One of my favorite rock songs of all time is Right Now by Van Halen. Great tune with an awesome keyboard opening and powerful lyrics. One of the greatest causes of the death of dreams is procrastination and over-analyzation. I learned a long time ago if you are going to do something then do it! That is…
Category: Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Great Thinking
“Walk with the wise and become wise, associate with fools and get in trouble.” These powerful words come from the book of Proverbs 13:20. When I read these words a week or so ago I thought to myself “one of the main differences in my life today compared to my life of addiction is the…
What’s Your Season? (keeping the main thing the main thing)
My pastor Mike Slaughter, whom I have much respect, did his annual “LIFE PURPOSE” message this weekend. He challenges us to look deeper and create a vision and mission for our lives driven by God. After the service last night a recovery friend of mind, Kathleeen, came up to me and asked me to pray with her. She was…
Spirit Pleasing & Discipline = Eternal Life
There are days that I think discipline has become a four letter word in the United States. It seems as though we’ve become a society willing to depend upon other people, places and things in order to find health, wealth and happiness. If you don’t understand where I’m coming from watch the news. How about the lady that…
Interview with Mike Slaughter
Mike Slaughter the lead pastor/visionary of Ginghamsburg Church interviewed me this past weekend. The interview is posted on Mike’s blog. Click the link below if you want to hear a little bit about my struggles and subsequent victory…a day at a time…over drugs and alcohol…but for the Grace of God. http://mikeslaughter.com/jaymeyerinterview
“Crawling” with a Purpose
As I mentioned in my last post it is virtually impossible to consistently achieve worthwhile goals if we don’t take the time to prioritize our lives. We become easily distracted if we haven’t claimed what is important to us (prioritizing). Keeping first things first is the most effective way to keep the priorities straight. Many years…
Thank God for the unseen…
Reading the newspaper and watching the news these days certainly causes someone like me to scratch my head and say what in the heck is going on? This morning I read 2 news articles and had to stop and do some scripture reading in order to maintain my sanity and serenity. First let’s talk stimulus…
Leading Jesus Style
A friend of mine gave me the book “Prepared to Win” this past week. The book is a compilation of stories about the 1977-2008 boys state tournament basketball coaches of west central Ohio. As I was reading through the stories I came across a quote by one of the coaches who is an old basketball playing…
Self Talk
One of the greatest ways to become successful (i.e. accomplishing predetermined worthwhile goals that make a difference in the world) is to learn how to talk effectively to yourself. As infants and children our minds are programmed by the conditions we were raised in. As children our brains are fresh and very formative. The bad news is if…
He will never forsake you…
Last night the weather report indicated we were in for a winter storm. We could expect rain, snow, ice and all of the above. People rushed to the grocery to get extra food. Most schools cancelled all activities for today because of the much anticipated storm. I like snow, I was excited because snowy days…
Jay Meyer
I started this blog in 2008 because of my passion for helping others take their lives to the next level. My hope is that, through sharing my life experiences as a business leader, husband, father, and recovering drug addict, I will positively impact your life.