"Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow. You're only a day away."
Most of you probably know that line comes from one of the main songs on the movie "Annie." Tomorrow allows freedom. Freedom to start over. Freedom to have a new set of 24 hours. A new set of 1440 minutes. A new set of 86,400 seconds.
How we use each "tomorrow" is up to us. Most days "tomorrow" is something I look forward to because I enjoy my job. Only a few days, job or otherwise, do I not look forward to its coming. Either way, it is still a day that is going to be a new day, and you can do with it however you wish. This brings us to this week's quote...
Go and make someone's tomorrow great!3;">Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson
Tomorrow is not here yet. Yesterday has already past and you cannot change that. Now is present and you can choose how you deal with the choices you face. However, what will will you do with tomorrow? How will you make it a great day? How will you make someone else's "tomorrow" great? What will you do? Wave, smile, buy lunch/dinner, etc.???
Prayer: Where's the Power?
Posted by Jarrod Spencer in challenge, faith, power, power of prayer, prayer, praying
Maybe that feeling is because we really don't believe that God exists - He might "kind of" exist, but still you're not convinced. Or the feeling comes from lack of any "answered prayers." You've prayed for certain things to happen and they just do not happen the way you want them to turnout.
Those kinds of situations can make it challenging on our faith. It takes some maturing to realize that every prayer is not going to turn out the way you desire it. Instances like that make it challenging to see any power in prayer.
As we ponder the power of prayer, here are some applications to choose from to use this week...
There is a lot of power in prayer if we will simply open our minds and eyes to see it! May we see that as we go into our immediate future.
Have a great week!
Blossom First
Posted by Jarrod Spencer in bee, blossom, dreams, family, goals, hope, job, life, promotion
Some reasons may be with a hopefulness that will never turn out like we would hope for. For example, the job promotion doesn't come after achieving the goals we were working toward.
Could it be that what we are "hoping" for is actually not what we should have been hoping for in the first place? With that in mind, here is this week's quote...
The flower doesn't dream of the bee...It blossoms and the bee comes. ~ Unknown
Most are probably familiar with the cliche that comes from the movie "Field of Dreams" that goes "If you build it they will come." This phrase is occasionally overused and people are overly optimistic in their endeavors to "build" so as to have people come.
When we are pondering the goals we are trying to reach in life, we should not be trying to accomplish them to attract the bees. We should be trying to reach our goal to fulfill something within ourselves. When this is done, the bees will most likely come.
Whether you are writing a book or furthering your education or doing something nice for a friend/neighbor, the underlying reason should be to cause your flower to bloom, after that look for the bees!
Father's play such an important role in the development of a child. I can see that first hand in the development of my children. Father's naturally tend to be the "rough" parent. They tend to wrestle more and do some of the more risky things. They like to say "rub some dirt on it." Whereas the mom will tend to shy away from some of those things. Single parents have to adapt, but as much as they try, cannot substitute for the two-parent families.
I think most will agree they don't appreciate their parents as much until they become parents themselves. With that, we don't appreciate our fathers as much until we leave. Sunday, we focused on the idea of how do we "paint" or honor our fathers? What color do we paint them in so that it positively affects the way our friends and family see them?
As we think about that, here are some applications to choose from to use this week...
Father's day, and days like it, are great to say how much you are thinking of them. However, use other times to let them know they are appreciated and speak as kind as possible in every situation about them in front of others!

However, many things in life are not won by trying to beat up the other person. Or another way to look at it, some sports are won by having a low score. Golf is an enjoyable sport and it takes the person with the least amount of strokes to win (aka lowest score). For me, I haven't quite mastered that, I like to get my money's worth and take a lot of strokes! :)
One, not too common sport in America, utilizes the principle of avoidance. That brings us to this week's quote...
To avoid the bull enough will grant you a victory. Too often we try to take the opposite approach. "Take the bull by the horns" is a phrase we use. That meaning is to "muscle" our way to a victory. This approach is different.
Sometimes we must avoid the issues or go around the issue to win. Maybe it is an argument where you know you're right. It may be best to avoid the idea of trying to be "right" and instead, "win" by choosing to be happy in the relationship/friendship.
May you avoid some bulls in the coming weeks, so that you can "win" in the end!
The matador wins by avoiding the bull not colliding with him! ~ Unknown
You Decide (Where You Will Go)
Posted by Jarrod Spencer in choices, destination, future, graduation, where
What about the choice of where to go in life? Graduations have pretty much ceased for the year. From preschool to those completing PHds, people looked into the future as they received their piece of paper that said they had completed the necessary requirements to graduate.
Were you one of them? What will you do with your future? What choices will you make? Where will you go? That brings us to this week's quote...
So, where will you go? It is an exciting mystery. I hope it is "far." Good luck!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
~Dr. Seuss
"You are the guy who'll decide where to go." A powerful statement that compels me to think, it is not up to anyone else but me. Others may influence, but it is my choice on what I do and where I will go.
Prayer Life Warning
Posted by Jarrod Spencer in answered prayer, matthew 6:5-8, mystery, prayer, sermon on the mount
Have you ever felt a great feeling after you pray? I love that feeling. To see your requests leaving you and going to God. He knows how to answer and deal with them in the most perfect way. However, His "perfect way" may not be our perfect way, so we must learn to submit to His decisions concerning our prayers.
In Matthew 6:5-8, Jesus warns his hearers about the showiness of their prayers. This kind of action brings the attention on you and I, instead of focusing it onto God. Here are some applications to choose from..
Prayer is good in several different realms. It can help protect people, heal people, calm you, and many other potential things that we must keep in perspective as we go to God in prayer.
I would bet that nearly 100% of you fit into this category. How many of those embarrassing situations had something to do with tripping or losing your balance?
Those situations are usually silly and what was tripped over or stepped in, etc. are usually little things that you could have simply stepped over or around to avoid the embarrassment. This brings us to this week's quote...
Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains ~Emilie Cady
We often make things seem bigger than they are. May we take steps in life to get over the pebbles and on to "bigger and better things" in life! Don't let the little things slow you down from achieving goals you set for yourself!
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Jarrod Spencer
- He is a seeker of God’s surprises in everyday life. He has a passion for encouraging people through the written word. He aspires to bring freshness into God's word by making even the most often heard Bible stories relevant.

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