Divine Inspiration – Get up! Get Going!
The old people used to say, “Time’s a wastin’!” They said this when they were trying to prod you into moving faster than a snail. Time was important because it meant if you wasted it, you didn’t get paid, no food on the table or you couldn’t meet the goals you set for yourself. It [...]
Divine Inspiration – Legacy
She gave the kind of hugs that made you feel like you could accomplish anything! Her smile would push you to keep trying even when life had knocked you down. Listening to her sing was truly a gift from heaven. With each day, she found a way to give to others. She took the time [...]
Think About It…Overcommitted?
Give me a man who says, “This one thing I do,” and not, “These fifty things, I dabble in.” Dwight L. Moody 1837-1899, American Evangelist A person that is overcommitted, is physically unable to do their best at any one thing. They eventually end up doing a half-hearted-to poor job at fulfilling their obligations. Steven [...]
Divine Inspiration – Do you want to soar with Eagles?
If your answer was yes, then you have to stop hanging out with certain people and/or making choices that keep you from taking flight. When you spend too much time clucking about your problems or cackling about others, you merely diminish what you were meant to be in this life. Try something different. Consider taking [...]
Divine Inspiration – Let the past go so you can reach for your future.
Why do we continue to clutch faded memories, relationships, and experiences that have caused us pain? Why do we fear walking into our present? Looking backwards ALL the time will only cause us to miss the opportunities that are staring us in the face. We must open our minds, hearts, and spirits, so we can receive what [...]
Divine Inspiration – Celebrate Now
“Life is not a dress rehearsal,” Sharlet Groves Ash. My mother said these words before she passed away eight years ago. As I live my life, I am reminded of the power of these words. We don’t get a chance to practice living, loving, or learning. Once it’s said or done, it’s done. She reminded me [...]
Think About It… A New Way
“The human mind treats a new idea the way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it.” Sir Peter Brian Medawar (1915 –1987) Brazilian/British biologist, 1960 Nobel Prize winner Here are some examples of new ideas that were initially rejected: “I don’t know what use any one could find for a machine that would [...]
Divine Inspiration – Failure is NOT an Option
Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses (George Washington Carver). Excuses! We have come too far and gone through too much to keep making them. Let the past be the past. Step over the broken relationships, apathetic attitudes, and crumbling finances you may be facing. Climb out [...]
Divine Inspiration – Is Your God Able?
Mine is! He can take my little and make it last. He helps me see beyond my ability so I can embrace God enabled possibilities. I don’t look like my past because it certainly was a mess. I haven’t always known the Lord, I just knew about Him. I am still striving to show the light that God [...]
Think About It…What You Have Left
“When the heart grieves over what it has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left.” Sufi Epigram The death of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job, or the severing of a close relationship can cause grief. The best way to minimize the pain and length of the grieving process is to [...]