Why Work Hard for Our Money? August 8, 2021 bizadmin OUR fortunes have nosedived as this cursed pandemic continues to rob us of our income, security, health, peace of mind, freedom, and far worse, family and friends. Times are tough, and life is unpredictable. Sigh! Intriguingly, when we toss both facts — times are bad and we’re a short-lived species — into the “washer-dryer of our minds,” three truths tumble out: We need to work hard for our money; We need to work longer for our money; and We’d better love our work because we’ll be doing it for a long time. WORK HARD Historian Francis Parkman wrote: “He who would do some great things in this short life must apply himself to work with such a concentration of force that, to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity.” Even in the best of times, hard work is the primary prerequisite for a productive life of purpose. And, as you well know, now is not a spectacular time. In a July 21 briefing note on Covid-19 published by consulting giant McKinsey and Company, it was estimated that by 2025, the pandemic would have cost the world between US$16 trillion and US$35 trillion. I take that to be the estimated range of lost aggregate planetary gross domestic product. Well, with the world now carrying just under 7.9 billion people and assuming that rises to over 8.1 billion in 2025, the average human population over the next four years will be eight billion. If I were then to select a reasonable number between US$16 trillion and US$35 trillion, I’d be inclined — in the interest of simplifying my back-of-envelope analysis — to choose US$24 trillion in total lost global GDP. Note: US$24 trillion divided by eight billion people comes to US$3,000 of lost GDP per person from the start of the pandemic till 2025. However, given the income devastation and business Armageddon we’ve experienced and observed, that dollar amount seems low to me. But if we presume economies and personal incomes bounce up with a vengeance from 2023 onward, then perhaps US$3,000 is right. While some commentators use per capita GDP as a proxy for per capita income, that isn’t quite right. I won’t bother explaining the differences here. What I will say is — both in total and therefore also on average — the Covid-19 pandemic has made our planet and the average person on it poorer. Therefore, if we wish to buck that downward trend personally, we will have to work harder (and, of course, smarter) than we’ve ever worked before to stay abreast of our pre-pandemic selves. And if our goal is actually to get ahead, we’ll need to work much harder. WORK LONG In addition to working more intensely per unit time, most of us will likely need to bid adieu to the norm of holding merely one job that we work for 40 hours a week. More of us will have to tack on extra part-time work or even try to juggle two full-time positions to boost our working hours per week up into the stratospheric 50 to 90 range. I know this isn’t what anyone wishes to hear, but it’s how our lives will change over the next few years as we thumb our noses at the SARS-CoV-2 virus that has stolen too much from us, and as we declare we’ll do what we must to bolster our finances and buttress our careers. It will be hard. But committing long hours in significant work has therapeutic value, at least according to Charles Evans Hughes, the 11th Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941. He said, “I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not break down from overwork but from worry and dissipation.” Yet if we’re going to work harder and longer than ever, we’d be also better… LOVE OUR WORK Remember, our mortal years are brief. If we’re going to toil throughout our prime decades to get by in the world, we owe it to ourselves to navigate the jagged reefs of boredom into the bright, intriguing, compelling harbors of fascination. Novelist Mark Twain once observed: “The law of work does seem utterly unfair — but there it is, and nothing can change it; the higher the pay in enjoyment the worker gets out of it, the higher shall be his pay in money also.” So, throughout this season of WFH (work-from-home), do mull deeply — aided by your pen on paper in a journal of dreams that you keep private — on how you may ramp up your income or revenue-generating activities over the next few years as you pursue a higher income so you may save and invest aggressively for your delayed season of blissful retirement.
