Back to real life here, we are governed by what others think. We are told
via polls what we should drive, what breakfast cereal to eat, and how long we
are going to live. Opinions, they have become the facts for today. And there
are time when they weigh heavy in the decision making process. Does this bike
make my butt look big? All my friends drive Hondas, will they accept my
Kawasaki? Dunlops last longer, and GM makes fine cars, they sell a lot so they
must be good. But the where, when, and how the question is asked the pollee is
important. “Do you like attending funerals?” after the death of a loved one
will draw different answers than “were you glad to attend Paul McCartney’s
funeral?” Note-Sir Paul is alive as of this writing. For instance my opinion
of helicopter rides changed after being life flighted. And it always amuses me
the amount of people who complain in San Diego when it stops raining, telling
how much they miss it. Try Portland. For cold weather, try Minnesota. For
humidity, try New Orleans. Face it, you’re here for he weather, get over it,
and it is near to perfect. So we all have opinions, and if you think red bikes
get pulled over more, let me remind you bikes going 30 over the posted speed
limit get pulled over more, no matter the color. Maybe my next ride will be
red, what do you think? And will I wish I hadn’t if I get pulled over? None of
your business, but that’s just my opinion.
If I had money, or if I ever get any, the stock market will never see it.
I don’t get how one day the Dow goes up 250 points, then falls 300 the next
day. Market correction, they say, so you admit it was wrong? Or is that just
your opinion? But one day I heard a statement that explained it all to me, and
enforced my staying away from there. Also an empty wallet helped too. Buy on
rumor, sell on news. You mean this whole free enterprise stock system is based
on rumor and innuendo? I thought these guys were smart, are they really just
lucky? Would you trust someone with your money based on rumor? Yet millions
do, for rumor turns to opinions, and then can be altered to look like truth.
When really it is truth altered to fit the mood. Based on that one statement,
do you realize the whole world is hanging in economic balance based on rumor?
What could happen in Russia? Will the Yankees win the Series? Will a Democrat
or Republican become president? It may snow this winter, or get dark tonight?
And somehow these prognosticators define your investments. They deal fast and
loose with your money, I wonder where they invest their’s?
So while much buying is based on rumor, selling is based on news. ISIS is
taking over oil fields-SELL. We need to get our money now before the stock dips
too far. And for those who bought on the rumor ISIS will seize oil fields and
sell oil on the black market, they saw prices go down, and will make a profit.
See how easy it is. Remember Blue Chip stocks like GM, IBM, and Standard Oil?
No more, the game has changed, and now technology companies will be around, and
a good place to have your money. Or so I am told, by a man who deals with
opinions, a stock broker. Who gets commission on each sale. Should you trust a
man telling you to buy and sell based on his making an income based on your
decisions? He is making money betting on yours, on e street we call them
bookies. And look where GM is now, bankrupt and those who invested their life
savings lost it all. Unless they believed the rumor about GM. And rumors are
the death knell in the financial market. And the super market.
Even in the auto business, I worked where parts departments were based on
rumored availability of key parts being short, went and over ordered just in
case, and then the supply was short. Cause and effect or rumor and result? How
many bought the last American convertible, the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado based on
its investment potential? 40 years later they are still waiting, just to break
even. And where were the rumors in 1955 about Chevy Bel Air convertibles? New
about $2000, today, $75-100,000! How could we have missed that one? Weren’t
cars made to drive and enjoy? “Hey, get your feet off the seat, this is an
investment.” And in real estate we are told you didn’t pay too much, you just
bought too early. I bought my house as a home, what’s my problem? What do you
think? I’ll bet a guy living in an apartment has a different opinion than the
man who just bought at short sale? Or who just sold at a loss. So we not only
buy on rumor, but live on rumor. And living on rumor is no way to live. Would
you wish to live basing each decision you make on being profitable? Yet many
do, and end up rich, but are really poor and don’t even know it.
I ask people, “if you compromise, when do you stop?” Aren’t your morals
being compromised? Your values? Where is the logic in “can’t we agree to
disagree?” Yet over the years I have watched as Christians foolishly, who
believe the Bible, predict when Jesus is going to return. Some men spend their
entire lives predicting it, only to be wrong. And the latest a few years ago by
Harold Camping showed up on billboards, and of course was wrong. When god tells
us even Jesus doesn’t know, what makes them think he would tell them? Forever
ruining their witness, their testimony being one of lies and rumors. And
innuendos. Would you listen to them? How important are your actions, and how
do they back up your words? So whatever day you think it is, it isn’t. Be
assured of that. And Jesus warns us, to be wary when someone claims to have
seen him, for he too doesn’t know the time and date of his return. He only
tells us to be ready. For it could be at any moment. Same with people who are
wondering who will the anti-Christ be? He isn’t revealed until midway through
the tribulation, if you are that curious, deny Jesus and find out. For those of
us in heaven we won’t care, and it won’t matter. We won’t be here,so concern
yourselves with things while you are here. Showing Christ’s love rather than
trying to decipher the mysteries of God. It takes the spirit, and only the
spirit to reveal the mysteries of God, how about just worshipping him instead?
Smart people don’t go to heaven, only saved ones.
And finally the illusion of heaven, via near death experiences. White
lights, tunnels, seeing loved ones. Again what does God say? True, these folks
saw something, yet we are told “eye has not seen, no r ear heard, nor mind
imagined the things of the kingdom.” So whatever it is, you haven’t seen it.
My experience coming face to face with Jesus is “I want to go back.” I cannot
describe it, for finite words cannot describe an infinite God. Yet many will
live on rumor, and die on the news. Do you believe Jesus is the son of God?
You have answered well, and if you believe, heaven awaits, God says so. Argue
with him. Yet some trust horoscopes, Nostradamus,and tarot cards, based on
luck. Luck which doesn’t exist, because the God who created us, who sent Jesus
has everything under control. Nothing surprises him, maybe you should consult
him before investing your money or your life in anything but him. Too many
drive old beaters today who used to lease BMW’s, who invested greedily and lost
it all. Sadly too many follow cults leading to destruction. Read 2 John, and 1
John 4. Test the spirits, many do with their money, but not their lives.
God never asks your opinion. And the one time people voted, they voted to
crucify his son. Maybe a lesson there for all of us. We say we trust God, even
our money says so, but do we? Jesus is coming back soon, and soon is sooner
than we know. Invest your life in him today, not on rumor, but on truth backed
by faith. The news 2000 years ago was he died and was resurrected. Over 500
saw him, the tomb was empty. You have the facts, and if you fail to believe
them before, you really won’t like it when he returns. Be warned, he is
returning. Invest your life in him now, the only sure and best investment you
will ever make. You cannot take it with you, when John D. Rockefeller died, the
richest man in he world, how much did he leave? The same amount we
will-everything. I’ve invested my life in Jesus, where have you invested
yours? If only Wall Street was so wise. Remember even the Dow Jones is only
average.
love with compassion,
Mike
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