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I Fell Asleep In The Middle Of Thinking

The other day I fell asleep trying to think of something to write about. 

I fell asleep in the middle of thinking

I can understand this happening if it was 10:30 p.m. and the room was dark. Sure, anyone could fall asleep while thinking in that kind of environment.

But I fell asleep about an hour after I had gotten out of bed, having had seven hours of sleep … and the sun was shining through the windows.

“That’s pretty sad; he must be getting old”, you are probably thinking. 

Well, I have had a history of falling asleep in all sorts of places and conditions. 

I remember one time biking with a couple of friends to a campsite. We got there late in the afternoon but something spooked one of the guys, so at about 3:00 a.m. we headed back. 

I heard wolves in the distance as we rode and at one point got chased by a dog. We finally made it to some semblance of civilization by about 5:00 a.m.  

We were hungry but the restaurant we found didn’t open until 6:00 a.m. So we sat down on the sidewalk to wait. 

I put my head back on the cold, grey slab of cement and I was gone. 

The boys woke me up and, by the time I shook the cobwebs out of my head, they were half way across the parking lot. 

It doesn’t matter the surface or the environment, I can sleep pretty easily anywhere. 

The other day I saw a video of a little bulldog puppy who fell asleep sitting up and then fell over.

I’m kind of like that now. 

Before I had my heart attack nine years ago, I would get a little tired after lunch. But since my heart attack, the lull after lunch has become a major issue for me.

I had to rearrange my schedule. Then I replaced quiet activities like reading or heavy thinking with meetings and visits and things that would require me to be more active. 

I even got a stand up desk because, unlike that bulldog puppy, I have never fallen asleep standing up. 

… But give me something to lean up against and I can get close.

The other day when I fell asleep thinking, it was because it’s so hard to come up with an idea. I need something to happen in my life. My life is too predicable. 

I will admit, though, that I enjoyed my nap at 8:00 a.m. 

And one thing I do know, if it’s difficult to think of something to write about when there is nothing going on in my life, it is impossible to think of something to write about when I am sleeping. 

Here’s the thing: Life just seems to roll on day by day. As with COVID, where we are anticipating an end, but every day there is nothing to indicate the end is coming, one day Christ will return. There are many people who don’t think about making decisions now for what seems to be way down some distant path. We kind of fall asleep in the present. Let me encourage you to make a decision to put your faith in Christ now because when you go to sleep for the last time, you won’t be able to think about doing it then.

That’s Life!

Paul 

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My Guitar Is Not Making Me Want To Play

Though I don’t want to buy a guitar, after playing my son’s, I think I do need a new one. 

my guitar is not making me want to play
Handsome man playing guitar. Close-up of young man playing acoustic guitar while sitting in front of the window

In my last post (read it here) I wrote about how things like an inexpensive guitar can be harder to play than a more expensive one.

It’s not right if you ask me. I should learn the skills on a guitar that is easy to play and then graduate to something that is more difficult. 

Well, just recently my son got a new “axe” and he paid a good chunk of change for it. When I got to try it, I couldn’t believe how easy on the fingers it was to play. 

The space between the strings and the fret board of a guitar makes a big difference in how easy it is to press the strings down. The closer the strings are to the frets the less force you have to exert to form those chords. 

Basically, on my cheap guitar I’m breaking my fingers trying to play, while on my son’s it’s easy.

Why wouldn’t guitar makers encourage guitar students to keep playing rather than giving up in frustration? 

My son’s guitar is really nice; it’s also electric. He has an acoustic but he wanted to work on other aspects of playing. 

Recently, he brought his new guitar to our house so he could wail on it … and it can be deafening when the volume is turned it up and you are close by. 

My son lives in an apartment so I’m just waiting to get a call from him that he’s getting the boot. I’m sure his neighbours in the units around him aren’t thrilled with his new purchase. Fortunately, his apartment is all concrete and he keeps the volume down. 

He can play all day long. I can’t play much more than a half hour without my fingers hurting … and that’s with calluses. 

On the guitar I have now, the strings are closer to the frets than on my first guitar but they are not near as close as on my son’s guitar. 

