THESE ARE THE BEST OF TIMES! You probably don’t feel that way after listening to the nightly news. However, you need to remember the news makes more money on bad news than it does on good news. So, don’t be surprised they aren’t generous with the good news of the day.
But where is the good news? – you might ask. After all, yesterday the stock market dipped under 7000 – an eleven year low! Well, today the stock market is up again and it will continue to go up and down throughout our lifetimes, will it not? When the stock market goes down, it means investor confidence is low – it is hardly a measure of the quality of your life.
Even if your fortune is tied to the stock market – you still possess enough life and health to be reading this newsletter. Which leads me to one of the reasons I believe these are the best of times. We may argue about the affordability of American health care and we may argue how we should pay for it, but we cannot argue against the fact that our health care is the best in the world – and it is the best in generations.
Two years ago, I fell – rather flew – off a roof while de-icing. The drop was over fourteen feet and because of the speed, I landed over twelve feet away from the eaves, also. My pelvis was shattered and I had to wait six days for the emergency operation. If this would have happened even twenty years ago, I would have died. Today, there are three bars of steel and twenty-four screws holding my pelvis together and a bolt holding the pelvis to the spine. Even though my movements are limited, I am thankful to be alive and able to walk. God is good to me.
Each of us has a story to tell. Some stories are more dramatic than others – some more than mine. But each of us can look at how God has helped us in our life – by health, provisions, relationships or other means and areas. This is what we should look at and remember. Recessions come and go – but they do not make our life. We live in the best of times and God made each day for us to rejoice and enjoy!
Always remember, God watches the sparrow and He cares about you. Don’t live in fear – be thankful for all God has given us!
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The Best of Times part one: 02 Mar 09
But where is the good news? – you might ask. After all, yesterday the stock market dipped under 7000 – an eleven year low! Well, today the stock market is up again and it will continue to go up and down throughout our lifetimes, will it not? When the stock market goes down, it means investor confidence is low – it is hardly a measure of the quality of your life.
Even if your fortune is tied to the stock market – you still possess enough life and health to be reading this newsletter. Which leads me to one of the reasons I believe these are the best of times. We may argue about the affordability of American health care and we may argue how we should pay for it, but we cannot argue against the fact that our health care is the best in the world – and it is the best in generations.
Two years ago, I fell – rather flew – off a roof while de-icing. The drop was over fourteen feet and because of the speed, I landed over twelve feet away from the eaves, also. My pelvis was shattered and I had to wait six days for the emergency operation. If this would have happened even twenty years ago, I would have died. Today, there are three bars of steel and twenty-four screws holding my pelvis together and a bolt holding the pelvis to the spine. Even though my movements are limited, I am thankful to be alive and able to walk. God is good to me.
Each of us has a story to tell. Some stories are more dramatic than others – some more than mine. But each of us can look at how God has helped us in our life – by health, provisions, relationships or other means and areas. This is what we should look at and remember. Recessions come and go – but they do not make our life. We live in the best of times and God made each day for us to rejoice and enjoy!
Always remember, God watches the sparrow and He cares about you. Don’t live in fear – be thankful for all God has given us!
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