Start your day by talkin’ to the boss
Howdy Folks, my young bride Stella and I have just finished our morning prayer time, which I call, “talkin’ to the Boss.”
It’s a good way to start your day, but you will find ample opportunity to quit! It’s tough to just “keep on keeping on.” Some folks say having “will power” helps.
Fact is, your day and your life will have a chance to be smoother if you develop the habit of talking things over with the Good Lord.
His guiding hand will steer you up that long narrow and crooked pathway while protecting you from the pitfalls and snares that clog your trip. But, be prepared to be surprised when you reach your goal…because sometimes His answer to prayer goes in a direction that you did not anticipate.
Yet, you will probably reap greater rewards than you dreamed possible.
My Ol’ Daddy always said, “The feller that seeks good advice an’ then asks the Lord to verify it, can pert near always be proud of the fruits of his labor.”
Be thankful in all things. After all, we live in the best part of our great state of Texas! And, we have been blessed to live in our top choice of locations in this grand country of The United States of America. And we are blessed to be able to enjoy great American values, not the least of which gives us our freedoms!
But through the years, life tends to change as we experience growth. And sadly, the power of prayer has slowly begun to erode and drop out in our way of life. To this point, maybe we should pause and give thought to memories of stories that you have heard your Grandparents reveal as they recall the “Good ol’ days!”
Some of us are old enough to have heard stories talk about a time when “life was grand an’ not so very tough” These were the horse and buggy days when you went to town on Saturday to get supplies that might have to do you for a couple of weeks. And remember, even these old timers had memories that drifted back a few more decades and even beyond that.
Yes, we have a chance to relive history through the printed word, but it is never as vivid as sitting at your Granddad’s knee as he talked about “the good ol’ days.”
Truth is, those stories told about “horseless carriages, fishin’ with an ol’ cane pole, carrying your lunch in an old syrup bucket as you walked to school (usually uphill both ways and always in the snow), Sunday church meetings where preaching and praying went on most of the day and you had “dinner on the ground!”
And those old folk always told about their prayer time where they let the Good Lord sort out their day. But those days have passed us by as innovations, inventions, technology, and strange ideas permeate our lives.
Our very democracy is threatened by these things that have evolved into our way of life. Individuals have developed a manner of life on their own, sometimes going against what we call the “American Way” They tend to have values that do not align with our tried and true, God given American values. It has been said that a nation can vote themselves into a socialist lifestyle, but it is impossible to vote a nation out of a socialist lifestyle.
America, we must think long and hard about our actions and our future, lest we swap our freedoms for the glamour that is being waved before our eyes! I certainly am not in favor of that swap! I am a firm believer that starting your day through prayer allows you to hold on to your values as you allow God to direct your day. This poem seems to grasp what I have been rambling on about.
Talkin’ to the Boss
He starts most mornin’s out on the crest of that hill,
just a sittin’ proud on that big bay hoss,
whilst he was a sortin’ out the plan for the day,
with wisdom an’ other words from the Boss.
Near as I can figger, a feller needs a guide,
that can give ‘em an idea where to head.
‘Cuz most any hombre needs to foller the path,
an’ shore ‘nuff not turn the wrong way instead.
Life just ain’t easy, no matter what trail you pick.
An’ any feller without sound advice
stands a chance of gittin’ bogged down with all the fuss.
Keep in mind, you seldom get to look twice.
So, he will sit quiet, listen, an’ ponder on things.
I bet he’ll find a way to figger it out,
if he holds the Bosses course, not snatch back the reins
for what seems to be an easier route.
When you ask the’ Boss to put a hand on your reins,
as you drift down life’s path toward the bend,
an’ if you’ll just allow ‘em to guide yore way,
He’ll see you safe an’ true ‘til you’ve reached trail’s end.
As you take life’s journey, do the best that you can
Watch out for dangers that’ll spook your hoss
just look for sign an’ be ready to make a stand.
Which ain’t that tough if your “talkin’ to the Boss!”
© Ol’ Jim Cathey
Come join us in prayer and worship at First Baptist Church Marlin.
God bless each of you and God Bless America!