Hold Firmly without Waivering

I was one of more than 38 million viewers who saw the first TRUE African-American give his acceptance speech as the official democratic candidate for President of the United States.

To be perfectly honest, I never thought I'd see this moment in my life time because America still has issues with race. The other issue is white males don't want to see black males achieve real positions of power. But that's not what this post is about.

The whole speech was captivating but it was Obama's last paragraph that drove me to tears. He said:

America, we cannot turn back. We cannot walk alone. At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future. Let us keep that promise, that American promise, and in the words of Scripture, hold firmly, without waivering, to the hope that we confess.

Check out the last sentence: Hold firmly, without waivering...

That sentence (which comes straight from Hebrews 10:23) is a reminder to all of us that no matter what obstacles we may face in life, we are to hold firmly, without waivering ...

Business may not be going as well as we'd like but hold firmly, without waivering...

We may have challenges in our personal lives with our family members, our health, finances, friendships, etc but hold firmly, without waivering

We may not be where we think we ought to be in life but hold firmly without waivering...

And do you know why?

Because the rest of Hebrews 10:23 says: for the one who made the promise is faithful.

Amen!

Three Things for Baby Boomers

Being a baby boomer means we've lived long enough to THREE things:


Three things in life that, once gone, never come back-

Time

Words

Opportunity

Three things in life that are most valuable –

Love

Self-confidence

Friends

Three things in life that are never certain –

Dreams

Success

Fortune

Three things that make a man/woman –

Hard work

Sincerity

Commitment

Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman –

Alcohol

Pride

Anger

Three things in life that, once lost, hard to build-up –

Respect

Trust

Friendship

P.-----pray

U.----until

S.----something

H.----happens