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    I've Never Thought of it That Way
    I've Never Thought of it That Way
    I've Never Thought of it That Way
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    I've Never Thought of it That Way

    By John Pfeifer

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    Life is not a crap shoot and we are not at the mercy of dumb luck! The difference between man and beast is that man has the ability to reason. Because of this, man has been given dominion over all of creation. A prosperous and happy life is a result of your ability to make the right choices. Everyday choices that seem to be insignificant can affect the rest of your life. This book will help you embrace a new way of thinking that will guide you to truth. Doing the right thing is not as obscured and difficult as you might think.

    Solomon:
    “Wisdom calls aloud outside; she raises her voice in the open squares.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDust Jacket Press
    Release dateJan 16, 2012
    ISBN9781937602284
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      I've Never Thought of it That Way - John Pfeifer

      I’VE NEVER THOUGHT

      OF IT THAT WAY

      John Pfeifer

      www.DustJacket.com | Info@DustJacket.com

      Copyright © 2012 John Pfeifer

      eBook ISBN: 978-1-937602-28-4

      Dust Jacket Press PO Box 721243 Oklahoma City, OK 73172

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      Follow us on Twitter at: DustJacketLLC

      Graphic Design: Lyn Rayn

      All rights reserved under International Copyright Law. Contents and/or cover may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without the express written consent of the Publisher.

      Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version® (NIV®), Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

      Scripture taken from The Message. The Message (MSG), Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      DEDICATION

      I would like to thank my wife Glenda, my children, and ministry partners who stand beside me.

      Many thanks to my friend Stan Toler who encouraged me to write this book. As well as the team at Dust Jacket who made this book possible.

      Cover

      Title

      Copyright

      Dedication

      Introduction

      Giving or Receiving

      Use it or Lose it

      Finding Our Way

      A Good Day

      Preparing for the Tough Times

      Picking Up Apples

      Fixing the Problem

      Dumb Luck

      Ignoring the Symptoms

      The Devil’s In the Details

      Doing It Over

      Forgotten Spaces

      Making an Assumption

      What Goes In

      Wanting To Do Better

      Beneath The Surface

      The Sure Thing

      Thinking Beyond

      Herbs in the Garden

      Good Intentions

      Avoiding the Worse

      The Root of the Problem

      Connecting to the Power Source

      Focus

      Beyond the Basics

      High Speed Expansion

      Beyond the Normal

      How Bad Is It?

      An Overflowing Supply

      Wasted Resources

      Smiling Faces

      From Head to Heart

      Others Mistakes

      Resetting the Breaker

      Getting Up

      Handling Change

      Hoping That It Will Happen

      When The Going Gets Tough

      Preemptive Measures

      Where to Look

      Joy In Rejoicing

      Comfort in Knowing

      Dry Times

      Real Life Experiences

      The Same Results

      The First Time

      I’ll Do It This Time

      Just Do It

      A Leap of Faith

      Worn Out Jeans

      Another Way

      The Relay Effect

      A Reason Why

      Thinking the Worse

      Turning Loose

      Sudden Change

      Building Blocks

      Pulling Weeds

      Jumping Out

      This Very Minute

      Great Expectations

      A Straight Line

      Acceptance

      Seasons of Life

      Cares of Life

      Finding the Way

      Going the Wrong Direction

      Binding Together

      The Price Tag

      Dealing with Life’s Storms

      Getting Ahead

      Defining Life

      The Difference in People

      Reversed Perception

      A Product of Our Environment

      Reading Instructions

      Speaking the Right Words

      Making the Right Choices

      Conclusion

      It has been said; Knowing the truth will set you free, but what is the truth?

      Common sense is perception which is developed through instruction, personal experience of success and failure, and observation of others successes and failures. To yield to things in our life without applying common sense can be a formula that allows us to be lead down a path of destruction. The tragedy is that many people do not consider common sense in the equation of life. They believe that instruction is all that is needed to know the truth. Not all instruction is truth, it can be deception. We are swimming in a sea of information and misinformation bombarding us through schools, media, and the internet. Much of the information and instruction we are getting is subjective to the opinion or passion of the person or persons releasing it. There are varying opinions to most of the issues we deal with, however, you are created with the ability to develop a sense that will help you know the truth if you will receive it.

      This book is designed to realign your perception by stimulating your thought. It can be used as a daily reader or for topics of discussion in group settings. However you use it, and as simplistic as it may first seem, you will need to give yourself time to fully enter into its’ truths. This may be your first experience in a book like this one, but after reading and thinking your way through it, you might find that it will change your life for good!

      When holidays like Christmas come along most of us have a wonderful experience with family and friends but some do not. To them these times can cause loneliness and pain. This loneliness can be experienced when we are surrounded by family and friends or when we are alone. Emotional pain has been proven to attack regardless of our surroundings. To those who experience these feelings it is real and creates a time that is hard to deal with.

      Many feel that Christmas has become too commercial and they tend to complain about it because everyone is buying too many presents. This has an element of truth but there is another way to look at it. The spirit of Christmas arouses feelings of giving and generosity in those who are open to it. We are enjoying it because of the excitement on the faces of our children and grandchildren as they open their presents. I will admit that the presents have become more numerous than they were when Glenda and I were first married but the joy in giving was as great then as it is now. Our family has always come together and enjoyed celebrating Christmas as we give gifts to one another. We celebrate and feast! It is indeed a joyful time to look forward to.

      Could it be that the power in the joy of giving and generosity is the antidote for loneliness and pain? Is it possible that this joy cannot be experienced if there are bad relationships in our life? Does the spirit of giving and generosity have the power to heal our loneliness and pain? Even if we are alone, are there ways that we can be generous and giving? Is it truly more blessed to give than to receive?

      I was watching a commercial recently that started with a man sitting on a porch swing with his dog at his side. The voice over then said: A body at rest tends to remain at rest and a body in motion tends to remain in motion. It was a commercial for some type of medicine that could make you feel better and then they read off a laundry list of side effects that could make you worse. That being said; the side effects did not lessen the truth in their

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