PLEASE NOTE: PEALE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED 7/31-8/16 FOR VACATION. WE WILL REOPEN ON 8/17 WITH THE NVP VIDEO, "WHAT FAITH CAN DO FOR YOU."27-07-2016
Dr. Peale once wrote: "I read about a young man who liked to play the horses. At a local store he came upon a book entitled "You Can Win," and thinking it was a tip sheet, he purchased it. Imagine his surprise when he got to the race track and discovered it was a book by Norman Vincent Peale on how to win the game of life. He tells me that he didn't pick any winning horses that day, but that it was the luckiest day he ever had, because through that book he came to know Jesus Christ as his Savior.You never know when or how the simple message of the Gospel is going to reach a person. That young man found life when his attention was diverted from horse racing to a book about the magic of believing. His betting on the horses didn't pay off, but the magic of believing will pay dividend beyond compare through all the days of his life. I call your attention to a text in the New Testament bearing on this point. It's Mark 9:23 and it's probably one of the greatest gems of truth you'll ever find. It says, "Anything is possible for someone who has faith." Notice that there is a condition. You are offered something tremendous, but only if you have faith. In depth belief requires giving your whole self to it. It isn't the glib recital of a creed. But if you can overcome your doubts and your negative thinking and rerally, deeply believe, you'll thereby enter into a life transformed. This is the magic of believeing. Belief is factual, it is truth. The magic of believing is the manifestation of one of the greatest powers in the universe, the power of thought. By our thoughts we either create of destroy. You can tear your life down by destructive thinking, but you can build your life up by thinking constructively." Join us on 8/17 for the NVP video, "What Faith Can Do For You." Any time between 11:30am and 3pm. The exhibits and prayer chapel will be open all day as well. | Bookmark
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