This week, I’m posting a secular piece that I like. Jeff Paymar is a good friend of mine and a brother in Christ. He is also a financial advisor based in Pennsylvania. Over the years, Jeff has given me great financial advice, and has helped grow my (admittedly small) investments… even in these uncertain economic times. He has a servant’s heart and is amazingly good with details. LOL… I guess you need to be, if you work with other people’s money; unless you’re the government. Anyway, Jeff sends out a monthly email newsletter, and the following piece was in the most recent one.*********************
THE ANT PHILOSOPHY by Jim Rohn
Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept - the ant philosophy. I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part: ants never quit. That's a good philosophy. If they're headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll look for another way. They'll climb over, they'll climb under, and they’ll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy, to never quit looking for a way to get where you're supposed to go.
Second, ants think winter all summer. That's an important perspective. You can't be so naive as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer.
An ancient story says, "Don't build your house on the sand in the summer." Why do we need that advice? Because it is important to be realistic. In the summer, you've got to think storm. You've got to think rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahead.
The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, "This won't last long; we'll soon be out of here." And the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they'll dive back down, but then they come out the first warm day. They can't wait to get out.
And here's the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly can. What an incredible philosophy, the "all-that-you-possibly-can" philosophy.
Wow, what a great seminar to attend - the ant seminar. Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
To Your Success, Jim Rohn
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Did you like Jim Rohn’s piece? Although it is written in a secular voice, the ancient stories he is referencing come from the Bible. There is probably a whole Bible study that could evolve from correlating this one little story to Scripture.
The challenge for you, dear readers, is to see how much Scripture you can correlate to the story. Don’t forget to quote book, chapter, and verse in your references. Why not take 10 or 15 minutes, and see where the Spirit leads you with this? I’m looking forward to hearing from everybody.
Your brother in Christ,
Dave
Second, ants think winter all summer. That's an important perspective. You can't be so naive as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer.
An ancient story says, "Don't build your house on the sand in the summer." Why do we need that advice? Because it is important to be realistic. In the summer, you've got to think storm. You've got to think rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahead.
The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, "This won't last long; we'll soon be out of here." And the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they'll dive back down, but then they come out the first warm day. They can't wait to get out.
And here's the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly can. What an incredible philosophy, the "all-that-you-possibly-can" philosophy.
Wow, what a great seminar to attend - the ant seminar. Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
To Your Success, Jim Rohn
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Did you like Jim Rohn’s piece? Although it is written in a secular voice, the ancient stories he is referencing come from the Bible. There is probably a whole Bible study that could evolve from correlating this one little story to Scripture.
The challenge for you, dear readers, is to see how much Scripture you can correlate to the story. Don’t forget to quote book, chapter, and verse in your references. Why not take 10 or 15 minutes, and see where the Spirit leads you with this? I’m looking forward to hearing from everybody.
Your brother in Christ,
Dave
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