GRANT COUNTY CHRUCH OF CHRIST
July 27, 2008
THE PERSON DOWN THE ROAD
In twenty, thirty, forty or fifty years you will meet a person down the road.
Whether that someone is kind and gentle or selfish and demanding depends on what you do today.
If you live only in terms of what you can get out of life, this person will be crabby, self-centered and spiteful.
But if you open your life to others and live as a giver, this person will be kind, open and generous.
This someone whom you will meet down the road some day is you.
The person you will be tomorrow depends on the life you live today.
Every day, in every way, you are becoming more and more like yourself.
Make sure the person you are becoming is someone whom you will enjoy being around.

 

~~~~TO MY CHILD~~~~
I can share your life, but I cannot live it for you.
I can teach you things, but I cannot make you learn.
I can give you directions, but I cannot always lead you.
I can allow you freedom, but I cannot account for it.
I can take you to church, but I cannot make you believe.
I can teach you right from wrong, but I cannot decide for you.
I can give you love, but I cannot force it upon you.
I can teach you to be a friend, but I cannot make you unselfish.
I can teach you respect, but I cannot force you to show honor.
I can tell you the facts of life, but I cannot build your reputation.
I can tell you about lofty goals, but I cannot achieve them for you.
I can teach you to obey, but I cannot answer for your actions.
I can warn you about sin, but I cannot make your morals.
I can love you as my child, but I cannot place you in God's family.
I can pray for you, but I cannot make you walk with God.
I can teach you about Jesus, but I cannot make Him your Savior.
I can teach you about prayer, but I cannot make you pray.
I can tell you how to live, but I cannot give you Eternal Life.