One important reason I decided to share my notes about what Jesus said to do was to demonstrate how Jesus’ statements are remarkably practical to follow in today’s world. This has been my experience and I hope it will be yours.
This quote by Sidney Smith reminds me to follow what Jesus said to do even if it seems to matter little and even if it is different to what most others around me are doing. The quote also reminds me to make the decision to resolve a problem as early as possible even if it only helps a little but that is all I can do. A small problem now may become a big mess if I do nothing. But if I take even little steps to resolve problems I open my mind to recognize even better steps that help even more.
This all sounds like I have it figured out, but I still find myself learning this lesson over and over.
Off Course
A ship that is following a course to a destination is generally off course much more than it is on course. Following a compass or radio beacon or GPS coordinate the captain will steer the ship first this way and then that way. He or she is always off by a small amount except for a split-second when the compass passes the mark. This small amount is very small for the moment but even a 1 degree heading error will amount to almost 2 miles off course at the destination.
Have you ever noticed that it seems like so many people get ahead in spite of there bad behavior? I noticed this while growing up. I thought that to be very wealthy it was necessary to be a jerk or dishonest. Perhaps the news media portrayed this or TV shows. It took events like President Nixon’s resignation and corporate disasters like the Enron bankruptcy and others for me to realize that the success these people attained was actually the cumulative effect of the very good practices and habits they had. It was the cumulative effect of their excesses and dishonesty that caused their eventual downfall. The height of their downfall depended upon how far off of their moral compass they had become. I think that following Jesus is like preventive maintenance for my moral compass.
By the way, over the years I’ve met many people I would consider wealthy. I have come to know most of them as quite decent people who are smarter about money than I am. I can learn a lot from them.
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