Rev. Dan Polecheck - Universal Life Church Ministries - Choosing to be Thankful

Choosing to be Thankful

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don’t know something. For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations. Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge. Because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you’re tired and weary. Because it means you’ve made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things. A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive. Find a way to be thankful for your troubles and they can become your blessings.

Rev. Dan Polecheck - Universal Life Church Ministries - Who Is Really In Charge

Who Is Really In Charge

We are not masters of our faith. We think we control our lives-but we don't. In an instant life can radically change-a car accident, a heart attack, a pink slip, a child's raging fever.

Frustrated researchers conquer one deadly virus, only to discover one even more Lethal...No book is more realistic about the human situation than the Bible. It won't let us get buy with frothy platitudes or unsupported optimism. But it also gives us hope. It tells us Christ can change our lives, and He has prepared a perfect place in heaven. Even your next breath is a gift from God.

Don't take life for granted, but "gain the heart of wisdom" (Psalm 90:12).

Rev. Dan Polecheck - Universal Life Church Ministries - Sow More Than Seeds

Sow More Than Seeds

There was a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the award for the best grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.

“Why sir,” said the farmer, “Didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”

So is with our lives... Those who want to live meaningfully and well must help enrich the lives of others, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all...