Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Saturday, July 26, 2014

3 things we rarely do

  1. Let go of one relationship that constantly hurts you. Keep people in your life who truly love you, motivate you, encourage you, enhance you, and make you happy.  If you know people who do none of these things, let them go and make room for new positive relationships.  Over the next 30 days, if relevant to your situation, gradually let go of one person in your life who has been continuously hurting you and holding you back. It's your job to tell them about Jesus and live a righteous life in front of then, but it's not your job to let them drag you down.
  2. Publicly forgive someone who deserves another chance. Sometimes good relationships end abruptly because of big egos and arguments based on isolated incidents.  If there’s someone in your life who truly deserves another chance, give it to them.  If you need to apologize too, do it. Over the next 30 days give your story together a new chapter.
  3. Document every day with one photograph and one paragraph. For 30 days bring a camera with you wherever you go.  Do your best to take one photograph that represents a standout experience from each day.  Then, before you go to bed each night, write one paragraph in a notebook or journal that highlights your day.  If you do it all digitally you can unite your daily photograph and paragraph in one digital space (like a personal blog), which can be easily reviewed in the future.  Many months from now these old photos and journal entries will ignite your recollection of interesting memories you would have otherwise forgotten.

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