Change Your Thinking

Getting stuck in Alaska's wilderness on an a small 4-wheeler presents unique challenges. I'm certain that I've faced this more than 100 times, and many of them while hunting by myself. On this particular day I was 'high centered.' Not only could I not physically lift the front or the back of the machine, but even if I could, I had nowhere to move it. Each wheel rut was up against a solid earth wall. 

What I needed was to somehow tilt the machine onto the 2 left wheels and throttle it forward, but there was nowhere for me to stand to try to tilt it. Sometimes we can identify the problem and see a solution in our minds, we just don't have any way of getting the job done. This is where a person should call for help. I would have done just that if I'd have had a phone... and been able to describe to someone exactly where I was.... and had many hours to wait for them to arrive.... 

This is where my wife says, "This is why I tell you not to go hunting by yourself!" Of course, that advice doesn't do me any good when I'm out there facing problems alone... Sometimes you and I simply have to wade through something. We need to resort to trial-and-error, hard labor and unconventional thinking. After all, if people could build a pyramid, I could certainly get a machine unstuck. 

Adjusting your thinking- having a right attitude- is an amazing, life-changing ingredient for success. This is when "I CAN'T" changes to "I MUST" and then to "I WILL!" Friends, you can do much more to solve your own problems then you often think you can. Change your thinking, go to work, and you will be blessed! -Pastor Brad

Written on June 29, 2025