Repair The Family, See God's Face?

SEE GOD’S FACE: OVERCOME THE ODDS…

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (Two parts on the family)

TAKING CHANCES? APPOLO 11 was launched IN 1969 BUZZ ALDRIN AND NEIL ARMSTRONG WALKED ON THE MOON…while Michael Collins stay with the orbiter.

WHAT KIND OF ODDS WOULD YOU GAMBLE YOUR LIFE TO ACHIEVE? WHAT ARE THE ODDS WE CAN MAKE IT? 3%? 60? BUZZ ALDRIN JR. WAS ONE OF 3 MEN THAT LANDED ON THE MOON.

In 2961, John Kennedy made a pledge the USA would send man to the moon. People mocked this idea.

There were 3 men in July, 1969 to fly to the moon. Pilot Michael Collins stayed in the module. Neil Armstrong and Edwin (“BUZZ) Aldrin, Jr landed on the moon.

When the idea of going to the moon was suggested that men that would try to go to the moon. The official odds of success was given was 3% chance of survival.

By 1969, by the time of the APPOLO 11 LAUNHED the odds of survival was up to 60%. Would you gamble your life at 60%?

The day looked dark, while landing there was a computer crisis and there was ONLY 20 seconds of fuel remaining to reunite with the mother vessel. WOW, the earth was focused on the TV sets. They made it home.

BUZZ ALDRIN was back on earth to tell the story. 25 years later BUZZ was on the LARRY KING SHOW being interviewed. LARRY KING ask BUZZ ALDRIN JR. what wisdom could he pass on to others?

**Buzz Aldrin said: “FIND HIGH PURPOSE AND BRING TO IT COMMITMENT AND COURAGE! “

WHAT ARE REASONABLE ODDS THAT WE WOULD BET ON OUR LIFE?

Matthew 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matthew 16:26 (MSG) What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?

What would you give in exchange for your soul?

Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

WORLDWIDE THERE WILL BE 108 PEOPLE DIE EVERY MINUTE. THAT IS 6, 480 PEOPLE AN HOUR…

Probably most of those 108 were not expecting to die that minute. They were not expecting this to be their last breath?

Many of those 108 people had plans for tomorrow and the next day? Several of those 108 tied their shoes that morning not expecting the undertaker to untie them, nor how expensive the funeral will be?

Probably many had plans to build a bigger barns and attend more parties, especially birthday parties.

Of those 108 many will be like the crowd in Noah’s day… They watched Noah build the ark and laughed and mocked that crazy man build the ark on dry land? Their thought patterns changed the very moment when water, rain fell out of the sky and things started getting dark.

WILL WE GAMBLE ON LIFE? 108 foolish people thought they had PLENTY OF TIME… DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME?

ARE WE HONESTLY LOOKING FOR GOD? WHY?

Can others see GOD’S LOVE and GOD’S LIGHT in your face? Are we anger driven? In the news two men were driving on a busy highway. One man cut the other man off… the anger grew, the one man pulled out a gun to frighten the other man. The other man pulled out his gun. There lay two men dead in the street. Two fathers that will never see their children graduate school? Two fathers that will not attend the weddings of their children? They will never hold their grandbabies? WHY? WHY SUCH A TERRIBLE ISSUE? WHO WAS RIGHT? WHO WAS WRONG? TWO FATHERS ARE FOREVER GONE? WHY?

WHAT AM I TEACHING OTHERS? AM I GROWING GIANTS? AM I GROWING PEOPLE TO FACE THEIR GIANTS?

There are several attitudes we can learn and teach when we come to the day we have to face our troubles and trials. WHAT DO WE DO WHEN THE GIANTS and problems are mocking us? CHECK WHAT YOU ARE TEACHING AND GAMBLING WITH LIVE? This cookie? This cigarette? This excessive weight? What are we teaching our kids?

Look at the possible attitudes we are teaching…

*1. WOW! Look at how BIG that giant is…

*2. WOW! Listen to the message of the giant, 2xs a day for 40 days. (Gossip)

*3. Go into your tent and cry yourself to sleep.

*4. WOW! Look how SMALL my 5 smooth stones are…