Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James 1:27)
Pure and Faultless
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Category: Helping Others
Life Lens
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“As soon as we start seeing life through the needs of others, we become happier and more fulfilled. Â Thinking about yourself is a lonely place to be.” Â ~Michael P. Watson Thinking solely about yourself is a lonely place to be…I write from experience. Self-centeredness is self explanatory…all decisions and actions derive from the radio station…
Help Others
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The way to feel better about our own situation is to improve someone else’s circumstances.” ~Ezra Taft Benson So true. Whose circumstance is God calling you to improve? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Philippians 2:4, “…not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” (NIV)
Sow and Reap
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You will reap a good or bad harvest from what you sow. More thoughts on sowing and reaping… Treat people right and they will most likely treat you right. Be happy about the success of others and success will most likely be yours. Care about others and they will most likely care about you. Be…
No Eggs Part 4
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Never look down on someone unless you are helping them get up. ~Unknown This is a continuation of a post from June 7th, 8th and 9th… After handing him my Bible he quickly leafed through some pages and turned to the passage below from Philippians and read it to me. He proceeded to tell me that…
No Eggs Part 3
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You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. ~John Bunyan This is a continuation of posts from June 7th and 8th… Luckily my God-conscious won out and I looked at him and said, “Hey, come with me, it looks as though you could use some breakfast.â€Â …
No Eggs Part 2
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We rise by lifting others. ~Unknown This is a continuation of June 7th’s message… While standing in line at this diner, I took particular interest in the gentleman standing in front of me in line. I could tell he was homeless. When the hostess asked if he needed to be seated, he told her, “No, all I…
No Eggs
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No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another. ~Charles Dickens We continue looking at the relational component of our Wheel of Life. The following is from my book In Search of PEACE: As far back as I can remember, I’ve always had to have eggs for breakfast. I remember a…
The End Part 2
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“And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.” ~Lennon and McCartney This is a continuation from yesterday’s post… One of my all-time favorite Beatle songs, “The End,” is the grand finale on their last album, Abbey Road. The song has a pretty cool drum solo by Ringo, as…
The End
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“And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” ~Lennon and McCartney We continue looking at the relational component of our Wheel of Life. The following is from my book, In Search of PEACE: Back in July of 2009, I can remember starting my day doing something no dog owner…
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.