Tip of the Day 6/20/12

99 Days of Summer: We have already been enjoying many weeks of summer temperatures and activities. For most of us we view Memorial Day as the official start of summer and that is what the "99 Days of Summer" is based on, Memorial Day to Labor Day. However, today at 7:09 PM EDT is the official Summer Solstice. This is when the sun reaches its furthest point north of the equator. The sun appears to stand still and we experience the longest day of the year. This would be the perfect day to do something you can only do in the summer. A lot of our summer activities can be done at other times of the year, but there is one you can only experience in the summer, watching the fireflies come out. If you have never experienced the beauty of this, plan a vacation to an area where you can. It is worth it. Enjoy every minute of today.

Word for Today, Fair: There is a story in the Bible about workers being hired at different times of the day, but all being paid the same. The workers that labored 8 hours didn't think it was fair that the ones that only worked 2 hours were paid the same amount. The employer kept his part of the agreement and therefore it was fair. So many people complain about unfairness, and yet if we have entered into an agreement with someone, whether it is an employer or sales agreement or other transaction, if both parties act according to the original agreement, it is fair. Whining has become an epidemic, someone else is always at fault. When we do not feel we are being treated fairly we need to examine our own actions first. Have I done all I agreed to do in this agreement. It is hard to examine our own hearts and acknowledge we are wrong, but if we follow David's example and acknowledge our own failures we too can be called, "a (man) after God's own heart." That is fair. "Each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor."