Maybe? Maybe Not?

MAYBE? MAYBE NOT? …

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com

1 Timothy 5:6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.

THE TRAGEDY OF LIFE IS WHAT DIES INSIDE OF A PERSON WHILE THEY STILL LIVE. Albert Schweitzer.

We stay the same and

POTENTIAL: showing the capacity to become or develop in the future, latent, chance to develop, opportunity for success, showing promise… MAYBE? MAYBE NOT?

DORMANT: slow down, deep sleep, inactive…

2 KINDS OF ENERGY: 1. Potential (at rest) 2. Kinetic (in motion)

I had a friend from Europe visit us. One of our light bulbs burned out? He was so amazed with the bulb, he held it in his hand. He explained to me that the same light bulb that was in their front room at their house, was the same bulb that was there before he was born. Well, not in the USA. I bought a case of light bulbs that was guaranteed for ten years. In the first month 4 quit working. I went back to Lowes. There was no replacement for dark bulbs? Sometimes our bulbs have to be replaced?

THOMAS AQUINAS said: To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To the one without faith, no explanation is acceptable.

Hatred can never drive out hate only love can! Darkness can never drive out darkness, only light can!

MAYBE? MAYBE NOT?

NO SADDER WORDS OF PEN OR TONGUE THAN THE WORDS WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN!

Will we consider our strengths, our weaknesses, our potential and the threats that can help or hinder our progress?

Do we ever make plans for an analysts of where we are and how did I get here? Then we should weigh where do I want to be?

Do not allow the past to define the potential of your future.

THE BEST IS YET TO COME…

WHY NOT BECOME THE RAINBOW IN SOMEONE’S STORM?

DO GOOD AND GOOD WILL RETURN… CAST YOUR BREAD ON THE WATER, IT MAY RETURN AS BITHDAY CAKE.

MAYBE BE? MAYBE NOT? SEEMS SAMSON KNEW HIS GOD GIVEN STRENGTHS BUT HE NEVER HAD A DIAGNOSIS OF HIS WEAKNESSES… Samson seems to never listen to good advice. Samson refused to see the threats TO HIS POTENTIAL.

Judges 16:19 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. 20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him. 21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

MAYBE? MAYBE NOT?

*OPPORTUNITY: a situation for you to do something you desired to do…favorable external or internal factors, a good chance for advancement or progress, favorable conditions, to reach for a goal, chance of success,

Do we make the best of the opportunities that we have? Do we look forward for greater opportunities?

*POTENTIAL: possibility, having the capacity to become or develop, latent, be more useful, MAYBE? MAYBE NOT?

MAYBE? MAYBE NOT? REMEMBER THE MASTER THAT HAD A GREAT BANQUET AND HE INVITED MANY… COME IT IS NOW READY.

3 DIFFERENT SETS OF PEOPLE BEGAN MAKING EXCUSES: 1. BOUGHT A PIECE OF PROPERTY… BUSINESS. 2. BOUGHT OXEN: PLEASURE. 3. JUST GOT MARRIED: RELATIONSHIPS. MAYBE? MAYBE NOT?

WITH ONE CONSENT THEY EXCUSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH THE MASTER… In the last days we need to make the best use we can with the time we have. MAYBE? MAYBE NOT? EXCUSES KILL…

Ephesians 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Galatians 6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

MAYBE? MAYBE NOT? THE 5 FOOLISH VIRGINS MISSED THEIR OPPORTUNITY… This is a great danger lurking behind the scenes of the last days.

THE MODERN TV AND RADIO PREACHERS HAVE A TENDENCY TO TEACH WE FIND OPPORTUNITIES IN MATERIALISM AND PROSPERITY. COULD BE? MAY NOT?

A person full of faith finds opportunities in problems… A person of doubt will find problems in opportunities.

Galatians 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

MAYBE? MAYBE NOT? WOULD WE ORDER A TROUBLE FREE, PROBLEM FREE, PAIN FREE LIFE STYLE IF WE COULD? WE MIGHT FIND OUR OPPORTUNITIES DURING BRIGHT SUNNY DAY?

Maybe not? WE COULD EXPECT: SMOOTH, WORRY FREE, PLENTY OF MONEY, LOVE AND PEACEFUL TIMES?