A well-dressed young man saw a breath-takingly beautiful woman walk past Macy’s in the mall. He was so enamored that he followed her as she made her way toward the middle of the mall.

The lady saw his reflection in the store windows as she passed them and finally turned and asked: “Why are you stalking me?”

He declared innocently, “Because you are the most gorgeous woman I have ever seen, and I’ve fallen madly in love with you at first sight.”

The young lady smiled and replied,” I believe you should look over there at my younger sister who is a whole lot more attractive than I.”

The opportunistic suitor turned around quickly and noticed what he thought to be an average looking young woman walking toward him.

“She’s no where near as beautiful as you,” he cried. “You lied to me!”

“No, you lied to me,” she countered. “If you were so madly in love with me, why did you turn around?”

“I Ah Well Ah”

His answer was a case of a ‘Definitely Maybe’! He claimed he definitely thought she was the greatest thing since sliced bread — and then he thought maybe there’s greater sliced bread.

What is incredible is, we do that all of the time. ‘Definitely Maybe’ individuals live their lives out of a chronic ‘yes — no’ perspective. They limit themselves because they ‘under mind’ who they are. They are decisively indecisive.

* Sure I can. No I can’t! * I definitely want that. Well, maybe not. * I will never do that again. Unless.

“We are unable to serve two masters,” Jesus shares in Matt. 6:24, “for either we will hate the one, and love the other; or else hold on to one and despise the other. We cannot serve God and physical substance.”

What He’s saying is: ‘definitely maybe’ doesn’t work. You cannot steal second base with your foot on first. You cannot squeeze orange juice out of a watermelon. You cannot put the toothpaste you’ve squeezed out back into the tube. And you cannot walk the spiritual path on materialistic feet.

A ‘definitely maybe’ consciousness usually ends up sending confusing messages. The following story is an example. A televangelist stopped a few girl scouts at the street corner and requested directions to the post office.

“Down this street three blocks. You will pass girl scouts selling cookies, so buy some, then turn to your right,” the eldest youngster responded.

“You appear to be a smart young lady,” said the televangelist. “Have you ever seen my nationally televised show?”

“Nope”

“Well, if you will watch Channel 22 tomorrow morning with your folks, I’ll explain to you how to get to Heaven.”

“Aw, I doubt it mister. You can’t even get to the post office.”

What sort of mixed messages would we send if we affirm, on the one hand, that there is only One Presence, One Power, and One Intelligence in our Universe and then at the beginning of trouble give power to outer situations?

What if we say we are aligned with the Inexhaustible Source of our unlimited supply — and then worry constantly about money?

We have the power to be definite about our truth walks. We also have the power to give away that power. Some folks like sliced bread. Others like an uncut loaf of bread. Some people choose slices of Truth. Others seek the whole Truth — unbiased, uninterpreted, and non-dogmatic — so they can render their own interpretations. The important thing is to be willing to stand for something instead of falling for anything.

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