"Remember your Creator in the days of your youth...Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man."

                                                                                             - Ecclesiastes 21:1, 13 -

"I can't help the way I am -- I'm an alcoholic!" Those were the words I heard as I struggled to help a woman out of her automobile. I had just come upon the scene of an accident. Two young men were lying unconscious on the road, having been thrown out of their little truck by the impact of this woman's care which had plowed into the back of their pickup at high speed." Can anybody help the way he or she is?

A growing amount of scientific evidence traces a biological link between some of our emotional problems and our parents. What we are coming to understand is that all people are not born equal. Just as some inherit strong physical bodies, some inherit stronger wills and personalities. Some of us inherit a disposition from our parents which makes us more susceptible to some things than other people, but can we excuse the alcoholic from wreaking havoc on the highway, or excuse the murderer who says he is not responsible because he grew up in the slums of the inner-city and never knew the love of a caring parent?

God says that certain things are wrong so that we learn not only what makes for happiness and fulfillment in life, but we also understand that there is forgiveness for our wrong choices, our willful acts of disobedience, our sins. With God's help I can change.

We may require a lot of help and compassion from those who are close to us, but change is the door to hope and life. Don't ever--even for a moment--let yourself think, "I can't help the way I am" because you can, with God's help and the help of those who surround you.

                                                    from Today can be the BEST DAY of Your Life, Harold J. Sala

"He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be delivered."
                                                                                                       - Proverbs 28:26 -

So we must not trust ourselves but we should give all our trust to God; To entrust all aspects of our lives to Him. Whatever happens to our life, whether good or bad, know that God is always there watching over us; within us; guiding us. Trusting Him means not worrying about tomorrow; not worrying about the here and now; not worrying about this life. But why do people still worry? Is it perhaps they still lack faith? Is it perhaps their trust is not strong enough? Who in the world has not ever experienced becoming worried? Sometimes people worry without knowing that they are already worrying. It's in the subconscious mind of everyone. But if your faith is strong enough to conquer this part of your mind, then I don't think you will worry as much as before. Although you worry, but not as much. Not that you are now more aware. Not that you are now more conscious of the thoughts in your mind. Not that you already know there is Someone out there who will make everything alright (even if you don't feel right and things are going from worse to worst). That's what walking wisely means. Being careful of your thoughts and being able to distinguish the difference between worrying and trusting.