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Is it really easy?

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I know we all have our favorite chewing gum that we like to chew and mine is Extra. I like this gum because my jaws do not get tired chewing it aannnddd the flavor last a long time.(chuckle chuckle) It's just good to me in all actuality! (SMILE) And my favorite flavor is peppermint! Yep!

However, that is not what I find interesting about the gum. If you will glance at the picture on your left, notice the row the gum is standing up in. To us, it's the middle row, however, when any one grabs the gum, it's the easiest access to the gum and the quickest.........RIGHT?........right!!

I have been buying this gum for YEEAAAARRS and just yesterday, I went to grab a piece of gum and grabbed the last middle piece! Wow! I just realized out of habit and easy access, until that row is empty, I kept grabbing from that row. Why not the left row first or the right row first?. Is it because it will take a little more effort to reach for them? No.......not really, it's what the viewing eye sees first, or to us, what is the easiest to grab. The other two rows are easy to grab also, however, they are just little obscured from our view. As is our thinking process. If something takes a little more thought or belief in it to happen, we quit and get discouraged; because it is taking too long to happen. I do that and still get discouraged when I want someting and it does not happen quick enough or easily accessible! So if I'm asking you to keep believing and don't give up, I need to do so myself.

What is Faith? It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for  us, even though we cannot see it up ahead. Hebrews 11:1 (The Living Bible)

 Think about it, how easy is it to dismiss something we have been wanting for a long time, because we cannot see it up ahead or within reach! Well Do not quit and give up just because it is not easily acccessible. Keep believing and in due time, it will come into clear view!

A lesson learned -All from a pack of chewing gum! Hallelujah!

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