Engleside Church of God - Alexandria, VA

Life is what you make of it ... If you have been handed lemons ... add sugar and make lemon-aid. Hello!!!

Pastor Johnson and I were talking and the words below came out of that conversation. How true ... Hold to this little piece of wisdom and know there is a time for every thing under heaven and a season you need to reach for in growing up in wisdom ... these words are wisdom seeds.

What you do not value ... you do not respect.
I say again: What you do not value ... you do not respect.
What you don't respect you won't take care of.
What you don't take care of you will loose.

The words above relates to everything you have in life, every relationship (of family and friends), your job, your car, your spouse, your home.
Assignment: Ask yourself these questions - Take the words above and say:

1.) Do I value the things in my life?

2.) Do I value my relationships?

a.) Family ?

b.) Friends?

3.) Do I value my job or profession?

4.) Do I value my vehicle

5.) Do I value my spouse?

6.) Do I value my home?

After answering these questions you then need to find out if you really value them. Now ask the same question and say:

1.) Do I take care of them?

2.) Do you take care of your things?

3.) Do you take care of your relationships?

a.) family

b.) friends

4.) Do you take care of your job?

5.) Do you take care of your vehicle?

6.) Do you take care of your spouse? or family member such as mom,

dad, brother or sister ... etc?

7.) Do I take care of my home?

If you take care of them then you will respect them and the value of that respect will be calculated by the level or quality of care you give each person or item. Ultimately if you do not take care of things and respect them you will loose them.

Example: You own a vehicle ... a car. How do you value it?

1.) The proof is in are you keeping it clean and serviced?

a.) If you do not clean it then it will rust

1.) It will loose its value

b.) If you do not service it

1.) It will break-down on you

2.) Are you making payments on time?

a.) If you do not make the payment then the

bank will come and get it ...

3.) End result: you will loose it.

The same is true for a marriage, job, or anything you have. If you don't value your spouse ... you will have no respect for them. So you don't take care of the things you should and you could end up loosing them ... this what leads to (divorce).

So now I say:

Come into your season of wisdom It is time ... to make changes (yes?) that is if you want to keep your things.

Ecclesiastes 3

1 ). There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

A Time for Everything ... now is your time for change!

The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work.

Hard work is the price we must pay for success.

I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price.

Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it.

Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets.

The path to success is to take massive, determined action.

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price

which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

Doors don’t slam open they slam shut.