2 SEE is 2 BELIEVE

Hi:

I am back. If you are reading this, WELCOME BACK! Or you can welcome me back, for that matter!

I often need to see to believe. And I think that is how most of us lead our lives. I think that the culture we live in almost forces us to see in order to believe. This assumption is highly supported by commercials promising that the results of a product need no further selling techniques than showing before and after photos.

Ex:

• This is her before (250lbs) and look at her Today! (125lbs)
• Look at this carpet full of soil and then...BAM! Clean in matters of seconds
• Look at this Chia Pet head, bold as Kojak. And before you know it....Wow!!! Green grass is all over that head!

You get the idea.

And then we look at ourselves in the mirror, we look at our relationships, kids, front lawn, checking account, spiritual lives... and no blinking of eyes will ever make it as simple as it looks on TV.

There is an ACTION required in order for something to happen. In order for water to turn to ice, it needs to be subjected to very low temperatures. To turn it to gas, the opposite has to happen. But the common denominator is that some REACTION has to take place, and a REACTION cannot happen without an ACTION taking place.

BELIEVE and you will SEE. ACT, and a REACTION will take place.

Many things have changed in my live (almost all aspects of it, if I can be frank with you!) But it has taken me about 4 years to be where I am now, and I am looking forward to what is next. I have had some stagnant moments, uphill battles and downhill great moments. But I am now exactly where I want to be. And so help me God, I hope I am also exactly where God wants me to be.

These are some suggetions to turn BELIEVING (action) to SEEING (reaction)

Arm yourself with good friends that will encourage you and support you. Find a person that is in good physical shape and follow him. Get yourself in a men's group at a church. Get involved with your neighbors to build community around you. Do random acts of love for your wife or partner to spark your relationship back in gear. Go pick up your kids at School and take them out for some ice-cream. Take some classes at a community college or park district near you to explore something you have never done before. Use your driving time to work and back to listen to books on tape on a topic of personal development that you want to work on. Pray, listen and act.

Trust me, most of this suggestions, I will consider myself to put in practice in the near future. Sometimes I trap myself suggesting things that I find myself not doing, and then I feel that my brain is just calling attention to it to get me to work on them.

What are some things that you guys have done recently that are causing a REACTION in your life or someone else's life?

Peace and have an awesome day!

AL