I can’t believe it, someone read my blog and liked it. I am specifically referring to last weeks’ post on “You Can’t Handle the Truth.” I was asked if I had any more short, pithy statements to share and so I have decided to write a Part 2. Why is this jaw-dropping? Really, it isn’t, but if you use the word jaw-dropping in your title, people will click on it. So in a way, the title I put on it was for sheer manipulative purposes…if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em! (That is my first truth):
Here are the rest…
* The people who are the loudest about politics and who demand the government to do more things for the disadvantaged, and aggressively picket for change, are often the very people who don’t have any time to help their neighbor nor care for immediate family members in need. It is easier to look compassionate than to be compassionate…and most truly compassionate people are too busy helping people in need than promoting some revolutionary agenda.
* Men do not want to go into combat with women, and most women in the service don’t want to go either…the ones that do usually just want to prove a point that they are just as tough as men. And it is usually the few insecure women who feel like they have something to prove, and usually, they only want to prove it when war isn’t a real threat. People are always tougher when they are living under the luxury of long term peace.
* The church is full of wonderful people.
* Most women are more comfortable and attracted to a man a who is a little overweight than a buff health nut with rock hard abs. The reason is simple…the overweight guy isn’t self-consumed, nor is he trying to prove anything; and all a woman wants is a man to be considerate toward them.
* An atheist has really nothing to be angry about nor do they have anything to prove. If you do find one that is angry it is a sure sign they know God is real and they are fighting against their own subconscious belief. Not one single atheist really believes that when their mom dies they should treat it as another step in the evolutionary process, a series of random meaninglessness. They know in the depth of their soul, their mom’s life has more significance than 70 years of trouble and then they are relegated to worm food.
* Men would rather have a woman dress in a t-shirt, baseball cap and jeans than having them always needing to wear high heels, glittery blouses, dolled up hair, carrying a name brand purse while holding a miniature dog. If women would first ask their husbands what they really think is pretty, they would save themselves hours of headaches in front of the mirror. But most of the time, probably 98%, women dress up so other women won’t judge them.
* A large majority of women do not want to have a woman for a boss…men are too scared to give their honest opinion on this question because they don’t want to be labeled as anti-women.
* People nowadays are so addicted to their fake worlds that the real world seems boring, insignificant and a waste of time by comparison.
* Marriage takes hard work.
* If you have learned how to be self-controlled, you will never have to pay for a diet plan or special drink supplement to stay in shape.
* Good parenting is God’s discipleship plan…not cool new books, methods, classes or conferences.
* When you speak in front of people, imagining the audience in their underwear doesn’t help with nervousness, nor does it help you with your message. But there is one thing that does; You need to realize the audience wants you to do good – – the more comfortable you are speaking the more comfortable they are listening.
* Busyness is not a sign that you are important, more often than not it is a sign you don’t know how to say no.
* Helping your children to learn how to be sad may be one of the best lessons they can ever learn.
* When it comes to basketball, Players that make the jump from high school to college is 2.9%. Players that make the jump from college to pro is 1.3%. Players that make the jump from high school to pro is .03%. This means that all the money and time you spend on sending your children to camp, tournaments and year-round basketball leagues better be for enjoying the immediate moment instead of investing in a future hope.
* Students in High School date for three main reasons: (1) They don’t want to be left out of the fun that it seems like everyone else is pretending to have (2) Having a boyfriend or girlfriend means you are a desirable person (aka, you are not a loser if someone is attracted to you) (3) It is easy access to cheap sex (Note: rarely do students date because they really see a long term future with the other person. It does happen once in a while though).
* Good parenting is the kind that allows your children to blame you, and get mad at you for sticking your nose in their business. Appreciation doesn’t show up until they are around 24.
* Having a special needs child for a sister will change your life for the better.
* If a man is addicted to pornography he will have a very difficult time knowing how to talk to, encourage and lead his own daughter.
* If you could ask any pastor what the number one sign is when you know a person is a true follower of Christ, the answer is simple, “A person has zero expectations and is impossible to insult or offend…in fact, they like to be told the truth. Even if it hurts.”
