In-service training. Lt. Martin Hicks once told me that he had officers who counted their years till retirement in terms of how many in-service trainings they had left. I can believe it! But we all know why we do it. We must continually prepare mentally and physically for those times when we will be called upon to react to a threat or challenge. Have you ever thought that maybe we need to do spiritual in-service training? Instead of waiting till struggles come, we should be praying now that God will prepare us for that struggle. Try making a memory bank of certain situation where you struggle. List those places where you feel anger, fright or discontent. Then pray about them and ask God for wisdom to deal with them in advance of when they come. If you have prayed about them in advance, then when you are caught off guard, you can see the situation as a blinking caution light and ask God to help you be very careful in your words and actions. It is true that God's wisdom can be obtained from the Bible, prayer and Godly advice. But it is also true that God gives us wisdom when we learn from our past mistakes and struggles.
Thought for the week: Where facts are few, experts are many. -- Donald R. Gannon
Funny for the week: "Doctor's Orders"
A guy says to the bartender, "A glass of your finest Less, please."
"Less? Never heard of it."
"C'mon, sure you have."
"No, really, we don't stock it. What is it? Some kind of foreign beer?"
"I'm not sure. It was my doctor who mentioned it. He said I should drink Less."
And to think he votes…………… Chaplain Barnes
Last week’s answer: What is the Aramaic word for "father"? Abba
This week’s question: What eight-letter word means "a falling away from God’s truth?
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