#NUTSHELL – June 4th — INGROWN EYEBALLS: When Roy DeLamotte was chaplain at Pain College in Georgia, he preached the shortest sermon in the college’s history. However, he had a rather long topic: “What does Christ Answer When We Ask, ‘Lord, What’s in Religion for Me?’” The complete content of his sermon was in one word: “Nothing.” He later explained that the one-word sermon was meant for people brought up on the ‘gimme-gimme’ gospel. When asked how long it took him to prepare the message, he said, “Twenty years.” From an unknown source comes an article titled, “How To Be Miserable.” It says, “Think about yourself. Talk about yourself. Use “I” as often as possible. Mirror yourself continually in the opinion of others. Listen greedily to what people say about you. Expect to be appreciated. Be suspicious. Be jealous and envious. Be sensitive to slights. Never forgive a criticism. Trust nobody but yourself. Insist on consideration and respect. Demand agreement with your own views on everything. Sulk if people are not grateful to you for favors shown them. Never forget a service you have rendered. Shirk your duties if you can. Do as little as possible for others.” “The disease of Me leads to the Defeat of Us!” Pat Riley, former coach of the Los Angeles Lakers The trouble with some self-made men is that they worship their creator. Bits & Pieces, Oct 1989,p.9 God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves. D.L. Moody When Mother Teresa was passing through a crowd in Detroit a woman remarked, “Her secret is that she is free to be nothing. Therefore God can use her for anything.” The smallest package in the world is a person wrapped up in their self. “There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.” George Matthew Adams.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:01:11 +0000
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