If I had a guitar like his, I would want to play more. But I don’t want to spend all that money on a guitar when I’m not that good. 

Why couldn’t they make a cheap guitar that would be easy on the fingers? I think the issue is that they don’t care if you get good or not. They want you to get so frustrated with your instrument that you will spend any amount of money to get one that is easier to play. 

Playing my son’s guitar has inspired me to pick mine up a little more now that his is not around. I fiddle a bit with mine but still get to the place where my fingers need a break.

It’s like playing outside as a kid when it’s really cold. You play way too long and want to keep playing, but your toes and fingers are so frozen that you just can’t stay outside any longer. 

Here’s the thing: Putting your faith in Christ costs a lot. Jesus said you have to take up your cross and follow Him. Anything else you put your faith in will cost less, but in the end it will not last as long. Faith in Christ takes you to eternity. Faith in anything else leaves you suffering at some point. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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Cheap Doesn’t Always Mean It’s Easy

I think cheap things should be easy and simple, while more expensive things harder and more complicated. 

cheap doesn't always mean it's easy

For instance, take two drones that look the same. You might think the cheap one would be easier to fly than the more expensive one. You might think the more expensive one would take more skill to fly it. 

But that’s not the way it is. 

The first drone I had was very inexpensive. I constantly had to work both control sticks to keep the drone in the air so it didn’t drop to the ground and crash.

It was hard, constant work. 

My next drone cost me more. But I could put the drone in the air, take my hands completely off the controller and it would just stay there, hovering in place. 

The more expensive drone was much easier to fly. It took less skill to use the more expensive one than the cheaper one. 

Things shouldn’t be that way.

If I’m new at something and buy an inexpensive product to learn on, it should be easier to use. I want to gradually get more proficient at it and then upgrade to something that requires more skill. 

Drones are not the only things like that. Guitars work that way, too. 

Every guitar has the same components. Someone should be able to pick up any guitar and play it. You place your fingers on the frets the same way. You strum the same way. The sound comes out of it at the same place. 

No matter what guitar I pick up, I should be able to play it. 

… Well, that’s only partly correct.

I remember when I got my first guitar. A guy I knew said he had an old one I could have, which was great since I was just learning to play. 

The first thing I did was change the strings that were probably twenty years old. I took off all the strings, put the new stings on and then started tuning it. … I didn’t know you should always keep some tension on the neck.

As I got the guitar closer to being in tune, I snapped the neck right off the back of the guitar. 

I was back to having no guitar, so I went out and purchased one. It was cheap – only $85 – but it had a nice sound to it.

I learned how to play on that guitar and had it for many years. 

There was just one problem with it. The strings seemed like they were about an inch off the neck so I had to press really hard when forming a chord. As much as I played, my fingers never seemed to get past the hurting stage. It didn’t matter how thick the calluses were on my fingertips, after twenty minutes I needed to put the guitar down. 

But a cheap guitar should be easy to play. 

Unfortunately that is not the case. … In my next post (read here) I will expose this problem more.

Here’s the thing: Because two things work on the same principles doesn’t mean they are equal. Some people believe that all religions are based on faith and, therefore, are the same. Not true. Christianity is the only religion that believes you can’t earn your way into heaven. It is the only religion that requires 100% faith in God to provide it. There’s nothing you can do. Not all religions are the same and not all faith is equal. God has provided through Jesus what we could never do – a relationship and eternity with God. Take God up on His offer; put your faith in Him.

That’s Life!

Paul

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A Road Trip May Reveal More Than Scenery

You can discover a lot from a road trip, especially if you keep the destination a secret.

a road trip may reveal more than scenery

The other day my wife, Lily, and I were looking for something to do during our current lockdown. 

We decided that we would head to Costco to get a few grocery items … not what I would normally think of when trying to come up with something to do. Shopping for groceries would be down near the bottom of my list of possible options. 

But the lockdown changes your perspective on things … besides, I thought I might be able to get a glimpse of some things I’m interested in. 

Normally I just browse and not buy as I stroll through Costco’s electronics section. But they did a great job stopping that; you couldn’t even window shop. They had skid loads of food items even blocking the view of some of the more eye-appealing inventory in the store.

