My favorite President is Abraham Lincoln. Born in a log cabin in western Kentucky and his family migrated to Southern Illinois. He lived and practiced law in Springfield, Illinois and was later buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in the same city. While reading the long but complicated journey of his life, I discovered, Lincoln had many positive character traits. One such trait is that of persistence. Consider this for one” hanging in there” through the ups and downs of life:
1831 Failed in Business
1832 Defeated for Legislature
1833 Failed in Business Again
1834 Elected to Legislature
1835 Sweetheart Died
1836 Suffered a Nervous Breakdown
1838 Defeated for Speaker of the House in Illinois
1840 Defeated for Elector
1843 Defeated for Congress
1846 Elected to Congress
1848 Defeated for Congress
1855 Defeated for the Senate
1856 Defeated for Vice President
1858 Defeated for Senate
Lincoln didn’t die in vain. His legacy of the “Emancipation Proclamation” was one of his crowning achievements. What a man! What an inspiration! By the way, what will your legacy be?
Pastor Gene Wells