(Hillarious Cartoon- It's a JOKE!)
Good Morning and Happy Monday!
Yesterday was an AMAZING Sunday! Church at Destiny Family Center was UNBELIEVABLE! Hope you were there… and felt the same. The archive should be up on the DFC website soon, for all our out of towners. I will post a written version of the prophecy on this blogsite later this week. 
Ok, check out these amazing verses from psalms…
“When evil people come to devour me,
when my enemies and foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
Though a mighty army surrounds me,
my heart will not be afraid.
Even if I am attacked,
I will remain confident.” -Psalms 27:2-3
Today, I want you guys to think about the word “confidence.” Are you a confident person? When you look ahead at your day, week, month, and year… do you SEE yourself succeeding?
“Even if I am attacked, I will REMAIN CONFIDENT?” Now that’s the kind of confidecne I’m taking about! This quality is a most definite SECRET to success!
From experience, I say that “pity” is overrated! For way too many years of my own life, I have leaned way too hard on the sympathies of my peers. I used to think that if I told my story to enough people, and enough of them felt bad for me… then they would be more supportive.
Then I learned the VALUE OF CONFIDENCE! People rally to the person who knows who they are, knows where they are going… and moved into everyday with the CONFIDENCE that they are going to make it there!
This kind of confidence is found in close proximity to the Lord! It is found in the completeness of knowing that God LOVES us and that he is making us successful! When we start stepping out of our bedrooms with this kind of confidence, the whole world will conspire in our favor! Confidence is ATTRACTIVE!
PLEASE NOTE: The above cartoon is a JOKE, intended to add a bit of humor to your day. It does not represent my personal philosophy. So LAUGH OUT LOUD and move on. Please don’t start putting people down you guys… LOL!
Have a super day! Chat with everyone later on!
I know it was hard to share the truth about America, but I thank god that you were honest. People need to hear that, in order to start a change. I feel like I had a major break through yesterday at church and I woke up with more confidence. Even though I don't know the outcome of my situation, I know that GOD will provide!!! Then I read your blog and you were talking about confidence… You truely are a mighty man of God!!!
Good Monday morning Chuck! Saturday's pic is beautiful! I so enjoy reading your blogs every day. Yes, confidence IS attractive! God's love and power is so amazing and God gives us the confidence we need, when we need it, if we ask for it! If I may share a personal example. And this might not even be confidence, it might be wisdom, or grace….I don't know but anyhow, my 13 year old daughter is trouble, trouble, trouble. She tasks my every nerve. Oh I love her very much but she is rude and disrespectful. I miss having Jessica around to set the example for her, but then I realized, "Jessica is not the mom! I am! and I need to set the example!" So, after much yelling and screaming last Thursday I grounded her to her room. I was so fed up. I told her, "go in there! I don't want to see you right now!" Well I don't want to mistreat her in ANY way, so after she went to her room and my head and throat were throbbing, I just sat down and prayed. I said, "Lord, I don't know why You've blessed me with so many kids. I've never had the patience for this Lord, and two are already up and gone. You've entrusted these beautiful children in my care and what have I done for them? Lord, Elizabeth is a handful and I don't know what to do with her any more. I've punished bad behavior, I've rewarded good behavior, I've screamed, yelled and talked till I'm out of words. Where do I go from here?" Well, God answered my prayers right then and there! He put it in my heart and mind to know that Elizabeth is not the only one a fault here. I get so angry that I punish her out of anger-then later regret 'such a harsh' punishment and give in to feeling sorry for her and letting her not complete a punishment. So it's a vicious circle. Well, in our screaming match I told her she was grounded-thus she had to go to her room at that time. And she did because she knew after an hour or so I'd calm down and she come out refresh and new and it would be like nothing ever happened. Well, she was in for a big surprise when I walked into the room before she came out to me, and I sat with her and said, "look…" So, she is grounded to her room, I am not mad at her, and I am making the punishment stand. She's upset, but she's not disrespectful in it right now (I say right now because I know with Elizabeth it's a continuos work. I need God's continued guidance and wisdom. It's not something I can do on my own-He gave me a real challenge of my own patience, my faith, with her
)But the weekend was awesome. I feel good about myself (confident) because I'm doing the right thing and I'm not angry. I'm firm, but fair. It'll be tough and we've got a long road in front of us-but with God in the driver's seat I can sit back and take time to get to know my daughter and her individuality. And I told her yesterday, "You know Liz, there is probably something greater in this than what you or I see. Maybe God will use us as an example that even the most difficult of personalities can come together through Him" On another note, I am looking forward to Wednesday night service-led by Youth. I invited our whole church down here to come to my home Wednesday evening for snacks and to watch Jes! We are all very excited. Question–Will it be recorded on like a CD that I could purchase? I'd like to be able to share it with some other youth and members that might not be able to make it Wednesday. Thanks Chuck!
Chuck, I'm so surprised, that cartoon you picked is NOT very nice! Unless I'm understanding it totally wrong but I take it to mean …. in order to feel good about ourselves we should put
down others, that's just plain wrong. I know you don't feel that way but people who don't know you and read this blog may think differently. Unless, I'm just not understanding the cartoon? Please
let me know, its bugging me. Thanks:)
The cartoon is a JOKE… yes, you are correct Vickie… putting others down to make ourselves feel good is ABSOLUTELY WRONG. I saw that cartoon and thought it might add some humor to the day. I hope this clears things up… I dont want anyone to think that the cartoon represents my personal philosophy.
I added a NOTE to the blog…