With that option out of the way, we weren’t too long getting what we needed and headed out the door. 

The night was still young, the sun had not quite set, so I decided not to drive home. 

I decided to follow the sun. 

What do you do when you are locked down? We needed something different to do.

The sun was big – really big – deep orange and red filling the bottom third of the sky. 

So I just kept driving, driving towards the sun. I went by our turn and then I went by the next possible turn. 

Lily started questioning me. “Where are we going?” she asked. “I don’t know” I replied. 

We came to an intersection and she said, “Oh, turn down here”, but I kept going. She asked again where we were going and my reply was the same. 

She probably asked me a dozen times where we were going. 

By now the sun had set and there was only the glow of the sun on the horizon. We were quite a distance into the country by the time I turned around and started back down the road we had been driving on. 

Lily asked multiple times where we were going and gave me several commands to turn here or there. I could tell she didn’t like not knowing our destination. 

It was obvious that she was not satisfied with just going for a drive.

I pointed it out to her that she was all concerned about what was unimportant and was missing the enjoyment of the outing. 

That seemed to settle her down a bit. 

And what transpired during that little road trip was that we talked. We talked about several things we might not have talked about that night. 

We settled on a decision we were facing, that we probably would have put off in another setting – a setting like sitting in front of the TV watching some rehab addict rebuild the insides of an old home. 

That little road trip ended up being good and Lily never did find out where we were going. 

Here’s the thing: You can get in a rut with God where you don’t seem to be communicating very much. You aren’t saying much to Him and He doesn’t seem to be saying much to you. A change of venue can sometimes help. Start a conversation with the Lord in a different place, when you have time and no other distractions, when you are in an inviting environment to talk –  maybe a scenic spot, on a walk, or drive … maybe just a different place in your home. You may learn a lot from Him. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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I’ve Made Something That I’ll Only Use Once

Have you ever made something for a single use? You wanted or needed something for a specific purpose and knew you would never use it again.

I've made something that I'll only use once

I guess I’ve done that several times in my life – mostly with games. 

When I was a youth pastor I made up games and contests for my students and then never used them again. 

You’ve heard of bobbing for apples? Well, that’s tame compared to my contest. 

I decided for an event that I would have some of my students – who volunteered to participate, I might add – bob for lifesavers. 

You might not think that is more extreme than bobbing for apples, but let me tell you the conditions: 

First, lifesaver candies do not float like apples do. So the students had to find the lifesavers at the bottom of the container. 

Second, they were not bobbing in water. I had them bobbing for lifesavers in vinegar.  So, yes, I had a few students who went the rest of the night with a red face … but I still had no shortage of volunteers. 

Still, we never played that game again.

There have been other things. 

This past Super Bowl, I made up a game to keep our interest in the football game. I first took a picture of the board game, “Sorry”. Then I found a site that organized the picture to be printed  on multiple sheets of paper, any size I wanted. I made player pieces with the football teams’ logos. We stood my board up and kept the pieces on the board using velcro. 

For each play on the field, we got to move our pieces around the board, just like in Sorry. … But I’m not sure that game will ever get played again. 

For these one use, disposable games and items I have created, I put considerable time and effort into making them.

My wife, Lily, shakes her head at the time I give to these things. She can’t believe I am motivated to make that game but not motivated to redo the flooring in our bathroom.

Well, today I’m going to make something that I will never use. It will be chucked aside as useless when I am done using it the one time I’m making it for. 

I am going to use it for an illustration in my sermon. I think having the real thing will help the illustration work better. 

But once I’m done my sermon, I won’t bother with this item again. 

I don’t think it will be too hard to make. I have to cut a round circle out of a piece of 1/2 inch plywood. Within the circle I have to cut out two round holes. I will sand it down, but I won’t paint it because I need to use it tomorrow morning. 

You might be wondering what it is. It’s called a twiddler.

You put you left thumb in one hole and your right thumb in the other hole. Then you fold your fingers together and rotate your thumbs around each other. 

It is the perfect device for all of us right now who are stuck at home under provincial order.

