I’ve Learned…

• I’ve learned that, no matter what happens, how bad I have it today, life does go on, and someone else has it worse than I do.
• I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she handles four things: a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
• I’ve learned that, regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life.
• I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.”
• I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
• I’ve learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you, but if you focus on God, your family, your friends, the needs of others, your work, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.
• I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
• I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.

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What Can We Do to Prevent Apostacy?

1. We need to appoint and support faithful elders who will properly oversee the flock (Acts 20:28-32).
2. We need to be busy now training other leader to take their place. Consider Joshua’s training and the influence he wielded (Joshua 24:31).
3. We need to learn again proper respect for the Word of God (Psalm 119:9-16). We must teach this to our children (Deuteronomy 6:4-9).
4. We must vaccinate against the errors of our day by exposing all false teachers – even if this means being negative (Acts 20:29-32; II Timothy4:1-5).
5. We must indoctrinate each generation. It is right to teach doctrine (I Timothy 4:16; II John 9-11).
6. We need to pray fervently for elders and preachers (James 5:16).
7. We must be set for the defense of the gospel (Philippians 1:17).

B. C. Carr