I recall a story my father used to tell about a pastor who had been at a church for 20 years. To show their appreciation for all his years of faithful service, the congregation decided to collect an offering and buy him a new car. So on the Sunday of his anniversary they had a special reception in honor of the pastor and his wife.

Lots of visitors come in for the occasion. Near the end of the reception, the chairman of the deacons got up and presented the keys to a brand new Lincoln Town Car to the pastor. The pastor was so overwhelmed he really did not know what to say.

After taking a few moments to collect himself, he addressed the congregation and emotionally stammered, "I just want you to know that I really do not appreciate this, but I sure do deserve it."

I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert.

I once knew a poet who would start writing his poetry immediately when he got up.

He went from bed to verse.

"Even though we do not know what is around every bend in the road, God does."

- David Jeremiah

You don't need to know all of your answers in advance to solve a problem or to reach your goal. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach in advance.

Everyone who achieved success in a great venture, solved their problems as they came to them. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They kept going regardless of the obstacles they met.

Don't procrastinate when faced with a difficult problem. Break your problem into parts, and handle one part at a time. All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord.

It's the job you never start that takes longest to finish.

~Author Unknown