The Wisdom of Christ in Action August 3, 2021 bizadmin But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. 1 Corinthians 1:30 KJV THE WISDOM OF CHRIST IN ACTION Beloved, when you depend on God’s wisdom to succeed today, you will see whatever you do prosper. Simply observe how our Lord Jesus always flowed in divine wisdom in His earthly ministry. For example, look at what happened when the Pharisees brought the woman caught in adultery to Him. The Pharisees came to Him and quoted from the law, saying, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?” (John 8:4–5). They thought that they had succeeded in trapping Jesus because if He told them to stone her, then they would accuse Him of not demonstrating the forgiveness and grace that He had been preaching about. If He were to say that they should not stone her, then the Pharisees would accuse Him of breaking the law of Moses and bring a charge against Him. The Pharisees were probably gloating over the clever trap that they had devised. That is why they confronted Jesus in the public area around the temple. They wanted to embarrass Him in front of the multitudes that had come to hear Him teach. Now, observe the wisdom of Jesus in operation. He simply told them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first” (John 8:7). What majesty! They came to Jesus with the law of Moses and Jesus gave them the perfect standard of the law. Without flinching, He simply challenged the person who was perfect before the law to cast the first stone. The Pharisees who had come to ensnare Jesus began to walk away one by one, completely silenced. This same Jesus, with all His wisdom, is today our ascended Christ, who is seated at the Father’s right hand, and whom the Bible says is “made unto us wisdom!” From this and other accounts of Jesus in the Gospels, we see how in everything He does, our Savior is altogether lovely. He is never early, never late. He is always at the right place at the right time. He is always in perfect peace and there is no sense of hurry about Him. When it was time to be tender, He was infinitely gentle, gracious and forgiving—we see this from His response to the woman caught in adultery (John 8:10–11). When it was time to overturn the tables of the money changers, He did it with passion. He was never frazzled by the Pharisees’ attempts to trip Him up and was always flowing with divine wisdom. He is steel and velvet, meekness and majesty, perfect manhood and deity. This is Jesus and you are in Him! Begin to see yourself in Christ, who is always flowing with divine wisdom, always in control of the situation, and the same wisdom that flows in Him will flow in and through you.
ReelWorks Studios Film ‘WHEN WE LAST SPOKE’ Wins Best Picture at ICVM Awards Giveaway for USA Residents July 29, 2021 bizadmin Film Exits NRB 2021 Christian Media Convention with Five Awards NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 8, 2021) – WHEN WE LAST SPOKE celebrates big wins at the 2021 ICVM Crown Awards held June 23 in Grapevine, Texas. The film received awards in each of the five categories it was eligible for, including the titles Best Picture and Best Narrative. The WHEN WE LAST SPOKE cast received three individual awards – the late Cloris Leachman was awarded Best Supporting Actor, the Silver Award for Best Actress was given to Melissa Gilbert and the Bronze Award for Best Actor was awarded to Corbin Bernsen. “We are so grateful to the wonderful team that helped make this film a reality,” says Marci Henna. “So many years of love and hard work have gone into this movie. I want to thank the NRB and ICVMs for recognizing us and placing us with such an amazing group of nominees.” Past wins include “Audience Favorite” at the Austin Film Festival and the film’s official selection at the Heartland International Film Festival. Following the lovable and nutty family of sisters Juliet and Evangeline, WHEN WE LAST SPOKE gives viewers an insight into the beauty of the Cranbournes as they journey through the ups and downs of their unexpected situation. Life for Juliet and Evangeline changes quickly after their father James departs to fight in the Vietnam War and their mother, who feels ill-equipped to raise two daughters alone, leaves them with their grandparents, Walt and Ruby, to pursue her own singing career. Together, the family learns how to overcome heartbreak and uncertainty by holding tight to the most important aspects of life – family, friends, love, and forgiveness. Inspired by the novel from Marci Henna, director Joanne Hock and screenplay writers Rick Eldridge and Jimmy Hager pack WHEN WE LAST SPOKE with humor, heartbreak, and triumph. Audiences will leave grateful for the gift of family, the relief of laughter, and a newfound appreciation for the often kooky relationships with friends and family. Follow us on Facebook/Twitter @WhenWeLastSpoke, Instagram @whenwelastspokemovie and online at http://whenwelastspoke.com/ About ReelWorks Studios: ReelWorks Studios, LLC was founded by Rick Eldridge in August of 2009 as a production services