James W. Inspirational Thoughts

 How far are you willing to go for money? Is your love for money that strong? If your love for money puts you in a place that you'll do anything for it, than you've removed yourself from the luxuries of enjoying the values of life.

 You can learn a lot about a person during a moment of crisis, it will tell you everything you need to know. Because in a moment of crisis, a wise person will build a bridge as foundation. But a person filled with foolishness will build a dam.

 Sometimes in life, the person witnessing an act of wrong and saying nothing, is more dangerous than the person committing the act. It's like a person beating the drum for the bad person to dance, as the person beating the drum is no better than the bad person himself.

 Just because the waters are calm, doesn't mean danger doesn't await you beneath the surface. Meaning, do not take for granted the calmness that's bestowed upon you, for dangers can arise at any given moment in your life. 

 It is wise to judge the contents of a message based on it's merits, not by the person delivering the message. Far to often people lose site of the message because they are focused on the character itself. We're not God, therefore you must understand that God does not place value on the person itself, only that the message itself be delivered. So remember, each and every time a message is delivered, you are being tested by God, because as you know, he specifically instructed us not to judge.

 If a person says they love you today, and 6 months later lack compassion for you, they never loved you in the first place. Love is not conditional, nor can it be manipulated. Either they love you or they don't, it's non negotiable. 

 Sometimes in life, a person views of you is cemented in that they will never see you in other way, nor do they want to. It's amazing how the human brain can become locked in to a certain mindset, refusing to change despite evidence things have changed. Isn't that what happened to Jesus? Despite the greatness within him, it was never good enough to those that only saw him one way. And because of that mindset, ignorance is why we must all die some day. 

 It's truly amazing the strength of a person faith and it's extention when everything in life is working accordingly. Where is that same faith when nothing seems to go right and the lug nuts begin to loosen on the wheels? Who receives the glory at that point? Whe receives the blame? Exactly.

 God created you in his light, molding you into a wonderful human being. On that note, why would you allow someone to change how God created you to be? If you allow ignorance to change you, you've allowed ignorance to influence you. Allowing ignorance to influence you would mean your ignorant for allowing it.