God has a solution for any problem you may be facing today
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Adversity in life is something each and every one of us has to contend with. Make a quality decision to overcome your circumstances with the Word of God and determination. God knew that you would be exactly where you are today. Your situation didn’t catch Him off guard. He’s already made a way of escape. Your job is to keep your feet firmly planted in God’s Word until you see the finished works of Jesus Christ come to pass in your life.
Greg Winfield
Adversity in life will escort you all the
way to the door of victory.
But if you allow yourself to give up, cave
in and quit when adversity in life rears its ugly head, you’ll never come to
know how sweet your victories can be.
God has a solution for any problem you may
be facing today.
Make a quality decision to overcome your
circumstances with the Word of God and determination.
God knew that you would be exactly where
you are today.
Your situation didn’t catch Him off guard.
He’s already made a way of escape.
Your job is to keep your feet firmly
planted in God’s Word until you see the finished works of Jesus Christ come to
pass in your life.
Adversity in life is something each and every
one of us has to contend with.
It doesn’t matter what you’re endeavoring
to do. Adversity in life will accompany you all the way to victory’s doorstep.
Disney is a name that is known worldwide.
Disney sets a standard of excellence in
everything that it touches.
However, not many know the adversity that
Walt Disney had to overcome on opening day at Disneyland.
Whether or not Walt Disney wished upon a
star, his dreams were about to come true.
Nearly half of the United States gathered
around black-and-white televisions on July 17, 1955.
After more than two decades of planning and
a breakneck year of construction, the Mickey Mouse creator had transformed a
160-acre orange grove in Anaheim, California, into a $17 million theme park — Disneyland.
Black Sunday at the Happiest Place on Earth
Everything appeared to be unfolding like a
dream.
But away from the television cameras,
Disneyland’s opening day was more like a nightmare.
Like many Disney productions, the live
broadcast was fantasy, not reality.
Adversity in life will escort you all the
way to the door of victory.
But if you allow yourself to give up, cave
in and quit when adversity rears its ugly head, you’ll never come to know how
sweet your victories can be.
Disneyland’s opening day was supposed to be
an invitation-only affair, and not open to the general public.
Tickets were mailed out only to special
guests.
However, scores of counterfeit tickets
surfaced on opening day.
Disneyland was only expecting about 15,000
guests in total, but more than 28,000 people entered the park.
In addition to the counterfeit tickets,
some enterprising young man took advantage of the grand opening and set up a
ladder outside one of the park’s fences.
He charged $5 per person to climb it and
sneak inside the park.
Traffic Backed Up For Miles
Disneyland and the city of Anaheim were not
prepared for the amount of people that showed up for opening day.
The freeway that led into the park was
backed up for miles. The traffic essentially shut down the freeway for hours.
In fact, people were in their cars for so
long that when they finally made it to Disneyland, there were reports of
families taking restroom breaks in the parking lot.
Wet Paint, Weeds and Disappointed Children
Workers were still in the process of
painting structures and planting trees all over the park.
Along the Canal Boats of the World, weeds
had yet to be removed from the riverbanks.
With no time to landscape the area, Walt
Disney simply added signs with Latin plant names printed on them to make it
look like they were meant to be there.
No Food, No Drinks and No Fun
There was a shortage of food and beverages
in every restaurant and concession stand in the park.
Because of the unexpected influx of guests,
virtually all food and drink inventory was wiped out within hours.
No Plumbing
While there were plenty of water fountains
in the park, many of them were not working because of a plumbers’ strike during
construction.
Walt Disney had to choose between working
water fountains or working restrooms.
He picked the latter because he felt the
toilets were more important.
Walt said, “Well,
you know they could drink Coke and Pepsi, but they can’t pee in the streets.
Finish the restrooms.”
Scorching Temperatures
Although Walt Disney had no control over
the weather, it contributed to the disastrous opening day as well.
Temperatures reached an intense 100
degrees, which was unbearable in a park without working water fountains.
The day was so hot that the fresh asphalt
became like a sticky tar.
Guests complained that they were getting
their shoes and high heels stuck in the pavement on Main Street, U.S.A.
Broken Down Rides
Many workers toiled around the clock to
meet Walt Disney’s grand opening deadline.
Both Disney Imagineers and construction
workers rushed to complete the theme park.
As a result, a number of rides — including
Peter Pan’s Flight, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage, and Dumbo
the Flying Elephant in Fantasyland — broke down or were closed altogether
because they simply were not finished yet.
The growing pains didn’t stop on opening
day.
During the first few weeks after opening,
the stagecoach ride in Frontierland permanently closed when it was discovered
it would flip over if it was too top-heavy.
36 cars in Autopia crashed due to
aggressive driving and a tiger and a panther escaped from the circus attraction
and got into a fight on Main Street, U.S.A.
The Mark Twain Riverboat Sank
The iconic Mark Twain Riverboat in
Frontierland was filled way over capacity on opening day, with about 500 people
cramming into the attraction.
This caused the boat to go off its track
and sink in the mud, but the ordeal was far from over.
Once back on its track, when the boat
pulled up to the landing, all the passengers rushed to the side to get off, and
the boat tipped into the water again.
Everyone had to wade through the water to
disembark.
Sleeping Beauty’s Castle Almost Caught Fire
A gas leak in the park prompted the closing
of Adventureland, Fantasyland, and Frontierland for a few hours, while flames
from the leak were seen trying to engulf Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.
Meager Beginnings Don’t Have Dictate the
Final Word in Your Life
If anyone deserved the opportunity to walk
away from a venture discouraged, it could have been Walt Disney.
However, we all know that the disastrous
opening day that’s known as “Black Sunday” in Disney circles did not dictate
the course of Walt Disney and Disneyland.
Adversity in Life Will Escort You To The
Door of Victory
As I said to open this message, adversity
in life will escort you all the way to the door of victory.
But if you allow yourself to give up, cave
in and quit when adversity in life rears its ugly head, you’ll never come to
know how sweet your victories can be.
I’d like to encourage you today to become a
world overcomer.
God has a solution for any problem you may
be facing today.
Make a quality decision to overcome your
circumstances with the Word of God and determination.
God knew that you would be exactly where
you are today. Your situation didn’t catch Him off guard.
He’s already made a way of escape.
Your job is to keep your feet firmly planted in God’s Word until you see the finished works of Jesus Christ come to pass in your life.
Hello
all, and thank you for visiting FaithsMessenger.Com! My name is Greg Winfield and I’m writing to you
from sunny Southern California.
I’m
the proud husband of Samantha. Father to Jackie, Jonathan, and Jennifer. Stepfather
to DJ and Jordan, and grandpa to Kylie and Ethan. To the Glory of God, all of
our children are happy, healthy, and independent.
My
wife and I are quickly becoming empty nesters. With only 1 more left at home,
we’re muddling through how to navigate this season of our lives.
The
Word Of God Becomes Real
I
received Christ as my Lord and Savior back in August 1983 in San Antonio Park,
Long Beach CA. I was on my lunch break (I’ve got a funny story behind the day I
received the Lord posted below). Since that time, my life has been a
rollercoaster of ups and downs. But through it all, the blessing of the Lord
has shown through in every area of my life.
The
purpose of this blog is simply to share the Word of God in the unique way that
He shares it with me. I tend to look at life through parables and life
analogies. There are so many things that we experience on a daily basis that
run parallel to principles in God’s Word.
Many
times when these life experiences are pointed out, the lightbulb comes on and
the Word of God becomes alive to those who have shared similar experiences.
My
prayer is that I’ll be able to transcribe those life experiences onto these
pages and share messages that will come alive in your spirit.
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