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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Suicide - Guest Blog - Dan Williams

This is from a good friend of mine, Dan Williams, Dan and I met through the Arkansas Assemblies of God Men's Ministries and instantly hit it off due to our backgrounds in church media and ministry in general. Dan is a great guy, super talented, and offers some really excellent insight into our daily lives. 

 Read the words below and apply them to your life like someone else's life depends on it, because it just might...

 Suicide: So tonight I rolled through the ridiculously slow McDonald's drive-through and ordered a meal. When I say slow I don't mean that they were taking their time; I mean that I was pretty much the only customer at that time. Anyways, I've visited with the cashier at the first window for a few minutes about what he likes most and what he dislikes most about working for McDonald's.

 He said that he enjoys serving people. That it may not be some job that required a fancy degree, but he gets to help people enjoy one of the most pleasurable things in life; which is eating a meal with your friends and family.

 He said that the hardest part of the job is not the busy hours, nor the pressure inside the room with coworkers and bosses; but it's actually the customers.

 Not the ones that are unhappy with their meal, or the ones that had a bad McDonald's experience; but the ones that are just simply hateful to you when nothing is wrong.

 He gave me one example where a mother came through the drive-through and was screaming at her kid and then used him and his job as an example of where they are going to end up in life if they make poor decisions and don't get their life together by making good grades in school and such.
And he said comments like that are painful coming from people he doesn't even know...because he's not working at McDonald's because he made poor decisions or bad grades. He's working at McDonald's because it takes three lower-paying jobs to support his family because of unfortunate events in his original career path.

 Tomorrow, we should evaluate the words we say to people before we say them. Because you don't know them and what their going through.

 This past weekend, a guy that I went to school with committed suicide for reasons I don't know. It was unexpected. It was obviously a permanent solution to a temporary problem that I feel he could have overcome had someone, somewhere said or done things differently. Perhaps from a stranger.
The words you speak to someone could only contribute to another person taking their own life... And you may not even realize it.

 The words you say to someone could also save them.
Think about it.
-Dan.

 To learn more about Dan click HERE

Saturday, October 25, 2014

12 Ways To Turn A Bad Day Into A Better One (Guest Post)

Here is an awesome blog from our Friends over at Christian Personal Finance - 

 "They are inevitable.

 Bad days happen to everyone.

 But, there are things you can do to make them better.

 Here are a few ideas to get you started.

 Hopefully just reading this post will help, but actually DOING some of the things listed below will!  So be bold and take action!

 1. Play With Kids.

 Even if they are not your own, just kid around kids while they are just being kids.

 2. Give Someone A Compliment.

 Not a fake one, but take the time to see something that someone else is doing well.

 3. Sing In Your Car.

 And sing as loud as you can. Have you ever noticed how hard it is to frown while you are singing?

 4. Read Philippians 4.

 And while you are at it, just think about where Paul was while he was writing it.

 5. Bake Your Favorite Kind Of Cookies.

 Then eat some.

 6. Count Your Blessings.

 I mean it. Start a list of all the things you are thankful for. Write until you can’t write anymore. Staple it to the wall.

 7. Watch People.

 Go find a crowded public area, sit down and watch. Allow yourself to wonder what he ate for breakfast, or what her name is, or where he bought that shirt.

 8. Do Something For Someone You Love.

 Do the dishes for your wife, take your neice out for ice cream, take your mom to Starbucks for a coffee.

 9. Pray.

 It’s #9 because you expected it to be #1. What could be more encouraging that talking to the Creator of the universe?

 10. Think Of The Most Encouraging Person You Know And Call Them.

 But don’t complain. Refrain from telling them how bad your day is and focus on making their day better.

 11. Write A Letter.

 A good old-fashioned paper and ink letter. Bonus: write it to someone who has impacted your life and thank them and let them know how much you appreciate their role/impact in your life.

 12. Remember The Truth.

 That God causes all things to work together for GOOD (Romans 8:28)"

 What do you do when you're having a bad day?

 Let us know in the comments section below!

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