Guidelines For Living

Harold Sala

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February 1, 2019

One of my memories of growing up was the trip to my grandmother's house, two doors down from Mrs. Schuler's house, where I took piano lessons.  Among the pool of memories I will always treasure is the platter of oatmeal cookies which Grandma always had available.  After I married, I asked Grandma for the recipe. "Well," she said, "you take about a cup of oatmeal and a couple tablespoons of this, and a pinch of that” and so forth. 

 

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Divide and conquer is not only the modus operandiof warfare, but it is also the strategy of kids who know that if they can play parents against each other, or pit weariness against the single parent, they have won the battle.  Our English word disciplinecomes from a Latin word, discere,which means to know, or, in the broader sense, to discern.  
January 31, 2019
"Do you know the difference between a lawyer and God?" asks a comedian, and when someone says, "No, what?" he responds, "God knows he's not a lawyer."  While most folks (excluding you, who are attorneys) may smile at that, a great many people today tend to play god.  Struggling over the issue of control, we think that we have to make things happen, and when we can't, we worry.  And when we can't change things that we dislike, we become afraid of losing control so we worry all the more and live as though there were no God in the universe, no one to whom we can turn when we have reached our human limits.
January 30, 2019
When Terry Anderson was taken captive by a guerilla group, little did he realize that he would be enduring what no one should ever be subjected to.  Anderson, age 40 at the time, had been the chief Middle-East correspondent for the Associated Press.   Soon after he was taken captive, he was given a Bible by his Shiite Muslim captors, and for the duration of his four-and-a-half-years of captivity, he drew strength and hope from the pages of this grand old book.   
January 29, 2019
Everybody these days is subject to stress.  Whether you live in Manila, Tokyo, or Los Angeles, you live at a faster pace than at any time in history.  It's the traffic, the pressures and stress of life, along with family stress that can cause you to reach the boiling point, and when that happens, you explode.  You can refine the expression and say that you are just "letting off steam," but any way you look at it, anger has the best of you.  When your temper gets out of hand, you are embarrassed and feel disappointed with yourself because you know you have hurt others. Looking at it from a selfish viewpoint, you not only hurt others, but you hurt yourself and your future as well.  
January 28, 2019
There are times when I wish everybody would get it together and do the same thing everywhere--like pass an international law that all the water faucets in all the world would be standardized--hot water on the left, cold on the right.  Red for hot and blue for cold, and that all of them would turn on and off the same way. Do any color combination the United Nations wants. Just do the same thing everywhere.
January 25, 2019
Almost any major city of the world today is shrouded in a pallor of smog and pollution that stings your eyes, makes your lungs ache, and negatively affects your health. When something pure is polluted by that which is harmful, it is said to be toxic. And that label can aptly be applied to religion as well as a variety of other things.
January 24, 2019
The difference between an oak and a bonsai--apart from their size--is the root system.  Whereas the bonsai may be interesting, perhaps even curiously captivating, it is the oak that has strength which endures the test of time and is there after the fire, the drought, and the storm.
January 23, 2019
The Dead Sea is five times saltier than ocean water; and consequently, it's almost impossible for someone to drown in it.  A certain visitor to the area, not knowing this, fell off a pier into the water and wildly began to flail his arms and legs because he couldn't swim.  
January 22, 2019
There's a bit of doggerel which says, "Three moves are as good as a fire," and anyone who has packed his possessions more than twice in a given year mumbles to himself, saying things such as, "What in the world am I keeping this for?"  Nonetheless, you keep that old stuff--just in case you might need it some day.
January 21, 2019
Ask any teen: What’s the biggest influence in your life and you might expect them to answer “friends” or “social media!”  And the parents of those teens might tell you the same thing. It is true, in cultures throughout the world, cellphones and internet connectivity are radically changing the fabric of a teen’s life. 
January 18, 2019
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Start your day with hope, confidence, and purpose by listening to the Guidelines for Living daily devotional with Harold Sala! This 5-minute program offers insightful teaching from God’s Word and practical application for living out your faith in the day-to-day. Strengthen your relationship with Jesus by adding this short devotional to your daily routine.  Guidelines for Living is the longest running five-minute program in Christian radio!  

About Harold Sala

Speaker, author and Bible teacher, Dr. Harold Sala founded Guidelines in 1963 and pioneered the first 5-minute Christian program on radio.  Dr. Sala holds a Ph.D. in biblical text and has taught at conferences, seminars and churches the world over.  An author of over 60 books published in 19 languages, his most recent release is 40 Unstoppable Women (Rose Publishing).

 

 

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