Here’s the thing: God has created us to glorify Him and enjoy Him forever. Sadly, however, some people won’t go on enjoying God forever because they have not given Him glory in this life. Don’t be a single use person to God. Glorify God by putting your faith in Christ. Then you will get to enjoy Him forever. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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Anticipating Will Keep You Waiting

Anticipating something will motivate you to see something through – I know because I’m anticipating a bike ride later today.

anticipating something keeps you waiting

Anticipation gives us incentive to think about or keep waiting for something to happen. 

Like in Carly Simon’s song from 1971, in the chorus she wrote, “… Anticipation, is making me wait, is keeping me waiting.” In other words, she couldn’t get it off her mind; she couldn’t concentrate on anything else. She was just waiting for it.

When we anticipate we also think all about the thing we are anticipating. We daydream about it, what it will be like, what we will do when it arrives and many other thoughts. 

I found myself thinking about my ride through the trails. It’s been a whole winter since I’ve been on the trails. Though I know them well, I began picturing myself on my bike amongst the trees, skimming over the beaver pond on a narrow wooden bridge. 

We anticipate things all the time. And what we anticipate can be something as mundane as a trip to the corner store to something as spectacular as a vacation cruise in the Caribbean. 

No matter what we anticipate, it causes in us the same reaction. 

The sixteen year old with a brand new driver’s license has the same emotional reaction getting the nod to drive the family car to go buy milk as someone else anticipating picking up the brand new car they just purchased.

Their hearts pounds a little harder and everything else becomes a distraction to what they are anticipating. 

I remember when I was a youth pastor and we were preparing for a group retreat. Some of the teens would come up to me and remind me that we only had five sleeps or three sleeps before our trip. 

They might have had three or five days of school to live through and other things to deal with, but all they could focus on was when we would be leaving on our retreat. 

Anticipation also gets us motivated to do things – things that involve what we are anticipating. 

A couple who are anticipating the birth of their first child will be highly motivated to paint the baby’s room and fit it with all the necessary furnishings. 

Last night I found myself awake in the middle of the night, thinking about whether or not my ear buds were charged. I use them when I bike alone to listen to music while I ride. 

My buds haven’t been used for months and, though they were tucked away in a drawer of my night stand, I hauled them out in the wee hours of the night and plugged them in. 

Shortly after that I realized my bike computer would probably need charging too. 

By the time I woke up this morning, I was all charged up and ready for my ride. 

That’s what anticipation does. 

Here’s the thing: Many people anticipate the end of covid, though that end time is illusive. I would encourage you to anticipate the time you will meet Christ. We will all face Him one day. Let your anticipation get you prepared for the most important meeting of your life, and for eternity. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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The Last Half Phenomenon Is Driving Me Crazy

There is a last half phenomenon that I wish we could reverse. 

the last half phenomenon is driving me crazy

The phenomenon is that the second half of something goes faster or is repeated faster than the first half.

Have you ever watched the gas gauge on your car? You fill the tank up and are all set for five to six hundred kilometres of driving. No worries for a while – a good long while. 

But after the gauge drops to halfway, you need to keep your eye on that gauge because the needle starts to move faster. You look at it and think, “Wow, how did I get to a quarter of a tank? I was at halfway just a day or two ago.” 

That’s the last half phenomenon and nobody writes about it, studies it, or puts out scientific journals about it. 

It seems that we just accept it or maybe, more accurately, we don’t want to think about it because this phenomenon happens in every area of life. 

If you ask a ten year old about their birthday that is coming up in a month, they will say, “I can hardly wait. It’s taking so long to come. It feels like it’s never going to get here.” 

I remember being in grade three and feeling like I was spending three years of my life in that grade. I wondered if grade three would ever end. 

But if you ask someone who is over fifty about an event that is coming up in the next month, they’ll tell you that it’s coming so quickly, it will be here before you know it. Older people think time is moving really fast. They say the years just fly by. 

It’s that last half phenomenon – the last half goes quicker than the first half. 

There have been some people who have tried to manipulate things to produce this phenomenon in their products. A few years ago, Apple Inc. was accused of reducing their iPhone battery’s charging length once the device got to be a certain age. 

That was tricky, and I’m not sure Apple was ever made to reverse that in their products.

… Which brings me to why I was thinking about this last half phenomenon in the first place. 

