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Shownotes:
- Michaels struggles going back to his normal routine from a disaster aid trip – 01:30
- His thoughts on becoming happy – 03:10
- Service beats temptation – 07:30
This is the greatest lesson I learned from 2017. Feeling sad? Depressed? Unhappy? Lonely? Like the World is against you? There is an easy cure for all of those feelings, and that is the topic of today’s podcast.
Be sure to check out my interview with Thad Forester the morning I left Puerto Rico: Michael Andrew Leaving Puerto Rico
Your the Man!!!! Thanks Partner!!
Great message. Don’t apologize for quoting scripture. People won’t know how to serve unselfishly without a relationship with the Lord. Thank you for your service and the help you offered. I would love one day to serve with you. Maybe God willing you would join us on our medical missions to Kenya. 😍🙌🏻 God Bless!
Well said.
What do Bob Dylan and William Booth have in common?
I love the way Bob Dylan lyric “gonna forget about myself for a while, go out and see what others need”.
Getting away from our petty problems, or even healing from the big problems of life, starts with forcing our minds to focus somewhere else. Isn’t that why the lives we’ve built in our society are full of distractions?
I guess we have to ask ourselves is there inherent goodness in distractions that feed ourselves or those that uplift others?
Back in the day when sending a message you actually paid by the word. The Salvation Army’s founder, William Booth, wanted to send a telegram to the members of that movement to keep them focused while keeping it brief. He simply sent the word “others”. He would have been great at Twitter.
Anyway, Mike, you’re spot on. Getting past “I” and getting to others is beneficial for our mental health. To do it, and do it at a sacrifial level, dependence on God elevates this from a good feeling to a spiritual gift. Ironically the more you give away of yourself to others the more you get filled back up. Pretty cool.
Wonderful and deep insights! I wish everyone could feel what we do in the field. Thank you for sharing Craig!