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The River Of Life

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The River Of Life

"The River of Life "

" Floating down a river is like going through life

you choose your own course, but cause your own strife."

The decisions we make in life our own choices and the priorities we place first are not always the best and that's what usually causes most of our problems. We have to learn from someone how to make good decisions and what priorities are the most important. Like not spending money we haven't even earned yet just so we can have what we think we want today and not wait until we have the money to pay for it.

"You can lay on your back and let the world carry you thru

or you can depend on yourself and you'll make it too."

Most truly successful people have a well rounded life, they have learned how to put their priorities in the proper order, GOD comes first , family next, their vocation follows ,but has to be attended to on a regular basis in order to take care of the first two.

"Maybe you're the type who's always on the run

you're to busy working to have any fun."

STEVE JOBS said just before he died There should be something that is more important: However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.
At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death.

In the darkness, I look at the green lights from the life supporting machines and hear the humming mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of God and of death drawing closer…

Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth…
Should be something that is more important:

"Then there's the guy who paces everything right

when he reaches fast water he has plenty of fight."

"Whatever your goal whatever your course

just remember you set your own pace
so have no remorse."

Randy Branham © 1974

Who's influencing you, are you being subtly lead by others around you ? Do they want to keep you at shoulders length to make them look good, or do they want to inspire you to always do a bit better.
Back in the early seventy's I was down in a literal mud hole pounding nails into forms to hold concrete for footers for a large building we were building. After a bit I raised up and looked around me and standing next to me was what I considered an old man, he was probably no more that 58 or so, but at the ripe old age of maybe 25 he looked old to me. I thought to myself do I want to be doing what he's doing when I'm 58.
I don't think so.
But I was doing the exact same thing my two oldest brothers, my dad , my uncles, and everyone else I knew. We laughed about it and often said there's carpenters in the Branham family all the back to Jesus.
Sometimes we have to stick our heads up out of the box we find ourselves in and look out for ourselves. There's nothing wrong about being a carpenter or following someone Else's foot steps if that's what you want.
One year later after going to night school, I found myself in the Real Estate business. I sold 5 houses on my first day of floor time and was promptly told by my very distinguished broker the next day "you can't do that" that's never been done before, so I unknowingly complied and never did it again. Lesson learned, don't let others set your goals and dictate your life for you, step out of the box and do what YOU can do. Find something you can become passionate about that will allow you to earn the money you and yours need and learn to TITHE from the beginning, your Helper will show you the way, no matter how small your earnings are, remember you cannot out give God.