what's your 'tude gonna be?

​Never Give Up
 
For those of you who know me, you know that I can be tenacious at times – or is that “stubborn”?
 
Whichever way you choose to look at how I’ve the walk I’ve walked, faced the challenges we’ve faced, I want you to know that the ONLY way I can make it is by remembering:
 

1. Each new day is a gift. A present. In the present.
2. Each and every day we will face situations that we may not feel prepared for, nor remembering to ask for the task at hand.
3. Each new day, we have a choice on what kind of “tude” we will sport – a bad-attude, a glad-atiude, a sad-attude. Whatever ‘”tude” you choose, will be what you show the world around you – your family, friends, colleagues, employers, but most importantly, God himself.

We may try to rationalize that our prayers aren’t heard, that God isn’t listening. For if God did hear, He would have answered.  
 
What I have learned is, I may not have answers to the many prayers I’ve prayed, but God holds the “timer” and answer, and it isn’t the time for that prayer to be answered. But is does not give us an excuse not to pray.
 
2021 looks to be an interesting one. No one person’s difficulties or prayers are more urgent or important than another’s. As we heard so many times in 2020: “We’re all in this together.” So join me, will you, as we pray our way, praise our way, and worship our way through the year – no matter what daily life battle we find ourselves in. Let’s celebrate our differences, agree to disagree if need be, but don’t let it rob you of the blessing of friends and friendships.
 
Look at the palm of your hand. What and where will your influence take you. And if you aren’t sure? God’s communication line is open 24/7, and you will never get a busy signal, nor put on hold.