I have had my latest iPad for a long time now – either five or six years. I’ve noticed lately that when the battery gets low, I almost have to run to plug it in. 

I have a little icon of a battery on my iPad that shows a depleting green fill as the battery gets used. I also have a percentage figure right beside that to tell me the percentage of battery I have left. 

When my battery gets to about 20%, that number starts to count down almost as fast as the second hand on a digital watch. 

I run to plug my iPad into the charger because I know I don’t have much time left. 

… How old are you? Do you feel like I do with my iPad?

Here’s the thing: No matter how old we are, time is ticking away. To be honest, we never know how much time we have left. Your life could be cut short today or tomorrow. But for anyone who feels that life is moving pretty fast, my advice is to make sure you have considered Christ’s saving solution. He died so that you could have life – eternal life. Now that changes the whole last half phenomenon completely. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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It’s Canadian Tire Day At My House Today

Today might be Canadian tire day. … I’m not sure, we’ll have to see how it goes.

It's Canadian Tire Day At My House Today

One of Canada’s staple stores for auto, hardware and sports has always been Canadian Tire … or affectionately referred to as “crappy tire”. 

I make it a point not to get my car serviced there, but I will often buy my gas at Canadian Tire. 

I do love the Canadian Tire money. Back before they went digital, you would always walk out of the store not only with your purchase, but also with a few bills of Canadian Tire money in various denominations. 

The bills were only worth pennies, but they added up. 

As much as I loved getting Canadian Tire money, I hated being in the checkout line behind someone who was paying with it. 

Every bill had to be counted … by hand! There would be a pile of 10 cent bills and then 25 cent bills … it was painful to watch. 

But why am I telling you about the Canadian Tire store? This blog isn’t about the store, it’s about what day it is. 

I’m making it up, of course, but I think, well, maybe I might change the tires on my car today. 

It’s time to take off the winter tires and put on my summer tires. 

I’m actually hoping that I don’t have to go to the Canadian Tire store today. I should have everything I need in my garage to change my tires. 

It used to be a major ordeal. I’d use the little rickety jack that came with the vehicle – that in itself was a pain. But a few years ago I bought a few things (from Canadian Tire) that have streamed-lined the process for me. 

There is one part, however, that I’m not looking forward to. It seems to happen every season: one or more of the tires gets frozen on to the vehicle. I’m not sure how to describe it better than that. 

I will take all the bolts off and that tire won’t budge. I can hit it, kick it, talk to it, even yell at it and it will not come off. 

I’m just hoping that if today is Canadian tire day at my house, my tires will all pop off easily.  

For years I was against Canadian tire day – I didn’t change my tires at all. I had all seasons. 

But I think the tire manufacturers decided we should be buying more tires so they changed the formula in the rubber they use. Now, apparently, you want soft rubber on those winter tires because the harder summer tire rubber is too slippery when the weather get colder. 

My summer tires are near the end of their life so I’m hoping that if today is Canadian tire day for me, we won’t get any cold snaps where my summer tires are rendered useless. 

The one nice thing about putting on my summer tires is they come with hubcaps. After going through the winter with ugly winter rims on my car, it will be nice to have better looking wheels. 

Here’s the thing: There is a day coming up at the end of this week – it’s called Easter. It’s the day we celebrate Christ rising from the grave. It’s a day we should treat as special, a day when we give time and focus to what Jesus did for us. He died on the cross to pay for our sins, that we could be forgiven and have a relationship with God. Now that’s a day!

That’s Life!

Paul

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The Perfect Message Can Be Very Illusive

Lately I’ve been trying to come up with the perfect message. 

the perfect message can be very illusive

No, I’m not referring to preaching a perfect sermon. That’s not what I’m talking about. 

I do remember when Dave Stieb, a long time pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, wrote a book. He titled it “Tomorrow I’ll Be Perfect”. The pour guy could have had several perfect games if his defence behind him could have helped out a bit. 

I’m also not referring to being perfect at what I do. 

We have a sign board in our home. It’s the kind that you put letters on and create a message for others to read. It’s not permanent; I can change it any time I want. 

Sometimes the message reflects the time of year, and sometimes it announces a special event or occasion. 

