Hurting people hang with hurting people. We love those who commiserate and avoid those who correct us. Yet correction and direction are what we need. I discovered the importance of healthy counsel in a half-Ironman triathlon. After the 1.2 mile swim and the 56-mile bike ride, I didn’t have much energy left for the 13.1 mile run. Neither did the fellow jogging next to me. I asked him how he was doing and soon regretted it! He said, “This stinks. It’s the dumbest decision I’ve ever made.” He had more complaints than a taxpayer at the IRS. My response to him? “Good-bye.” I knew if I listened too long, I’d start agreeing with him.

Proverbs reminds us to “take good counsel and watch your plans succeed.” (Proverbs 15:22) Be quick to pray, seek healthy counsel, and don’t give up!
From Facing Your Giants

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the hereafter; I walk into a room and ask myself, “Now what did I come in here after…?”

– Anonymous

I’d rather be able to pray than to be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught his disciples how to preach, but only how to pray.
– Dwight L. Moody

1. If we aren’t supposed to eat animals, why are they made with meat?

2. No one is listening until you make a mistake.

3. Give me ambiguity or give you something else!

4. We already have enough youth; how ‘bout a “Fountain of Smart?”

5. Campers: Nature’s way of feeding mosquitoes.