When 16-year-old Eliza married the 20-year old tailor, he had never been to school. Others might have written his education off as a lost cause, but Eliza didn’t. She taught him to read, write, and spell. Those days were difficult, but he proved to be a fast learner. In fact, he learned so well that years later he was elected president of the United States! When he ran for a second term, he lost, but refused to give up. Instead, he won a seat in the U.S. Senate. Who? He was our 17th president, Andrew Johnson.
We made it through life because there were others who believed that with a little help we could do better. This was a discussion that I had on more than one occasion with my high school principal. He helped me, and along the way, there were others, more than I can count. I am certainly not a self-made man. My greatest investor was God Himself.
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Give it some thought and invest in others.
Gary