The world will not be nice to you. That is not its job. The world is the realm of the enemy who came to steal, to kill, and to destroy. Sometimes the attacks will be big and obvious like an accident or natural disaster. But sometimes the attacks will be small and slimy – just…
Don’t tell anybody, but I got it all together. It lasted for a total of fifteen seconds, according to the timer I set. That breaks my previous record of five seconds which means I’m improving. Getting it all together can be tough, especially when folks keep moving the middle. Keeping it altogether if you manage…
You need to find the right focus to keep you moving in your unique direction. Plenty of shiny objects and distracting squirrels demand your attention. Some of them even look like the way you need to go. If you don’t have your right focus then the distractions will direction your journey. Question of the Day:…
You need a plan and you need the right planner to work for you. “Which of you doesn’t first sit down and count the cost before he starts building to make sure he has enough to finish what he starts?” from Luke 14:28 It’s that time of year . . . the time when everyone…
You have to find your focus to stand strong against what comes at you. It will take focus to get through – through the storms, through the opinions of others, through the next step. Find your focus and then hold on tight. I started down the path of words when I was looking for a…
It rained . . . and by rain, I mean all day for several days. Normally, it’s not a big deal. We have lived out here for 24 years, so we are used to it. The problem was not us, but the people that were coming out to the house for the first time for…
You can stand firm and have peace through the storm when you have calm DESPITE the crashing waves. When troubles rock our footing, we forget what we know. Panic slips in to rob us of our ability to think. Instead of standing strong, we are slipping in the storm and hitting our head as we…
Better habits build a better life and if you want the better life you will have to be consistent in better choices. It shouldn’t be complicated, and yet I seem to find masterful ways of making it complicated, convoluted, and just plain crazy. I know to do better, but I choose what’s behind the other…
Excuses show up and demand attention. You have to find the way to see beyond excuses and find one more step. There will always be a reason not to do it and there will always be a way to get it done. You have to choose. I know it’s up to me, but I don’t…
If you want to then you will. When we really want something or really feel like we have to do something then we make a way. It becomes a priority and we do what we have to do to make it happen. If you aren’t where you want to be then ask yourself if it…