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“Some people come in our life as blessings. Some come in our life as lessons.” – Mother Teresa If you died today, how would people remember you? As a blessing or a lesson?  To be honest, I would probably be a blessing for some and a lesson for others.  But I would like to become…

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle I am a big believer in the power of habit. Successful people are people with good habits.  They have an exemplary work ethic, and that work ethic pervades all that they do. If right now all of your…

“… let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its…

“If the ax be blunt and one does not whet the edge, then must he put to it more strength; but wisdom is profitable to direct him.” Ecclesiastes 10:10 “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln We all have goals that…

I spend a lot of time worrying about what my daughter will inherit. She is an only child, and I want to make sure that when I and her father are gone, she will be financially secure and will never want for anything.  It is what most parents want for their children. However, lately I’ve…

There are different ways that people try to make a case for Christianity.  Some people use scare tactics: “If you aren’t a Christian, you can’t go to heaven.”  Or something along those lines.  Frankly, I don’t know who is going to heaven or what the entrance requirements are.  And you know what?  It’s none of my business.…

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7 The older I get, the more I realize that love cannot be put in a box.  We like to put love in a box and create a lot of…

“So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.” -Galatians 6:9 We all sometimes grow weary of doing good. It is hard to always go the extra mile for others.  It is hard to consistently be generous and turn the…

Having goals and aspirations is part of healthy living. If we don’t have them, we are stagnating.  We aren’t trying to improve ourselves or our circumstances.  But when we set goals, they ultimately should be for the purpose of serving God.  If our goals aren’t inspired by God, they will seem hollow. I think the…

One of the biggest reasons that relationships suffer is that we want to control the behavior of others. We want people to act the way we would like them to act, and we rail against them if they don’t. But the reality is that we can’t control other people. We can try, but it is…
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