Do you like a delicious fried chicken dinner with all the fixins? Me too, and so does Khristy. Let me tell you a true “chicken story,” and then give you a principle that will greatly help you in your everyday life (if you’ll put it into practice). While hundreds (perhaps thousands) of people have a delicious recipe for chicken, Colonel Sanders was convinced he could make money from his recipe. …At age 65 (yes age 65!), he decided to do something with his finger-lickin’ good chicken. One day the Colonel walked into a restaurant and told the owner he would gladly give him his secret recipe for nothing if he would share the profits. A quick NO was all he got. Now, if Colonel Sanders lacked persistence and determination, he would have given up right then and there, saying to himself, “Well, at least I tried.” While that’s what many people do, not Colonel Sanders. Choosing to focus on a positive outcome, he marched right into another restaurant, made the same offer, and quickly got the same answer: NO THANKS! Before I tell you how many rejections he heard, let me ask you something: how many rejections could you handle? Five? Ten? 15? 100? Would you keep going after hearing 1,000 Nos? Well back to the Colonel. Undaunted, he kept asking various people and restaurants until person number 1,009 finally said, “Yes, let’s try your recipe.” You read it right; 1,008 people said NO. Everyday you have a choice. That choice is either to believe in God and stay persistent, or to give up and let the devil or doubt steal your faith in a faithful God. I’m serious; there’s no exaggeration in that last sentence. That’s a daily decision, a constant choice you and I must and will make every day. Now to the principle I promised you. (Just so you know, it’s a divine principle that’s written in the books of heaven.) Here it is: Don’t get tired of doing what is good Don’t get discouraged and give up You will reap a harvest of blessing at God’s time. Perhaps you recognized that powerful principle-passage from Galatians 6:9. So what’s your next step? Read it daily, memorize it completely, believe it totally, and look for God to fulfill it it completely. One day you’ll be glad you made a positive choice and didn’t give up.
TWO-FACED
A NEW SERIES ON FRIENDSHIP
Don’t you hate it when somebody changes the story, puts on a different face, and leaves their friends out to dry? Don’t you hate it when that someone is you?
Two-Faced. A new series on realationships from XL!
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