Laws of the Lighthouse ~ more like guidelines for living

I got this one day in my email subscription in "2 thoughts per day" and it really helped me a lot. Here's hoping it might enlighten you too

The Laws of the Lighthouse contain more than good ideas, personal preferences, and honest opinions. They are God-given, time-tested truths that define the way you should navigate your life. Observe them and enjoy secure passage. Ignore them and crash against the ragged rocks of reality.

The wise captain shifts the direction of his craft according to the signal of the lighthouse. A wise person does the same.

Herewith, then, are the lights I look for and the signals I heed:

- Love God more than you fear hell.

- Once a week, let a child take you on a walk.

- Make major decisions in a cemetery.

- When no one is watching, live as if someone is.

- Succeed at home first.

- Don't spend tomorrow's money today.

- Pray twice as much as you fret.

- Listen twice as much as you speak.

- Only harbor a grudge when God does.

- Never outgrow your love of sunsets.

- Treat people like angels; you will meet some and help make some.

- 'Tis wiser to err on the side of generosity than on the side of scrutiny.

- God has forgiven you; you'd be wise to do the same.

- When you can't trace God's hand, trust his heart.

- Toot your own horn and the notes will be flat.

- Don't feel guilty for God's goodness.

- The book of life is lived in chapters, so know your page number.

- Never let the important be the victim of the trivial.

- Live your liturgy.

To sum it all up:
Approach life like a voyage on a schooner. Enjoy the view. Explore the vessel. Make friends with the captain. Fish a little. And only get off the boat when you get home.

Waiting Can Be So Hard To Do!

When we ask something from the Lord, sometimes it is just so hard to wait. It makes me wonder, maybe what I'm asking for isn't God's will for me. But it just seems so good an opportunity I can't help but ask it from God.

I read this story once of a boy who wanted a toy train and egged his mother so much that she finally got that exact one for his birthday. However his brother mentioned that their mother got him an even bigger and better train originally, but because the child insisted on that particular toy train, the mother had to go return the bigger and better toy she originally got and exchanged it for the train the child insisted on.

Now isn't that a shame? I don't want that to happen to me. I know God has his great and perfect will for me and although it pains me to wait so long and pray constantly for this opportunity. I still hope that God's will be done instead of mine. I know He has a greater purpose. So even if it's so hard to wait, I will. I will trust in the Lord that He will provide for me.