Thought for the Day 5/22/2020

Friday Tale - It's Your Choice

One day, a grandfather told his grandchildren about his journey to America. He told of the trains and ship that he took from his home in Eastern Europe. He told of being processed at Ellis Island and how he had gone to a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat. There, he sat down at an empty table and waited for quite some time for someone to take his order. Nobody came. Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and explained to him how a cafeteria works.

      She said, “You start at that end” – pointing toward a stack of trays – “and then go along the food line and pick out what you want. At the other end, they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.’

      The grandfather reflected a moment and then said, “I soon learned that’s how everything works in America. Life’s a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want – even very great success – if you are willing to pay the price. But you’ll never get what you want if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”

      The difference between where you are and where you want to be can often be summed up in one word: Work.

You get to choose how successful you want to be.

Are you making the right choices?

~ From Positive People Power e-news

Elijah came near to all the people and said,

"How long will you hesitate between two opinions?

If the LORD is God, follow Him,

but if Baal, follow him."

BUT as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

~ 1 Kings 18:21 and Joshua 24:15