DECISIONS
IMPACT PEOPLE:
COUNT FOR TIME
& ETERNITY!
by Pastor Max
Solbrekken
"Destiny
is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is
not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be
achieved."
-William
Jennings Bryan
The
decisions we make, the attitudes we exhibit and the way we
conduct our lives have an enormous influence on a lot of
people! It
has been estimated - by experts in the funeral business -
that most of us will influence at least 400 people in our
lifetimes.
And
the question arises: Am
I influencing people in a good or a bad way? Am I steering
them toward the "straight and narrow" path, or am
I nudging them down to the "broad and wide"
precipice?
What
kind of role models are we? What sort of impressions do we
leave in the minds of our children, grandchildren, friends
and neighbours?
Are
we teaching our offspring to be responsible, productive and
God-fearing, or are we sloughing-off with the non-caring
attitude: "What can I do? No one listens to me anyway!
I've done my share, let someone else do it"!
OPPORTUNITY
AND RESPONSIBILITY!
Parents
& Grandparents have
an enormous opportunity and responsibility to leave behind a
legacy of honesty, fairness and compassion. It is incumbent
upon us all to bequeath to our loved ones - not only
material things - but those of enduring value, like truth,
faith, hope, love and unselfishness!
It
is a proven fact that we reap what we sow, and the harvest
is always more than the planted seed. Having grown up on the
farm, I can vouch for that!
And as a clergyman,
preacher and counselor to thousands of people for more than
three decades, I am forced to concur that the "wild
oats of immorality" pays off in bushels! I have
listened to many stories of grief and heartbreak from the
lips of backsliders and willful sinners!
The
same is true with respect to good planning, dependability,
hard work and a balanced lifestyle!
Reform
Party Leader Preston Manning touched a raw nerve some time
ago, when he addressed the problem of Canada's deficit; with
regards to unemployment insurance and welfare.
He
spoke about getting people off welfare by eliminating the
economy-crippling deficit, which is threatening our survival
as a wealthy nation! Manning zeroed in on "fifth
generation welfare people"!
That
brings home the point of this booklet. Many people on
welfare in this country have known nothing but the welfare
state, because their parents and forbears before them were
their role models. And they were on welfare!
The danger is that we can
get stuck in a situation where there seems to be no way out
and eventually - if we don't make up our minds to resolve
the problem - it is possible to get comfortable in a
negative situation, taking it as normal.
I'm
happy to say that my Norwegian maternal grandfather, Ole
Heskin who immigrated to Canada in 1904, followed by my
parents Anne & Ingvar Solbrekken in 1927, refused to
accept government assistance in the "hungry
thirties", wanting to make it on their own. And they
did!
WHO
IS TO BLAME FOR THE MESS WE'RE IN?
I
believe that a good share of our problems must be laid at
the feet of greedy, vacillating and weak-kneed politicians,
who have for years made unrealistic promises in order to be
elected!
And
in some cases, they have intentionally cultivated a certain
segment of the population as a ready-made vote-getting-bloc,
by keeping them dependent upon their largesse. Nowhere is
this more evident than in the U.S.
Democratic Party!
But
that is changing too! Many poor black people in the USA are
now voting Republican for the first time and shaking
themselves free from the Democratic Party's WELFARE STATE
POLICY OF DEPENDENCY on government, in order to "get
the vote and win the next election" mentality!
And
that was the major problem which faced Russian president
Boris Yeltsin during their last election. Many of the old
guard communists - who ate out of the trough - are willing
to sacrifice freedom and support socialism for "the
free meal", want the yoke back on their necks!
I
am encouraged to see some of Canada’s First Nations Indian
leaders speaking out against the welfare system that for
decades has kept their people dependent upon government
handouts!
When
the Gospel of Jesus Christ is preached among them, their
lives are changed & many thousands of Canadian Indians
are now faithfully serving the Lord!
They
are freeing themselves of superstitions, fears, occultism,
drunkenness & gambling, and becoming a driving force for
good in our nations!
I
have spent 40 years preaching the gospel among them and
believe their potential to affect Canada positively is
enormous!
I
know they have suffered terribly through sexual & other
abuse heaped upon their children by homosexual perverted
priests and others during the many years which the Roman
Catholic Church, Anglican Church and United Church operated
residential schools in Canada. They are very resilient
however, and the Evangelicals & Pentecostals are
bringing new life and hope and blessing to them in Jesus’
Name! Hallelujah!
In
my opinion, isolating the Indians on reservations with very
little access to higher education, treating them as second
class citizens, taking away their hunting and fishing rights
and the incentive to work - by doling out welfare grants -
has done them enormous damage!
The
politicians who did these things are most certainly guilty
of failing to plan for "the long haul". And that's
a tragedy, when you consider how their present decisions
will affect our children and grandchildren!
Regardless
of our background, position in life or age, we should all
have some goals to aspire unto. Someone said, "People
with goals succeed because they know where they are
going".
For
those of us who have children or grandchildren, our burning
desire should be to help them grow into wise young men and
women, who are able to look after themselves and be of
assistance to others!
