Pr. 2:2,5 I incline
my ear unto wisdom; I apply my heart to understanding and I understand the fear
of the Lord and find the knowledge of
God for God gives me wisdom.
Pr. 2:10-11 Wisdom
enters into my heart and the knowledge
of God is pleasant unto my soul. Discretion in the Lord preserves me and the
understanding in the Lord keeps me.
Pr. 3:1-2 My heart
keeps God's commandments length of days, long life and peace are added unto me.
Pr. 3:3-4 I bind
mercy and truth upon my neck. I write
God’s laws upon the table of my heart. I find favor and good understanding in
the sight of God and men.
Pr. 3:5-6 I trust in
the Lord with all my heart and lean not unto my own understanding. In all my
ways I acknowledge Him and He directs my paths.
Pr. 3:7-8 I am not
wise in my own eyes; I fear the Lord and depart from evil. The fear of the Lord
is health unto my navel and marrow to my bones.
Pr. 3:9-10 I honor
the Lord with my substance and with the first fruit of my increase and my barns
are filled with plenty.
Pr. 3:13 God is a
tree of life unto me for I lay hold upon His wisdom.
Pr. 3:21,19,20 I do not let God's wisdom and understanding
depart from my eyes for by wisdom He founded the earth and by understanding He
established the heavens; by His knowledge the depths are broken up and the
clouds drop down dew.
Pr. 3:21-22 I keep
God’s discretion and sound wisdom and
they are life to my soul and grace to my neck.
Pr. 3:24 I am not
afraid; my sleep is sweet when I lie down
Pr. 3:26 The Lord is
my confidence.
Pr. 3:33 The Lord
blesses my habitation for I am just before Him.
Pr. 4:10 I hear and
receive God's sayings and the years of my life are many.
Pr. 4:18 My path is
as the shining light that shines more and more unto the perfect day.
Pr. 4:20-22 I attend
unto God's Word. I incline my ears unto
His sayings. I do not let them depart from my eyes. I keep them in the midst my
heart. For the Word of God is life unto me and health to all my flesh.
Pr. 4:23 I keep my
hear t with all diligence for out of it flows the issues.
Pr. 6: 20-22 I keep
God's commandments and bind them continually upon my heart and tie them upon my
neck. When I go, it leads me; when I sleep, it keeps me; when I awake, it talks with me.
Pr. 7:1-3 I keep
God's Word and lay up His commandments with me. I keep His commandments and
live. His law is as the apple of my eye. I bind them upon my fingers; I write
them upon the table of my heart.
Pr. 3:13 I fear the
Lo rd and I hate evil.
Pr. 24:13-14 The
knowledge and the wisdom of God is honey and honeycomb to my soul, I have found
them and they are great rewards to me.
Isa. 1:19 I am
willing, and obedient and I eat the good of the land.
Isa. 4:2 I am a
beautiful and glorious branch of the Lord.
Isa. 4:5 The Lord
creates upon me a cloud and smoke of glory daily and the shinning of a flaming
fire by night. The g1ory of the Lord is my defense.
Isa. 6:1 I see the
Lord sitting upon a throne high and lifted up and His train and glory fills the
temple.
Always Have A Plan B
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance. Because many things don’t go as well as we would like them to, it’s a great idea to have a “Plan B.” Having fallback plans can’t help but make you feel better about the outcome of any situation, and it is a common denominator among very self-confident people.
Anyone who has had more than one failure in her life can tell you that having another path to take probably saved her bacon a time or two. I’m a big one for contingency plans. If you are an entrepreneur, in the arts or media, or you have all your eggs in one basket, a Plan B is essential.
Knowing that if you lose the farm you have a condo you can go to makes you feel safer in the world. I know a number of people who have motor homes, and one of the reasons they do is, as they jokingly say, it’s their “in case” home. During the last big earthquake here in Los Angeles, many people who had them were very grateful—and those of us who didn’t were envious.
With the world economy in turmoil, creating some kind of additional income stream is also a good idea. The jeweler who is also a great designer or builder, the computer geek who can also teach school, or the PR person who is a closet novelist can all find a way to thrive even if their current position disappears.
Backup plans don’t have to be new ideas—I continue to use aspects of everything I’ve ever done. My days on stage playing guitar have made me a better public speaker, which makes me a good radio host. The energy I put into songs and poems has helped them become columns and books.
The years I spent running my own business give me the insight to help others streamline theirs.
And all of my experiences have made me a confident and successful therapist. Every talent and ability you have can be built upon and also used again. Not that I’d ever again want to be on a tour bus with six smelly guys for eight weeks, but if I had to I could still put food on the table by humming and strumming.
There’s another potential upside here: Sometimes your original plan and your backup can work at the same time. I still counsel, consult, write, and speak to groups all over the world. In years when the speaking business got very slow (such as after 9/11 and then the financial crisis), I spent more time writing and counseling.
When there was a lull between books, I put more energy into my radio show and business consulting, and did pro-bono events. Having multiple options gives you the sense that, if any one thing went away, you’d have other gigs that would more than fill the gap.
So get a little creative. Look at your past accomplishments and your current talents. A Plan B is only an idea away. By the way, this Plan B thing works in life, but not in relationships. Having a backup mate is only going to erode your current relationship and cause heartache for everyone involved. Enough said.
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