{"id":5249,"date":"2012-05-03T02:52:35","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T02:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2012-05-03T02:59:26","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T02:59:26","slug":"things-could-always-be-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=5249","title":{"rendered":"Things could always be worse……"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I \u00a0know I came down a little hard yesterday on working an event like the Derby, but I had a reason, it was a set-up, I set you up! \u00a0God has taught me some very valuable lessons over my life. \u00a0Maybe one of the most important is that no matter how bad you think things are , they could be much worse. \u00a0The photo above was made of me early in my career when I worked in Eastern Kentucky for a coal company. \u00a0My job required me to go into the mines quite a lot. \u00a0I will be very honest, I didn’t like it a bit. \u00a0I was scared down in the mines, and for good reason, it was a very dangerous environment. \u00a0I saw more than few men die during those times I was working in and out of the mines.<\/p>\n

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When I finally left that industry, I never looked back, but I never forgot how thankful I was to work, above ground! \u00a0God lets us experience things sometimes that may not be pleasant, but leads us to an understanding of just how fortunate we are, and how much He has blessed us! \u00a0Do I want to go back into the mines? \u00a0No way, but I’m glad that I had that experience, it reminds me often that my worst day is nothing like as bad as those days, five miles back under a mountain with only 32 inches from top to bottom to crawl around in.<\/p>\n

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Don’t curse God for your circumstances, ask Him to show you what He wants you to learn from them. \u00a0Know that He never allows anything to come into our lives that will not help us in the long run. \u00a0If you’ve given Him your life, you can trust Him with it! \u00a0And the next time you think you’re having a tough day, stare at the photograph above for a few minutes! \u00a0I bet you will feel better! \u00a0If I endured it for no other reason than to make you thankful you’re not in the picture, it was worth it……<\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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