If the alligator gets you in its jaws, you They may drop whatever it is they have taken hold of, and back off.ĥ. Alligators often open their mouths when tapped lightly. If its jaws are closed on something you want to remove (for example, a limb), tap or punch it on the snout. This will force its head and jaws down.ģ. Here’s how they describe getting free from an alligator:Īlligator’s back and put downward pressure on its neck. It’s a great little yellow book that describes all sorts of ways to get out of even life-threatening situations. Have any of you read the book, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht? Refuse to let “worst case scenario” thinking dominate. I’m simply saying that we can be people who are hopeful and Christlike in the face of it, okay?įour ways to keep a positive attitude after the election:ġ. I believe Scripture has some things that can help us be people who have a positive attitude regarding the election.Īnd before I get into that, let me make something clear: I’m not saying that we have to be happy about the election, or that we ignore the implications of it, if certain people have their way in the next administration. I want to talk about that today, because I think it’s critical for Christians to display hope and faith in spite of the possibility of mounting difficulties. Well then, how do we move on? How do we come to grips with what’s happened and move on to effective Christian living and effective ministry now that “the other guy” is our new president, or because our issues failed at the ballot box? So I don’t think I’m the only one, nor the only one in this room. I would have to venture that most people in the evangelical world, at least in South Dakota were disappointed. If your candidates and issues won, then you’re excited, and that’s okay and natural.īut what about those whose candidates and issues lost? We: Over the last two weeks I’ve heard elation about the election and I’ve heard depression. Overall, I’m not too upset about the outcome of the election, in spite of the fact that the abortion industry’s lies won the day and the fact that Ronald Reagan isn’t still president. I gotta tell you that I personally haven’t lost a lot of sleep about it. Me: The election was just under two weeks ago, and it wasn’t my intention to address it, other than to say that we need to continue to pray for our country and our leaders.īut to be honest, I’ve heard a lot of comments over the last two weeks about how ugly the election was and how the end of the world is upon us because the abortion ban failed and because Senator Obama was elected president. NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE."
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