{"id":12297,"date":"2024-02-07T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=12297"},"modified":"2024-02-01T09:28:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T14:28:39","slug":"whatever-it-takes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/whatever-it-takes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Whatever It Takes!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A motivational speaker once said there are two kinds of people in this world: those who say&nbsp;<em>\u201cwhatever\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;and those who say,&nbsp;<em>\u201cwhatever it takes.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWhatever\u201d<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;is the response of the shrug. It\u2019s a \u201cwho cares?\u201d attitude, one of indifference and apathy.&nbsp;<strong>\u201cWhatever it takes\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;is the response of the committed. It\u2019s a \u201ccan do\u201d attitude that refuses to give up or give in.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Think about those two responses when it comes to the mission of the followers of Our Lord. Jesus said to love your neighbor.&nbsp;<strong>Whatever!<\/strong>&nbsp;Jesus said to go and make disciples of all people.&nbsp;<strong>Whatever!<\/strong>&nbsp;Jesus said there is more rejoicing over one sinner who is found than 99 that stayed within the fold.&nbsp;<strong>Whatever!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Now, let\u2019s change that response to&nbsp;<strong>\u201cWhatever it takes!\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;Jesus said to love your neighbor.&nbsp;<strong>Whatever it takes!&nbsp;<\/strong>Jesus said to go and make disciples of all people.&nbsp;<strong>Whatever it takes!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jesus said there is more rejoicing over one sinner who is found than 99 that stayed within the fold.&nbsp;<strong>Whatever it takes!<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Are you and I, like St. Paul, willing to do whatever it takes to win the world to Christ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Gary Nicolosi for sharing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks to Dingzeyu Li for the picture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What kind of person are YOU, a \u201cWhatever!\u201d or a \u201cWhatever It Takes!\u201d person?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THANK GOD FOR WHAT YOU HAVE! TRUST GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone you know could profit from today&#8217;s message: TreatsfortheSoul.org. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Whatever It Takes! 2\/07\/24\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=qz5iw-156abef-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=0&#038;download=0&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Garamond&#038;skin=1b1b1b&#038;font-color=ffffff&#038;logo_link=none&#038;btn-skin=3267a3\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A motivational speaker once said there are two kinds of people in this world: those who say&nbsp;\u201cwhatever\u201d&nbsp;and those who say,&nbsp;\u201cwhatever it takes.\u201d&nbsp; \u201cWhatever\u201d&nbsp;is the response of the shrug. It\u2019s a \u201cwho cares?\u201d attitude, one of indifference and apathy.&nbsp;\u201cWhatever it takes\u201d&nbsp;is the response of the committed. 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