You have been blessed far more than you realize. You are uniquely gifted and equipped to make a positive impact in this world. Your Creator has plans for you that far exceed anything you could ever imagine.
Refuse to be like the majority of people who seem to spend most of their time and energy complaining about what they don't have and making excuses for why they haven't accomplished what they have desired to accomplished. Do not buy into the lie that being like everyone else is always a good thing. Everyone else is in debt over their eyebrows, in unhealthy relationships, in a job they hate, and existing without really living. Are you sure you want to be like that?
Rather than worrying about what you don't have, decide to make the most of what you do have. Your skills, abilities and passions will help you understand your true calling in life. When you discover your calling, make the most of every minute you have. Live in the present with a focus on the future and you will see God accomplish great things in and through you.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Don't Blame God
Many people feel as if God is against them and they are doomed to fail. Without going into specifics concerning people I have coached, because of confidentiality, I want to share some insights I have been able to share with others concerning how they can live productive lives by focusing forward rather than by living in the past and blaming God for everything bad that happens to them.
First, be careful about blaming God for the bad things that happen in your life. Sometimes we put ourselves in bad situations and we simply reap what we sow. If you go to places whose central focus is on alcohol and other drugs, and if you associate with people who are involved in illegal activities or activities that are less than admirable, you are much more likely to encounter trials.
Second, sometimes when you don't get the answer you wanted from a prayer to God you need to realize He may very well be protecting you from a big mistake or a dangerous situation, even if you can't see it at the time. God is able to see the entire road, not just the few feet you are able to see right now. Trust Him and look for the doors He is opening for you to enter.
Third, God is not against you and you are not doomed to failure. God has a great plan for your life - but you will only realize His plan when you begin to spend time with Him each day and follow through with what He tells you to do. Take a good look at yourself and what you are doing that helps put you in the situations you are in. Take a good look at yourself and what you are not doing that helps put you in the situations you are in. I have never known a person who took the time to truly seek God, look honestly at themselves, and make the needed adjustments who did not experience incredible blessings.
Don't blame God - thank Him, listen to Hm, obey Him and start moving forward!
First, be careful about blaming God for the bad things that happen in your life. Sometimes we put ourselves in bad situations and we simply reap what we sow. If you go to places whose central focus is on alcohol and other drugs, and if you associate with people who are involved in illegal activities or activities that are less than admirable, you are much more likely to encounter trials.
Second, sometimes when you don't get the answer you wanted from a prayer to God you need to realize He may very well be protecting you from a big mistake or a dangerous situation, even if you can't see it at the time. God is able to see the entire road, not just the few feet you are able to see right now. Trust Him and look for the doors He is opening for you to enter.
Third, God is not against you and you are not doomed to failure. God has a great plan for your life - but you will only realize His plan when you begin to spend time with Him each day and follow through with what He tells you to do. Take a good look at yourself and what you are doing that helps put you in the situations you are in. Take a good look at yourself and what you are not doing that helps put you in the situations you are in. I have never known a person who took the time to truly seek God, look honestly at themselves, and make the needed adjustments who did not experience incredible blessings.
Don't blame God - thank Him, listen to Hm, obey Him and start moving forward!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Go For It!
What do you believe God wants you to do?
What do you dream of doing but have not yet attempted?
What would you do if you just weren't afraid?
Go for it!
Stop thinking about it. Stop waffling! Be one of the few who actually steps out and goes for it.
Many people reach their 60's or 70's and say they wish they had taken a chance and done what they really wanted to do, what they really felt God had called them to do, but they were too scared to try it.
Don't get to the end of your life and have regrets. Be the one everybody else says they want to be like.
Be the one who goes for it!
Success in life comes when you follow the dream God gives you to follow!
What do you dream of doing but have not yet attempted?
What would you do if you just weren't afraid?
Go for it!
Stop thinking about it. Stop waffling! Be one of the few who actually steps out and goes for it.
Many people reach their 60's or 70's and say they wish they had taken a chance and done what they really wanted to do, what they really felt God had called them to do, but they were too scared to try it.
Don't get to the end of your life and have regrets. Be the one everybody else says they want to be like.
Be the one who goes for it!
Success in life comes when you follow the dream God gives you to follow!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Be You!
I absolutely love the song "Free to Be Me" by Francesca Battistelli.
Go here and listen to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujenRXDu2Ik
Aren't you thankful that in Christ you are free to be you!
You have been created and gifted with incredible talents, skills, and abilities. Be the best you, you can be!
Do not allow other people or even your own past to define you. God has defined you as His forgiven and forever loved child from the moment you received Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
Go be you!
Go here and listen to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujenRXDu2Ik
Aren't you thankful that in Christ you are free to be you!
You have been created and gifted with incredible talents, skills, and abilities. Be the best you, you can be!
Do not allow other people or even your own past to define you. God has defined you as His forgiven and forever loved child from the moment you received Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
Go be you!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Playing Pays Big Dividends
Do you play enough? Most of us are much more inclined to ask or be asked if we work enough. The longer I live the more I'm convinced most of us need to play more. This blog could go in many directions, but I'm going to specifically address the need to play more with your family. Sarah and I have 6 children and we have learned to play a lot of games over the past 20 years. Some of the games are official board games like Monopoly or Sorry, and some of the games are well known outside games like kickball or tag. Some of the games are games that never existed before we played them - at least we had never heard of them before. Some of the games are played inside and some are played outside. Some of the games we sometimes play inside are really supposed to be played outside - like baseball and football.
What good could possibly come from playing games? There are many positives; like exercise of the mind and body. But there are other positives as well such as learning a lot about each other - like who cheats and who doesn't, who is a good winner and who is a good loser. You get to laugh together, cry together, and learn new things together. The best part of playing games is just being together. When you begin to get your life in order and have your job in line with your vocation you will have more time to enjoy your family and play more games. I want to help you spend more time playing - especially with your family.
Enjoy success in life everyday!
What good could possibly come from playing games? There are many positives; like exercise of the mind and body. But there are other positives as well such as learning a lot about each other - like who cheats and who doesn't, who is a good winner and who is a good loser. You get to laugh together, cry together, and learn new things together. The best part of playing games is just being together. When you begin to get your life in order and have your job in line with your vocation you will have more time to enjoy your family and play more games. I want to help you spend more time playing - especially with your family.
Enjoy success in life everyday!
Time To Shine!
The time has come to no longer settle for being dull and ineffective in the world. The time has come for you to shine! Do not hide your light. Do not be ashamed. Have the courage to swim upstream against the masses and be the one who is used by your Creator to make the kind of difference He intends for you to make. Only you can decide to do what needs to be done to change the results you have been experiencing. So, start today. Shine baby shine!
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