Hero of the Day

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear, Mark Twain.

There are so many people out there who are heroes to me. And they are not heroes of the day. Not that we should not have heroes of the day. But sometimes we place the heroes around us on a higher moral plane than others, and all of a sudden we find ourselves judging them harshly and being disappointed in them for their failings.

Sadly it is us who are at fault for being hypocritical and not realising that as people in the world as we are they too are sinners like us. Our heroes suffer as much as we do, and need help as much as we do with the issues in life.

My ultimate hero is Jesus. He endured more than I could ever imagine and not once did he run away. Some of my other heroes are some of my closest friends. And of late some of them have been buffeted by the strong winds of life. I have too. It is hard. Life is hard but sometimes it is only when we know how close we are to dying that we learn to fight for life, and in life. I want to become Superman strong in my faith, to bless others and help others, but don't worry I won't be wearing my undies on the outside anytime soon. It is growing strong but it still has so much further to go.

Stay strong my friends, my heroes, for you show not just courage but faith to many. Don't let circumstance or words break you. Reach out to our Hero of Life, Jesus. And love God and others with all your heart and soul and show them that Hero inside of you.

Quick post but I'll write more soon.

God Bless.

Why loving to KISS ensures things don't get too WIIFY

Of late I've been learning how to KISS again. KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid. Life is hard enough already without making it more complex. And I really needed to learn that again. At this time of year many people make life complicated when it does not need to be. And if we learn to KISS then we won't be asking ourselves if we are becoming too WIIFY.

WIIFY = What's In It For You. So much of society in 2008 lives by the WIIFY principle. There will be sadly a great many people who will unwrap a present on December 25 and be disappointed because they didn't get something they wanted. Now that to me is WIIFY. I'm just happy to be alive, healthy, Australian and rejoice in the love of God. That is a present I receive every second of every day.

But think about Jesus. He lived simply. Very simply. And WIIFY? He never did anything for the WIIFY theory. Thank you Jesus!!! If He had done things for the WIIFY principle where would all of us be? What better example do we have than Jesus?

By embracing a simple life He had happiness every single day. We can too. Happiness should not just be about a date on a calendar. After all every single day is the same. December 25 has the same number of hours in it as every other day in the year. And every day is an opportunity for happiness. Every day can be a challenge too but we should make that an opportunity to become closer to Him, and of course ultimate happiness.

1 Peter 3:8-9 has a great verse on this:

"Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing."

So every day, not just December 25, if we KISS we won't come across as too WIIFY to others. And isn't that a blessing worth having.

God Bless.