Answer: This is a child that got too much of what he wanted and not enough of what he needed.

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The late Major W. Ian Thomas has contributed some thoughts on “LET” and “LETTING” as related to faith. His insights have been of great personal benefit in my own spiritual journey.

Major W. Ian Thomas: “The Bible has only 2 things to say:

1. Christ died to redeem you, LET HIM,
2. And He rose again from the dead to live his life IN you, and share that life WITH you, and communicate that life THROUGH you, LET HIM.

That’s really all the Bible has to say; everything else derives from those two basic facts, and LETTTING HIM is what the Bible calls faith. Faith LETS! Faith isn’t believing things you know aren’t true. Faith isn’t trying to believe things. Faith is LETTING something or somebody demonstrate to you by your consent the truth of the things you find it hard to believe. Your faith brings somebody or something else into action on your behalf.

Since faith allows somebody or something else to come into action on your behalf, the strength of your faith lies not in your faith; the strength of your faith lies in the object of your faith.

The more confident you are in the object of your faith, the less conscious you are of the faith you are exercising in that object. This confidence comes from getting acquainted.

Faith allows the invisible (God acting within you) to become visible (to the rest of the world).

Faith allows God to vindicate His Deity.”

Commentary: The giving of consent is active, not passive and involves a choice, an act of the will. So is it possible that a person who thinks he has weak faith, actually has weak LETTING? And is this weak LETTING a symptom of being more focused on himself rather than being focused on the object of his faith? And is it possible that such a person’s real problem is not in the realm of faith, but in the realm of relationship, in needing to become better acquainted?

Commentary by Lowell E. Becker, M.D.

• Control your breathing. Use breath control during activities to help reduce shortness of breath and fatigue.
• Sit for as many tasks as possible. Sitting uses 25 percent less energy than standing.
• Arrange your house so most things you use are within easy reach. Avoid bending and lifting as much as possible.
• Take rests after meals. Your body is working hard during that time to digest food.
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Some jobs may be too difficult to do alone.
• Organize your time. Plan daily schedules so you are doing the most energy-consuming activities at the time of the day when you have the most energy.
• Pace yourself. A slow, steady pace consumes less energy.
• Maintain a good posture. When your body is in proper alignment, less effort is required.
• Organize your space. Keep your most used items in the places that are easiest to reach.
• Relax. Relaxation can help you restore energy.

Source: The Canadian Lung Association

More on a Healthy Lifestyle can be found in the Family Resource Library.

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More wisdom from a different Chinese fortune cookie:

Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadows.

“Really,” answered the neighbor. “What kind is it?”

“Twelve thirty”

Anonymous

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We put a period where it would have been better to put a comma, and we put a comma where it would have been better to put a period.

Example: I know I did a good job, but it could have been better.
Corrected: I know I did a good job.

Example: I really messed up on the job.
Corrected: I really messed up on the job, but I learned how to do it correctly and will do it better next time.

or

I really messed up on the job, but I learned how important it is to do it slowly and I know it will turn out better the next time.

In both our “spoken talk” and our “unspoken self-talk” we may be putting periods where it would have been better to have put commas and vice versa.

Listen to both your “spoken talk” and your “unspoken self-talk”, check the location of your periods and commas, change where necessary and GROW! As a side benefit you’ll also feel better.