Believe in Yourself? Half the truth only :)

Last night, I was at a company function and heard someone said, "After tomorrow, the White House will no longer be white"... haha. It brought the house down!

Today, Mr Obama took over and sworn in as the 44th President of the USA.

Many people asked: "Can Obama deliver"? Last week, I came across an interesting USA TODAY/ Gallup Poll. It seems that there are stratospheric expectations for Obama. A majority of those surveyed say Obama will be able to achieve every one of 10 major campaign promises. Every - Single - One!

I don't want to dampen hopes, and I'm not quoting this to make any predictions. But reading this poll just made me think to myself:

Why people often count on others to make changes or to deliver results?
How come it's easier for people to believe in someone they haven't met to make change in their lives, and yet they find it so hard to believe in themselves?

Isn't it time you believed in YOURSELF to make the change you want to see this year? But wait, that's not the reason why I blog this here. Believing in yourself is only half the equation.

Yes, you should believe in others sometimes, but there is One that you should believe in and put your hope and future in EVERYTIME - the LORD Jesus!

You see, those who quote that you should believe in yourself is only half correct. To me, believing in the One who changes not and who does not fail nor falter holds much more confidence than placing my trust in someone, met or not met, near or half way across the globe.

Who do you place your confidence in this year?

The Ultimate Measure of a Man

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

Martin Luther King, Jr.
1929-1968,
American Civil Rights Leader

Rise with the Occasion

"The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion."

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
16th President of the United States