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Today I want to share with you about “faith”. 

Ever think about what ‘faith” creates?

You ever hear of Walt Disney?

 

Ever wonder what Walt Disney was thinking when he had the idea of Disneyland? 

Ever wonder how strong his faith was in his idea?

and I’ve just begun to share about faith.

But… if your really too busy to read this message…

I just want to encourage you that this one is…

…life changing! …

so hang in there. 🙂

The reason I was so inspired to write this was because I was confronted by “real faith” this last Easter.

and FAITH is something that every great person has had.

To start, I need to tell you

a concept…

and a story.

The concept is from a book called “The Science of Getting Rich.” It’s a great book filled with life changing ideas inside. …

(Of course I don’t agree with everything)

Ok, so the concept inside the book goes like this:

It describes how some people are givers, some are takers and others are a little of both. 

Being a giver is not negative but if you have a martyrs mentality that can be bad. I guess that’s because you don’t RELAX, let your hair down a little and allow yourself to enjoy life.

Being a TAKER can definitely be bad but on the other hand trying to enjoy life and get the most out of it is not a bad thing either.

That’s what having a BALANCE is all about. So how does all this have to do with Easter and Faith? 

 [I’m laughing]

Yes I will get there!

So now with the story: 

You know in the garden of Gethsemane… Jesus had the opportunity to escape from the Jewish leaders and Romans.

So some might say that Jesus had a martyrs mentality. But I don’t know about that. Jesus is my hero so when this thought came up, I thought about it seriously.

Jesus knew what was coming. It was pretty obvious that the Jewish leaders weren’t going to give up trying to take him down.

He had the option to escape – but with the knowledge that they weren’t about to just give up.

He also had the option to create a resistance against the Romans (which many believed he would do).

So if WE were Jesus, we may have picked the escape route or the resistance route…

but instead Jesus picked to face the Jews and Romans head on and face his death.

IRONICALLY his missIion was about LIFE. Abundant life – NOW and after death. Yes helping, healing and giving knowledge and wisdom was all mixed up in it too.

But most of all his mission was about creating ABUNDANT LIFE by facing the darkness of the world and the darkness inside of us all. Facing the hatred, the anger, the selfishness, the greed, the evil that grips many of us to make bad decisions and hurt others.

To live with joy and vitality, with forgiveness, sincerity and HOPE! This is what Jesus was ALL about.

So how can you have a martyrs mentality when you are enjoying life like never before? Yes, Jesus was a giver but he was a taker too. He took many of the gifts given to him and received Gods love and showed others how to receive it too. A happy balance.

Yet he not only enjoyed life, he found happiness and contentment in standing his ground on what mattered. Jesus decided to head straight into the jaws of death – for he knew that God was stronger than death!

You know, that’s an incredible amount of faith!

And this took an incredible amount of hope.

and not just idle words.

He knew that life was more than just living. It was living for something that mattered. And if you’re asking why Jesus did all this…

really why…

and not just for a cold theological answer…

…then you’re asking the right questions!

So can you see what he was he doing now? Can you see why he risked getting killed for it?

The fact that he was able to stand though the whole ordeal on the cross was ultimately because he cared…

…cared about us…

…about us all.

That he could give us life and hope so we can face the darkness too and to also stand up for the things in life that really matter!

Faith that stands and acts! 

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

[Smile]

So Jesus penetrated the hearts of mankind with his faith and it hasn’t stopped.

That’s the biggest story or faith I have EVER heard of. 

a small amount of faith that moves mountains.

This faith changed my life forever. I hope it has encouraged you too!

Thanks for all your attention reading this! I look forward to your comments! 

PS: So today I’m not going to tell you how amazing my business is and how I want you on my team (even though I do!). But you know where to find me if you want to know more. 🙂

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