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I shall be telling this with a sigh
somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
As The Gospel Life Coach, I use this talking about ‘THE GOSPEL ROAD’
that God wants us all walking on. It is paved with his love, grace,
forgiveness, blessings, and all his other ‘good news of good things’ that
his gospel blesses us with, benefits us, and promises us with.
Should Part of Life Be Like A Destination?
It is important to have goals, which is part of what this series of articles
is about. I tried three other course-directions in college, none of which
I liked. I wound up in psychology.
But the point is we all need direction in life toward some destination.
I’ve mentioned I don’t like numbers, but my wife Eileen is a great
accountant and loves numbers. We’re all different. Besides, she has
taken over our family bills, books, taxes, etc. that has saved me a lot of
misery. And she loves it!
To fit our subject here, his can be translated:
“If you don’t like numbers then don’t set
a GOAL of being an accountant.”
Don’t be like Alice in Wonderland
Let’s re-visit Alice. She didn’t know where she was going so it didn’t
matter what road she took. And life does have a termination and an
end we shouldn’t be ignorant about. If we are smart, we take this into
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