Just Begin!

Good Morning Dear Friends,

Have you ever had obstacles to overcome in life
that seemed impossible? Did you ever face a task
or a hard time in your life, and you just didn't know how
you would do it? You felt overwhelmed?

Do you have habits you want to change?
Do you have relationships you want to heal?
Do you have someone to forgive and you don't know how?

It all starts with a desire to make a change, to heal,
to forgive, and then one step at a time we work
on these goals. Never losing sight of the importance
of making this life count.

A time tested plan that works for change and revolution
in our daily habits and life... starts with just beginning.

It starts with the knowledge you have to do something.
It must be done, it must be faced, no more putting things off.
Then one step at a time, one day at a time, we face it,
we work through it, we change and learn to overcome.

The great secret for Christians, is we never do it alone.
Jesus is our anchor. He is our hope. He is our guide.
He will lead us, stay with us, hold our hand, listen
to the cries of our heart, and encourage us to step out,
and step up to the plate, and face life with courage,
resiliance and strength. A stubborn courage,
that will not give up in the time of trial or crisis.
A courage that helps us recognize our own flawed nature,
and desire to make it better. Our life is such a precious
gift.

We should never be weak, for when we are weakest,
he is strongest in us. You can take that to the bank
of heaven, and cash it in. You will never ever be alone
to face life without the guidance and hope of God,
you can tap into 24/7.

Just begin. You have to start someplace.

Stand up, and just do it.

One step at a time.
One day at a time.

Love Always
millie

Never give up!

I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me,
I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him
Who infuses inner strength into me (that is, I am self-sufficient
in Christ's sufficiency). Philippians 4:13






Begin. Just Begin!
by Max Lucado

What difference will my work make?

God’s answer: “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin” (Zech. 4:10).

Begin. Just Begin! What seems small to you might be huge to someone else. Just ask Bohn Fawkes. During World War II, he piloted a B-17. On one mission he sustained flak from Nazi antiaircraft guns. Even though his gas tanks were hit, the plane did not explode, and Fawkes was able to land the plane.


On the morning following the raid, Fawkes asked his crew chief for the German shell. He wanted to keep a souvenir of his incredible good fortune. The crew chief explained that not just one but eleven shells had been found in the gas tanks, none of which exploded.

Technicians opened the missiles and found them void of explosive charge. They were clean and harmless and with one exception, empty. The exception contained a carefully rolled piece of paper. On it a message had been scrawled in the Czech language. Translated, the note read: “This is all we can do for you now.”

A courageous assembly-line worker was disarming bombs and scribbled the note. He couldn’t end the war, but he could save one plane. He couldn’t do everything, but he could do something. So he did it.

God does big things with small deeds.


From Cure for the Common Life
Copyright 2005, Max Lucado