and distribution management company. Business offices are located in Charlotte, North Carolina with representation and offices in Santa Monica, California. CEO, Rick Eldridge, has been in the entertainment business for over 35 years as a producer, director, musician, and creative visionary. The company now has over 100 titles under mana element comprised of the feature film, television programming, and digital media. Get all the latest news from ReelWorks at https://reelworks.net/ About Marci Henna: Marci Henna grew up near Austin, Texas where she graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in English. As a child, she lived with the Wakamba in Kenya, East Africa, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and in various Texas cities. For twenty years, she served on the executive committee of the Dell Children’s Medical Center Foundation, on the James Dick Foundation (for the International Festival Institute at Round Top, Texas), and on the boards of other nonprofits. She and her husband, Louis, have four beautiful children, two roly-poly dogs, and reside in Austin, Texas, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. For more information, visit www.firesidetexas.com Giveaway: You’ll be offering a free digital code for When We Last Spoke. Note: This giveaway is limited to US residents only. Disclosure: Many thanks to Last Spoke Partners for providing this product/product information for review. Opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation. I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post. Hashtags: #WhenWeLastSpokeMIN #MomentumInfluencerNetwork
Faith Comes by Hearing July 23, 2021 bizadmin So faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of Christ. Romans 10:17 NASB FAITH COMES BY HEARING How does one change his mind from hiding from God to running to God? Well, today’s scripture tells us that “faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.” In Matthew 8, the man with leprosy had enough faith to come out of his hiding place and head straight for Jesus to seek healing because of the gracious words he had heard while Jesus was preaching to the multitudes. If our Lord had preached a hellfire-and-brimstone message of condemnation, do you think the man would have dared to approach Him for healing? Of course not. He would have walked away fearful of punishment and feeling more condemned and hopeless than ever. But because he heard words of grace—how God wanted to be a loving Father to him and provide for all his needs—faith arose in his heart, giving him the confidence to approach the Lord Jesus for his miracle. My friend, what you hear about God is of utmost importance. It can mean the difference between receiving your miracle and remaining where you are in your lack of bondage. It can draw you close to God or drive you further away from Him. Faith comes by hearing, but fear also comes by hearing. If you’ve been hearing about a God who is mostly angry and out to get you for your sins, how can you have faith to look to Him for help? If you’ve been hearing that He gives people (even believers) sicknesses and punishes them with horrible accidents for their sins, how can you look to Him for healing? If you’ve been hearing that He wants you and your family in poverty to keep you humble, how can you believe Him for financial breakthroughs or deliverance from mounting debts? How can you possibly trust God for anything good to happen to you if all you’ve been hearing are sermons that make you feel more condemned and fearful of His judgment? It’s sad, but the things I’ve just mentioned are the very things people hear about God. Just look at the movies made about God today—God is always portrayed as mean, judgmental, petulant, destructive, and even murderous! How they’ve perverted Who God really is—“compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love” (Ps. 103:8 NLT)! Please understand me. God does have anger, but the Bible never defines God as wrath; it defines God as love (1 John 4:8, 16). Did our Lord Jesus ever condemn the prostitutes and tax collectors, those despised and rejected by society? No, He was a friend of sinners! Did He ever take away from the poor or inflict the sick with more diseases? No, He fed a hungry multitude with twelve baskets full of leftovers and healed everyone who sought Him for healing wherever He went! The Bible tells us that Jesus “went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him” (Acts 10:38). What does that tell us? God wants to do good, not evil, to us! If this were not true, God would not have been with Jesus, backing Him up. Jesus said, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority, but the Father who dwells in Me does the works” (John 14:9–10). If you want to know what God is really like (and not what man portrays Him to be), look at Jesus in the Gospels. He is God’s will in action, and He went about doing good—saving, delivering, healing, restoring, providing, guiding, and loving the unlovable. That’s our God!
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