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Does it Feel Like the Beginning or the End to You?

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Can you do this?

You can.

Here are three examples of why I think so:

Was Joseph being sold into Egyptian slavery by his ten brothers the beginning or the end?

Was the cross of Christ the end or the beginning?

Were no fish caught by Peter, Andrew, John, and James the beginning or end of poverty?

These are only three stories that answer the question: was this the end or was this the beginning?

I have often thought of the negative circumstances as defeat, a firm reason to give up and call it quits.

  • “I can’t take anymore abuse at work.”
  • “It’s over. I don’t have the ability or resources to make my dream come true!”
  • “I’m broke. I’m going to starve to death.”

You, too, have perhaps thought of your situation as the end and not the beginning.

  1. My marriage is over.
  2. My job is gone.
  3. Everything is getting worse.

But is what seems like the end the beginning?

It can be if you focus on what works instead of on what doesn’t work.

I’m not talking about positive thinking, affirmations, or healthy self-talk. Yes, those are important, but they aren’t the foundation of your prosperity.

What is the foundation?

As a Christian, your foundation is Jesus.

Your focus isn’t on yourself and what you can make happen. Your focus is on Jesus and what he can make happen. Jesus said (John15:5) “… apart from me you can do nothing.”

Imagine coming to the end of yourself and beginning to see what really matters.

Today and tomorrow and for the entire week, let Jesus show you you’re not at the end but the beginning.

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What if this is the beginning and not the end?

What does that mean for you?

How does today become different if it’s the beginning?

What happens to your relationships at home? At work? With yourself?

And what happens to your relationship with God?

Opportunity to make something worthwhile begins now. It is not the end.

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Consider: What If You’re Absolutely Wrong? Suppose You’re Totally Right?

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What if God exists?

  • What if God made everything you see and don’t see?

What if God made people in God’s image?

  • What if people God made rejected God?

What if God did something about this?

  • What if God is in total control?

What if God came here as Jesus?

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What if all that stuff is true?

Guess what?

It is.

In your heart you know it.

Even if in your head you won’t admit it.

But, what if you acknowledged what’s truth?

How would today and tomorrow change for you?

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What Good Thing Has to Happen to Make You Happy?

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Short story:

The road traffic seems back to normal in Tucson a year after the Corona virus panic.

Ernie, Ivy, and I are heading to work, we’re carpooling. I’m driving. Ernie is sitting in the passenger seat and Ivy is in the back seat.

I hadn’t driven too far when Ernie said, “I’ve got a question. What makes you happy?”

I quipped, “Getting to work and back home safely.”

He ignored me and kept talking. “Generally, I think someone’s circumstances dictate happiness.”

Ivy said, “Yes, that’s true.”

I mumbled, “Hmm.”

“But are favorable circumstances the key to happiness?” Ernie continued.

Here we go, I thought. “I agree with Ivy. A person’s good or bad circumstances determine happiness, right?”

“OK, but should circumstance dictate happiness?”

Ivy spoke up. “It may not be the best but it’s what we do… what I do.”

“I know. I admit, I’ve done that too,” Ernie said. “But I’ve been thinking something else other than circumstances should be the source of my happiness.”

“Like what?” I asked.

“One fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5,” he said.

“Which one of the nine do you suggest, Ernie?” I pressed.

“Joy.”

Ivy asked, “Why joy?”

Ernie looked at her in the backseat over his left shoulder and said, “Because it’s God’s plan for us.”

“What!?” I questioned.

“I think happiness has everything to do with the joy alive inside us.”

“How so?” Ivy said.

We were almost at our downtown workplace. The traffic hadn’t been too bad. For that I smiled, but we hit too many red lights… for that I frowned.

Ernie answered, “It’s because God lives inside followers of Jesus. That ought to make us joyful, thus happy. No matter what we’re going through.”

Ivy and I glanced at each other in the rear-view mirror. Both of us saw the wisdom in what Ernie said. “Yes… I get it,” we agreed.

As I pulled into my parking space, the day felt happier.

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What’s your source of happiness?

Too often mine’s been circumstances.

Happiness depended on my current situation. That could mean how much money I made. Whether my home life was crisis free. Or if a half gallon of milk cost more or cost less.

Yep, happiness for me was circumstantial.

I needed something bigger than what happened day to day.

I thought deep about Ernie’s thought that joy should be my foundation for happiness.

It’s true, there is no greater case for happiness than the joy of Christ’s kingdom living within me.

How about for you?

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