{"id":17011,"date":"2013-03-15T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=17011"},"modified":"2013-03-15T08:00:08","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T08:00:08","slug":"rhons-inspiration-station-inspires-you-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/15\/rhons-inspiration-station-inspires-you-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhon&#8217;s Inspiration Station: Inspires You This Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1390\" title=\"rhoninspirationstation03\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/rhoninspirationstation03.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/rhoninspirationstation03.jpg 600w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/rhoninspirationstation03-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.clipart.com\/thb\/thb5\/CL\/STGR004\/broder1-1b\/holid7\/2043780.thb.jpg?hede1421\" width=\"350\" height=\"85\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;color:#008000;font-size:x-large;\">WAS my Dad&#8217;s birthday !<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-17015\" alt=\"stpatrikhat\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/stpatrikhat.jpg?w=300\" width=\"210\" height=\"139\" \/>During my life I had learned from my parents some important<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">ways to live a happier life. My <span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">mother <\/span>had told me in my early years to enjoy reading books&#8230;be selective about what you put into your life and head. Books can be great friends, and why not enjoy the time you spend with them. If you put books that don&#8217;t educate you, grow you, make you a better person, or bring you healthy enjoyment you will clog your brain with unnecessary clutter. Be different , believe in yourself, I believe in you. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">My<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"> Dad<\/span> encouraged me to give back to others as God gave me blessings . When I asked him &#8220;Give what Dad, he said what they need, no I am not talking about just money, but <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">letting them know <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">you really care about them&#8221;. Give them encouragement , and letting them know you are there for them.<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">&#8220;Care about people, don&#8217;t <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">be shy about letting them know you care , you are there for them, and pray for them&#8221;. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">Today while looking for material for my Inspirational column I saw exactly what I wanted to focus on.<span style=\"color:#008000;\"> &#8220;BE A BETTER YOU&#8221;<\/span> book that is chock full of great chapters. I always found it very interesting when I have a mission, God has gone before me and <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">shows me where<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">to look for <span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">INSPIRATION,<\/span> and brings back wonderful memories of people that have truly inspired me. <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">These days I am immersed <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">in reading more and more books by people I admire, today it is Pastor \/Christian writer Joel Osteen. He is one of these authors . Chapter 11 of<span style=\"color:#008000;\"> &#8220;BE A BETTER YOU&#8221;<\/span> centers on his High School days &#8221; <span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">BRINGING THE BEST OUT OF PEOPLE:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17016\" alt=\"basketball\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/basketball.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">Pastor Osteen writes: When I was in middle school, I was one of the smaller players on the basketball team. In our first game of the season, we were scheduled to face a real good team, boasting a bunch of big guys. Naturally, at my size, it could have been easy to be intimidated by our opponents.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17017 alignleft\" alt=\"basketballplayer\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/basketballplayer.jpg?w=129\" width=\"129\" height=\"300\" \/>On game day I was walking through the school hallways in between classes, when my basketball coach called me over to where he was standing in front of several of my friends. He was a big, strong, tough coach, and in his usual gruff manner, he said, &#8220;Joel you&#8217;re<span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"> not that tall<\/span>, but let me tell you, size doesn&#8217;t matter. What counts is right down in here.&#8221; He pointed his finger at his chest as he continued , &#8220;Joel you&#8217;ve got a big heart, and you&#8217;re going to do great this year.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">When I heard the coach&#8217;s words- spoken right in front of my friends- I stood up taller, threw my shoulders back, and smiled even more than usual ! <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">You would have thought I was Michael Jordan. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">I thought to myself, The coach believes in me! My confidence shot up to a completely new level, and I played better that year than I&#8217;d ever done before. It&#8217;s amazing what we can accomplish when we know somebody really believe in us. <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">That coach took a little time to make a big difference. He took time to instill confidence in me. If we&#8217;re going to bring out the best in people, we too need to sow seeds of <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">encouragement.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">&#8220;Well nobody&#8217;s encouraging me,&#8221; someone might say. &#8220;Why should I encourage anyone else?&#8221; If you want your life to increase, if you want your life to get better, then you need to help improve somebody else&#8217;s life. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">If you will help somebody else become successful, God will make sure that you are successful.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17021\" alt=\"womaninlibrary\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/womaninlibrary.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/>God puts people in our lives on purpose so we can help them succeed and help them become all He created them to be. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">Most people will not reach their full potential without somebody else believing in them. That means you and I have an assignment. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">Everywhere we go we should be encouraging people, building them up, challenging them to reach for new heights. <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17020\" alt=\"motherandchild\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/motherandchild.jpg?w=150\" width=\"150\" height=\"125\" \/>The Bible says that love is kind. One translation says, &#8220;Love looks for a way of being constructive.&#8221; One translation says, &#8220;Love looks for a way of being constructive.&#8221; In other words, love looks for ways to help improve somebody else&#8217;s life. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">Our attitude should be: Who can I encourage today? Who can I build up. It is only good if you honestly feel what you say. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">If you look back over your life you will find someone who played a pivotal role in helping you get to where you are today. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17019\" alt=\"manandwomaninoffice\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/manandwomaninoffice.jpg?w=143\" width=\"143\" height=\"150\" \/>Maybe your parents or a teacher had confidence in you and helped you believe in yourself. Perhaps it was a boss who put you in a higher position even though you didn&#8217;t feel qualified at the time. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">&#8220;You&#8217;ve got what it takes. Maybe they saw something in you that you may not have seen in yourself, and they helped you get to that next level. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">Now, it&#8217;s your turn to do something similar for somebody else. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">Who are you believing in? Who are you cheering on? Who are you helping to become successful &#8221; Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:medium;\">The bible says in First Corinthians 8, verse l , that love encourages people to grow to their full stature. When you believe the best in people, you help to bring the best out of them.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17018\" alt=\"Bible\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/bible.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"299\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:medium;\">*******<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#ff00ff;\">Please come back and visit my Inspirational Station messages here\u2026.. <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#ff00ff;\">and please leave your<\/span> <span style=\"color:#ff00ff;\">valued comments ! God is faithful! 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