Recently one of my sons sold his business. I asked him what he was going to do next and he told me he didn’t know. He added that he wished he could come up with a good idea. I’d been mulling around a thought for a business that I feel would have huge potential and a good payday. The idea continued to haunt me for a few days so finally I called him up and told him about it. I could feel his excitement over the phone and we decided we would take a deeper dive into it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2018/10/ping-i-had-an-idea/

According to a poll I read, 82% of the people worldwide have lost hope. For some it’s a wayward daughter or son, maybe a bad medical test, the never-ending middle east conflict, finding a job, paying off debt, murder and violence, those guys in Washington D.C. – you name it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2018/10/whats-in-a-hug/

The Bible is very clear that we are not to hold grudges. In Eph. 4:26 it states: And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry . . . I’ve never regretted obeying this verse and innumerable times have deeply regretted ignoring it as I clenched and re-clenched my teeth throughout the night angrily reliving wrongs perpetuated against me time after time to the point of needing aspirin and Tums . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2018/10/give-it-a-rest-and-put-it-to-rest/

Recently, I Googled Words for the Day. In the past this post was always listed first in the results. I typed it in and to my dismay it did not show up on the first page, nor the second, nor the third or the fourth. Word for the Day, a dictionary type application and variations of it have taken its place . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2018/10/the-good-censor/

A hurricane is moving toward the Florida panhandle and picking up speed as it goes. It will no doubt bring a tide surge, dangerous wind, rain and flooding, and people will be displaced from their homes and there will probably be loss of life. I’m praying for those in its path. I’ve been in two hurricanes and that is enough for me. The smart thing to do is get your home boarded up and get the heck out of its path . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2018/10/think-of-it-often/

I’ve often wondered what God thinks when He hears every statement and discerns every thought of every person all over the world. I can only imagine what our omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, God sees as He watches humankind muddle through life. Omniscient means God is all-knowing and omnipresent means God is everywhere at the same time. Omnipotent means God is all-powerful and has supreme power with no limitations… Our God sees and hears it all – No secrets exist . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2018/10/ugly-minds/

Though most folks are just familiar with this chapter as being the favorite one read at funerals, indeed it is most useful to us prior to that event. In these tumultuous chaotic times of war and threats of war, power hungry politicians, and uncertainty we can take comfort in God’s word, especially this passage. In it our Father reassures us that he is the Good Shepherd and nothing will separate us from Him, not on this earth or thereafter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2018/10/not-exclusive-to-funerals/

I was going to sit down and read the discouraging news of the day and then write Words for the Day, but I happened to walk by the sign and read it. After doing so I abandoned my plan to read the news and instead walked out to the dock in my backyard with fishing rod and reel in my hand. It was still dark, and I got to see the sunrise. I also caught a fish which I released . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2018/10/3-ls/

It is truly amazing to consider some of the news being presented. Indonesia just had a major earthquake and then a tsunami. If that wasn’t enough overnight a volcano erupted on the same island. Thousands have lost their lives, property has been destroyed, and it is a humanitarian disaster of major proportion and yet it has been buried amongst the hundreds of thousands of words devoted to the Judge Kavanaugh farce. If this had happened in here practically every reporter in the United States would be covering it and griping about how long it was taking to get help to those who suffer. We need to pray for them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2018/10/big-news/

Recently I asked you to pray for someone who had gone into hospice. The hospice stay was brief and now she is n heaven. Her daughter who is a tremendous friend of mine recently sent me her obituary. Below is an abbreviated version edited for space . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2018/10/the-sum-total-will-be-revealed/