Mean what you say? Clarity of message? Perhaps the question should be, do you listen to what you say? If you heard you, would the message be clear and understandable? Honestly… what’s more important to you – the message or your recognition? If the message isn’t the focus, emphasis then why bother getting upset when […]
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Humble. Meek. Do we really know what these words mean? Or do you think you know? And what kind of behavior demonstrates these words? It would be my contention that most people really don’t know what the definitions are nor what behavior accompanies them. Mostly it’s a reaction to both words demonstrating negative connotations. Always
What you do now begins to determine what a year from now becomes. What do you want it to look like, who do you want to be? What do you plan – plan, not just hope – will you have accomplished? What will next year look and feel like? Granted, you can’t see tomorrow from
As a Christian we have principles and standards that are found in scripture. These are strong statement that the Lord gave… not ones that can be misunderstood or changed. Do you know, or only think you do, what they are? Can you substantiate what are the Christian’s principles and standards with scripture? And then, do
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Which of those possibilities would You want to characterize your life? And if your response is, ‘does it matter’… yes. Each one of those words has attitudes and behaviors associated with them, so yes, it is important. How one reacts when we feel we ‘deserve’ (fill in the blank) will quickly manifest itself in our
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In the hurrying of living, traditions sometimes get loss in the ‘new’ or ‘important’ other things. In our grandparents’ times, traditions were followed and imparted to the younger generations. I wonder when this practice stopped? And why? Not modern enough, the old things and thus not relevant? Wrong answers. Exactly what is ‘tradition’? Webster says:
Tell me… how’s that working for you? Comfortable? Stable? If you have or are trying this, you quickly discover that this is incredibly difficult as you constantly are focusing on maintaining your balance. Is this how you want to live? Is this what defines who and what you are and do? More important, is this
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Does it vary depending on the day? Is this a positive … or a negative mindset/behavior? Is it in cement… or does the plan provide a structure that indicates necessary ‘to do’s’ but allows for additions? How do you determine your today’s priorities? If you enter your day with little thought, then at the end
Do we really believe this? Especially with those fundamental and foundational areas in our lives… are any really one and done? OK, some things can be one and done, like salvation. As long as salvation is defined in terms of the beginning and not the end of this life change. I believe that most things
Mercy? or Justice? Which do you extend? You can’t answer with a ‘it depends’. Because, bottom line is our first reaction or thought… Will we forgive or will we ‘get even’? You do realize that the phrase, get even, is merely a euphemism for revenge. (notta question) Seriously, does the prospect of getting your revenge
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!