV 37All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me but raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
No one knows when and how they will leave their loved ones but you can know for sure where you will spend eternity. How wonderful and what assurance it is to lie down to sleep at night in whatever physical condition you are in and know that you can awaken in Heaven!
Celebrate with us at the Villages Community Chapel in Cribari Auditorium, every Sunday at 10 a.m. to be encouraged over the Word of Life, enjoy a cup of coffee and cookies with friends. The chapel is a place for needs to be met, faith to be affirmed and new friends to embrace. You can view our worship services on YouTube at Villages Community Chapel San Jose, CA.