Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
Singapore
July 19,1995
Good Morning!
"The day after I retired I walked down the hall
of the Company and I realized I was 'persona non grata.'"
- Vice President of an international corporation.
THE DAY WILL COME when your status and influence
in the business or professional community will diminish. You
will suffer the loss of:
Position
Influence
And with that, you run the risk of also suffering the
loss of:
Identity
Confidence
Motivation +
Not everyone handles these changes well. Dr. Hube Mitchell made
this sobering observation, "AS I OBSERVE THE GREAT
MEN OF GOD, FEW END WELL,"
The aging process is inescapable: "...All
our days have declined...we have finished our years like a sigh
(or whisper)." (Psalm 90:9)
Yet, amidst this loss, it is God's intention that we continue
to live lives of significance...to be fruitful: "The
righteous man will flourish like a palm tree...They will still
yield fruit in old age..." (Psalm 92:12a, 14a)
For this to occur, it is imperative that TODAY we are finding
our sense of identification and significance in Christ, and in
Him alone:
"As far as this world is concerned, you are already
dead, and YOUR TRUE LIFE IS A HIDDEN ONE IN GOD, THROUGH
CHRIST..." (Colossians 3:3 - Phillips Translation)
"God forbid that I should boast about ANYTHING
or ANYBODY except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
means that THE WORLD IS A DEAD THING TO ME AND I AM A DEAD
THING TO THE WORLD." (Galatians 6:13, 14 - Phillips Translation)
Let us determine to prove Hube Mitchell wrong: BY
THE GRACE OF GOD, WE WILL END WELL.
My prayer is that you are having a great week!
Dwight Hill
+ Compliments of Dr. Jerry White
© Copyright 1996 Dwight Hill. Unlimited permission to copy or use is hereby granted subject to inclusion of this copyright notice.
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