SENIOR
CITIZENS ARE IMPORTANT!
It
is "laziness of mind" which dictates that
SENIOR CITIZENS should only vegetate, wither up or blow
away! I am adamant in saying that the wisdom and intellect
found in older people is one of this nation's greatest
resources!
THEN,
LET'S USE IT! LET US LOOK TO THE OLDER GENERATION FOR ADVICE
AND LEADERSHIP!
The
Psalmist David understood his role as the leader of Israel
and in his old age, his responsibility to pass on godly
wisdom to the next generation!
"O
God, Thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I
declared Thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and
gray-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed Thy
strength unto this generation, and Thy power to every one
that is to come." (Ps. 71:17-18)
STORY
OF THREE GENERATIONS OF
ISRAELI KINGS!
In
the book of 2 Chronicles we see the effects of pride and
selfwill in the life of King Uzziah affecting his
grandson Ahaz, who became an ungodly king. (2 Chron.
28:1)
Apparently,
Uzziah's son Jothan, took a lesson from God's severe
judgment upon his father (2 Chron. 26:16) and served God and
his country well, but Ahaz reverted back to the ways of his
grandfather Uzziah!
HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS FOR OLDER ADULTS TO BE GODLY EXAMPLES AND
ROLE MODELS TO THE YOUNG!
When
I think about grandfathers, uncles or fathers, sexually or
physically molesting their offspring, relatives or any
child, it makes my blood boil!
CHILD ABUSE
OFFENDERS & SEXUAL OFFENDERS Should be Severely
Punished
In
my opinion such people should be arbitrarily
horse-whipped in order to learn a lesson and teach
others the unacceptability of their actions! And the mandatory
punishment of castration should be seriously
considered in Canada - as is used in the USA - in the cases
of rapists and child sexual predators, perverts and
molesters!
Only
a warped, sick, demon-inspired mind could conceive of doing
harm to babies, little children or women! As well as the
elderly!
And
although there have been a barrage of court cases across
Western Europe and the USA recently, in which parents and
even grandparents have been unjustly accused by
money-hungry, demon-deceived psychiatrists and
psuedo-psychologists, the terrible problem of incest and
child abuse exists on an unacceptably large scale!
Here
are the concluding words of a remarkable speech given a
number of years ago by Grove Patterson, editor in chief of
the Toledo
Daily Blade.
"My
years in the newspaper business have convinced me of several
things, among them that people are basically good and that
we came from some place and we're going some place, so we
should make our time here an exciting adventure.
"The
Architect of the universe didn't build a stairway leading
nowhere and the greatest Teacher of all, the Carpenter from
the Galilean plains, gave us the secret time and time again;
'As ye believe, so shall it be done unto you'."
I
BLAME SIGMUND FREUD & HIS ILK!
People
who like to blame others for their misfortunes often have a
hard time forgiving and forgetting the past. Many refuse to
let bygones be bygones, so constantly live in a turmoil
filled with hat e,
animosity and bitterness. I blame Sigmund Freud and
his ilk.
My
advice to such people is this: "Drop that heavy load.
Take your problems to Jesus and let Him look after them. And
don't pick them up again, but leave them on God's holy
altar"!
Allow
me to share a parting word from George Bernard Shaw:
"People
are often blaming their circumstances for what they are. I
don't believe in circumstances! The people who get on in
this world are the people who get up and look for the
circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make
them!"
It
is unfortunate that someone couldn’t have gotten through
to the weird, kinky father of psycho-analysis before he
infected a generation of psychologists & psychiatrists
with his erroneous teachings.
Sigmund
Freud was not original, however. He learned from Adam who
refused to take responsibility for his rebellious &
sinful actions.
He
blamed the woman - his wife Eve - for his sin and ultimately
God, for giving him the woman. “...the woman whom Thou
gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat”.
(Gen. 3:12)
WHAT
ABOUT YOU, MY DEAR FRIEND?
The
most important decision of your life, my friend, is what you
do with the claims of Christ! Whether to believe that He is
the Son of God and the Saviour of the world or to reject His
claims on your life!
Your
decision will not only determine your eternal destiny but
will greatly affect the way you live your life, do business
and treat your family and your neighbours!
And
ultimately, it will affect your children and grandchildren,
as they will automatically look to you as a role model! THEY
WILL FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS!
Jesus
said, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain
the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man
give in exchange for his soul”? (Mark 8:36-37)
Here,
the words of warning from our Lord Jesus: “Whosoever
therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My words in this
adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son
of man be ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of His Father
with the holy angels.” (Mark 8:38)
“Verily,
verily, I say unto you, he that heareth My word, and
believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and
shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death
unto life.” (John 5:24)
The
Bible states unequivocally: “And this is the record,
that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in
His Son. He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath
not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I
written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God;
that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may
believe on the name of the Son of God.” (1 John
5:11-13)
Jesus
said, “Come unto Me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matt.
11:28)
“...and
him that cometh to Me, I will in no wise cast out.”
(John 7:37) May
God bless this nation!
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