Tuesday, May 1, 2018
1:29 min read | Focus is an important key to life. Many people fail in life, or certainly miss their highest and best potential, all because of a lack of focus. This week we’re focusing on “focus!” Each day this week I’m providing you a key description of one aspect of focus and the benefits […]
Monday, April 30, 2018
1:17 min read | Focus is an important key to life. Many people fail in life, or certainly, miss their highest and best potential, because of a lack of focus. This week we’re focusing on “focus!” Each day this week I’m providing you a key description of one aspect of focus and the benefits it […]
Friday, April 27, 2018
Are you a peacemaker or a troublemaker? At some level, we’re always creating peace or causing trouble for the people around us. Without realizing it, we set an atmosphere by what’s going on inside of us. When we’re troubled, upset, agitated, we pass that on to others. The opposite is also true. When we’re at […]
Thursday, April 26, 2018
How peaceful are you? Peace is an inner quality that affects outward behavior. People who are at peace have a calm about them. They are not shaken, not stirred, not distressed by stressful situations. They may be in a storm, but the storm isn’t in them. This quality of peacefulness is something we would all […]
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
How well do you handle stress? It’s not the stress that goes on around you that will destroy you, it’s the stress that gets in you that will destroy you! Think about fish living in the ocean. They swim in salt water their entire lives, but the salt never gets into them. When a piece […]
Monday, April 23, 2018
What does it take to stress you out? One of the most important qualities we can develop in life is tolerance for challenges, problems, and difficulties. Some folks become super stressed by the smallest things in life. A few little inconveniences or disruptions turn into hyper-drama and emotional upset, all because they have a very […]
Friday, April 20, 2018
Most people have some life goals and dreams. The problem is, all too often these goals and dreams never become reality. They sit in some part of our heart and mind, hoping for fulfillment, but missing a very important ingredient—a plan—and the discipline to stick to a plan. No goal will ever become reality without […]
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Have you ever been the victim of a robbery? When someone steals something from you, you feel violated and vulnerable. And you become much more vigilant! Without realizing it, we all allow a certain kind of thief into our lives every day. We allow time thieves to rob us of the precious hours, minutes and […]
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Have you ever been the victim of a robbery? When someone steals something from you, you feel violated and vulnerable. And you become much more vigilant! Without realizing it, we all allow a certain kind of thief into our lives every day. We allow time thieves to rob us of the precious hours, minutes and […]
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Have you ever been the victim of a robbery? When someone steals something from you, you feel violated and vulnerable. And you become much more vigilant! Without realizing it, we all allow a certain kind of thief into our lives every day. We allow time thieves to rob us of the precious hours, minutes and […]
Monday, April 16, 2018
Life is either lived by principles or by emotions. Some people base their actions, attitudes, and decisions on feelings. They put their trust in their instincts, intuitions, and moods. While these things can occasionally serve us adequately, they’re not highly reliable. They’re fickle, unstable, and unpredictable. They ever-changing. They are subject to distortion, misunderstanding, and […]
Thursday, April 12, 2018
You are gifted! Every day God gifts you with a generous supply of something called time. Every day you receive 24 hours, 1,440 minutes and 86,400 seconds. Each week this multiplies into 168 hours, 10,080 minutes and a whopping 604,800 seconds! What if these numbers represented dollars? You’d be extremely appreciative. Wise people value time […]
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
How stubborn are you? Before you answer, think about the word for a moment. A stubborn person has a strong resistance to change. They’re set in their ways, fixed in their opinions, and unmoving in their judgments. They refuse to change their thoughts, habits, and behavior, even when they are restricting their process or damaging […]
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Are there any difficult people in your life? The word “difficult” means “hard to deal with or manage; hard to understand.” (Merriam-Webster) This word describes people we sometimes have to deal with. Some folks are difficult. They are hard to understand; hard to handle, challenging to be around. They may be moody, manipulative, aggressive, blamers, […]
Monday, April 9, 2018
Have you heard of the curse of the green-eyed monster? The term was introduced to the world by William Shakespeare in his tragedy Othello. It refers to the green-colored complexion that sometimes accompanies an illness. It’s commonly used to describe a sickness of the caused by envy or jealousy. Jealousy truly is something that can […]
Friday, March 30, 2018
This week we’re preparing ourselves for the remembrance of Good Friday and the Celebration of Easter Sunday. With this in mind, we will turn our attention to a very important part of the story of Jesus, His sacrificial death on the Cross. Jesus’ death was the fulfillment of the Old Testament event called the Passover. […]