"I'm Just Sayin" by Alan P. Scaglione

“2012- Nothing changes IF nothing Changes!”

“I’m Just Sayin’”

by Alan P. Scaglione

Happy New Year! 2012—WOW!! Where did 2011 go?

And…this is the year the Mayans quit counting!! Yep—isn’t it 12/21/12?

They say the world is gonna end!!

What do they know? They’ve been gone themselves for thousands of years!

But…just in case, I would hedge my bets…and “Take God Off The Shelf in 2012!!!”



Some of you know exactly what I mean—you have taken your relationship with God and put it away..

For a rainy day?

For some R & R?

God doesn’t need a vacation from you—so why would you need one from Him?



Seriously! This is your New Year’s WAKE UP CALL!! God is calling! God is asking “Where do I fit in your life THIS year???”



HE shouldn’t be someone you only call in crisis or calamity, sorrow or pain, misfortune or desperation.

HE should be someone you look forward to talking to, can’t wait to listen to and always want the opinion of…

Yes—HIS opinion!! It can be found in those 66 Love Letters He wrote to you…and left you for you to read…

All nicely bound in a book you call the Bible!



Question is…when’s the last time you picked up that book and read it?

It’s not the TVGuide; it’s not the daily astrology chart; it’s not the stock market standings, but…

The Bible can “guide” you through your daily life!

The Bible can “predict” the events of your day!

The Bible can “forecast” your success, financial, personal and spiritual!



They say-- it’s a great time for making resolutions!

But we know…most resolutions are broken before the calendar changes from “J” to “F” !

Why? Because we don’t really want to change…until we need to OR we want something bad enough that we are motivated to?

So? What’s it gonna take?

What do you need bad enough that you are willing to ask God to be front and center in your life?

What do you want bad enough that you are willing to ask God to be an active member of your family?



It’s that time of year for change…change is good…change requires effort but rewards are big!!

You lose weight to help your physical man—I just joined Weight Watchers for the FIRST time to lose the 55 pounds I gained in 2011!

What will you do to help your spiritual man?

Add a daily devotional? Consider a scripture a day to ponder? Try to be kinder to one another?



The point is…”nothing changes IF nothing changes!”



I sat through my first Weight Watchers meeting today.

Here I was, a barely middle age man in a sea of elderly white-haired old ladies, all proclaiming the virtue of this program.

The leader, a woman in her sixties, whose claim to fame was 113 pounds lost 10 years ago AND kept off for all 10 years! Bravo!

We all know…losing it is not the problem…sustained weight loss IS the problem!



She was extolling the virtue of planning out what you’re going to eat each day.

She said, ”if you fail to plan, you plan to fail! Do you plan to fail? You’re wasting a lot of time and money.

IF you are not going to apply the plan to your life, decide to be “a different you” and give value to the “change” you seek—quit now!”



All the white haired ladies applauded and grinned and shook their heads!

I just took it all in—and wondered why we can’t do the same for our spiritual life?



If you knew…12/21/12 was the last day you were on this earth…would you “change” anything about your life today?

It’s a New Year—Redefine yourself in 2012!

It really is…your call!



On December 22nd…just don’t say…nobody warned you? Nobody tried to prepare you?

Here’s my New Year’s blessing for you:

“May HE give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed!” (Psalm 20:4)



Until Next Time

I’m Just Sayin’…

Brother “A”