A Word About Life and Things
Stick Like Glue
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There was a young man who lived in a small town in
Pennsylvania. He was in High School, in his senior
year, and he wanted to go to college after high
school. Since his town was so small there were not
enough jobs to go a round. He got a telephone book
for New York City. He found a company that had 393
locations around the country. He did not have a
computer or a typewriter, so he wrote, in
longhand, about 15 letters a week, to the
different company locations. He kept this up up
until he had sent a letter to all of the 393
locations for that company. He did not receive any
letters back from the company. After graduation he
got enough money for a train ride to New York City.
He went to one of the companys larger
locations. He went in and asked for the office
that hired employees. He was told that all hiring
was only done at a different location, just a few
blocks down the street. He went to the building and
asked for the manager of hiring. The lady at the
information desk called the officer in charge of
hiring and told him the young mans name. The man
said to send him up. She was surprised that the
officer told him to come up. The young man sat at
the officers desk and told him his name. The
officer turned around and laid his hand on a large
folder and said, we got all of your letters asking
for a job, all 393 letters. When can you start. The
young man went to college while working for the
company, received his degree, and worked for the
company for many years. He received many promotions
and became a manager over several states. He did not
give up, but stuck to his destination.
When we have a goal or a dream to do something we should never stop reaching for that goal. God sometimes gives us a dream or tells us what is in our future. God told Abraham that he was going to have a son, and be the father of many nations. It took 25 years before it happened. Moses knew that he was to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. It took 80 years for it to happen. We all have things we want to do. Many people give up, because it is taking too long, or we run into problems we cant handle. We send applications to 5 or 10 places and nothing happens, then we give up. We need to stick to our dreams, like glue. We will never achieve the things we want if we let small problems get in our way. When we get old and retire, it does not mean that we do nothing for the rest of our lives. We need new dreams, new words from God, new challenges, new things to do. We can reach more people for the Lord. We can ask for the Nations. The God I serve will give us more than we can ask for. We cannot give up our hope, and dreams. We can do more than we think we can do. We just stick to our dreams like glue. God said if we faint not, we will in due season reap, if we do not lose heart. New King James Version Galatians 6:9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. New King James Version Revelation 2:2 "I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; 3 "and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name's sake and have not become weary. |