The Bible does not offer suggestions; instead it commands us: To be in right relationship with our brothers. (Matt. 5:24) To follow the rule of peace. (Col. 3:15) Not to "get even." (1 Thess. 5:15) To be an example to others. (1 Tim. 4:12) To be abounding,...
We need to be careful of the kind of insulation we use in our lives. We need to insulate ourselves from negative people and ideas. But, we should never insulate ourselves from Godly counsel and wisdom. It is a fact that misery wants your company. In Proverbs 27:19...
God has already given you what you need to begin to create your future. Yet most of us have found ourselves saying, "If only I had this...if only this were different...if only I had more money, then I could do what God wants me to do," all the while ignoring the...
You can't fulfill your destiny on a theory—it takes WORK. None of the secrets of success will work unless you do. You are made for action. Success simply takes good ideas and puts them to work. What the free enterprise system really means is that the more...
We should expect wisdom to be given to us. The Bible says in James 1:5, "If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." When you have heard God's voice, you have heard His wisdom. Thank...
Christians should be the happiest, most enthusiastic people on earth. In fact, the word enthusiasm comes from a Greek word, entheous which means "God within" or "full of God." Smiling—being happy and enthusiastic—is always a choice and not a result. It is a...
Do you want to accomplish something in life? Be like the stone cutter. Jacob Riis says, "Look at the stone cutter hammering away at the rock, perhaps a 100 times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the 101st blow, it will split in two. And I know it...
"An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep." —Old Arab Proverb What are the actions and attributes of a leader? What is it that makes him different from others? A leader is always full of praise. A leader learns to use the phrases...
God has put inside every person the potential to be passionate. One person with passion is greater than the passive force of ninety-nine who have only an interest. Too many people have "only an interest" in their destiny. The Book of Ecclesiastes says, Whatsoever...
Some time ago I received a telephone call. When I answered the phone, the voice on the other end of the line said: "Bang! You're dead!" I paused. I didn't quite know what to think about what had been said to me. Then I heard a familiar voice, that of James...
Change. I hope this word doesn't scare you, but rather, inspires you. Herbert Spencer said, "A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it." Change is an evidence of life. It is impossible to...
There is no limit to the height a man can attain by remaining on the level. Honesty is still the best policy. However, today there are less policy holders that there used to be. George Braque said, "Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented." Cervantes said,...
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