Last year we had a message up there for a long time. It was a countdown to my daughter’s wedding day. That one took work. I had to change the numbers on it every day. 

Every time I change the sign, I’m looking for the perfect message to put on it. I want it to be witty or funny or profound – something that will cause people to think.

It’s not easy, and maybe that’s why I don’t change it very often. When I get a good message, I like to milk it for a while. 

But I need to change it now. I have a son who’s turning 30 and a nephew who’s going overseas for 4 years. It really needs to be the right mix of letters.

I wish my dad was around to help me. He was the king of messages. 

When I was in college out west, he would write me often. For a while I received cards in the mail from him on a weekly basis. 

They weren’t greeting cards. They were just card stock paper he cut to size (about 5”x4”). He would address them on one side and write his message on the other. 

From his readings he would write out an inspirational message to me. It was usually some saying to motivate me.

I looked forward to those cards, and I always wondered how many other people benefitted from reading them, before they passed them on in the sorting line.

We see messages everywhere these days – probably more than ever before. 

Every store or building you enter has a message, usually COVID related. Some stores ask you to pause and read their messages … even though after a year of COVID I think we know them off by heart. 

This morning I’m looking for the perfect message. And I know there’s one for this time and this family. 

I just need to dig deep and come up with something that will speak to the moment and inspire those who read it. 

Here’s the thing: God has given us the greatest message of all time. That message culminates in our celebration of Easter in a couple of weeks. The message is inspirational and personal. It’s the message of the gospel that God loves you and made provision by sending His Son, Jesus, to die for you, so that you could experience God’s love. Be sure to consider this message this year as we turn our attention to Christ’s great sacrifice on the cross. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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Your Internal Clock May Need To Be Reset

It’s really important to correctly time your sleep or your internal clock can get all messed up. 

Your internal clock may need to be reset

We just changed our clocks forward last Saturday. It was the big one because we lost an hour of sleep. I’ve heard that it can take up to three days to adjust to that time change. 

I believe our bodies know when to get rest, but I also believe we can mess up our internal clocks so that our bodies don’t act properly.

Sunday, the day after the clocks changed, I felt pretty tired in the afternoon. I had had a tiring day the day before and I also lost an hour of sleep that night. 

I use a lot of energy preaching on Sundays so I am often tired in the afternoon … this particular afternoon a little more so. 

By evening I had recovered and had my energy back. I watched a hockey game that disappointed me and left me feeling unsettled. So I put on a movie which would run until it was time to head to bed … to be fair, a little later than my regular bedtime.

Because I had taken a nap in the afternoon, by the end of the movie I was still wide awake. But it was late and time to turn in for the night, so I made my way to bed. 

The problem was that my mind was going a mile a minute. As sleepy as I had been in the afternoon, my brain was now firing on all cylinders as I lay in bed. 

I tossed one way, then another. I fixed my pillow and turned some more. 

My internal clock was so messed up that I just could not get to sleep.

It’s like Christmas Eve for children. The anticipation of the next day – Christmas morning with all the presents – keeps them from settling down and sleeping. They are wide awake. 

That’s why so many kids have melt downs on Christmas Day, even though it is one of their happiest days of the year. Their internal clocks are so messed up they are tired when they should be wide awake.

I’m not sure how long I tossed back and forth in bed, but at one point I decided that was enough. I needed something to settle me down. 

They say it’s not good to have a screen on just before you go to sleep, but I have a great ability to fall asleep with a TV on. 

So I got up, headed downstairs and put on another movie. 

It was an action movie. For most people that would work against them sleeping, but for me it doesn’t matter. 

It was not long before my eyes were shut and the flickering light from the television was bouncing off my closed eyelids.

Maybe the movie wasn’t good. All I know is that it got my internal clock to work again. When I woke up, I shut everything down and went back to bed … and straight to sleep. 

Here’s the thing: There are times in your life when your spiritual clock will be more apparent in your life. There will be interest; there will be opportunity. Don’t miss paying attention to your spiritual clock. You might have a hard time getting it on track if you mess it up.

That’s Life!

Paul

Question: What can you do to pay attention to your spiritual clock? Leave your comments and questions below.

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