Category: Helping Others

Walk It

I would much rather learn from watching a person's walk than listening to them talk.

— Jay Meyer —

I would much rather learn from watching a person’s walk than listening to them talk.  ~Jay Meyer Today, we continue our focus on the relational component of our Wheel of Life.   I believe a big reason for the world’s not so lustrous view of Christianity is that many Christians find God, they get saved,…

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Lending to The Lord

He who is kind to the poor, lends to the Lord and He will reward him for what he has done.

— Proverbs 19:17 —

Proverbs 19:17 (NIV), “He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward him for what he has done.” Today we continue our focus on the relational component of our Wheel of Life. The Lord not only tells us to love and help others, but he “wired” us to be a…

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Life Worthwhile

A life lived for others--is a life worthwhile.

— Einstein —

A life lived for others–is a life worthwhile.  ~Einstein We continue our discussion on the relational component of our Wheel of Life. The following is an excerpt from my book, In Search of PEACE: All throughout the gospels of the New Testament, Jesus tells us to love and give. The Twelve Step groups I was…

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Mercy to the Needy

Mercy to the needy is a loan to God, and God pays back those loans in full.

— Proverbs 19:17 (MSG) —

  How much are you loaning to God these days (i.e. helping the needy)? How much are you keeping for yourself? I very rarely make statements of absolute nature but one statement I can make with totally absoluteness is “whatever you gain materialistically in life cannot be taken with you to the next frontier.” Another…

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Live

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

— John Bunyan —

  As most of you know our family was blessed with a special guy (Jordan) almost thirty years ago.  For almost 11,000 days of my wife’s 20,000 days of living, she has given our special guy an amazing life through the sacrifice of her own.  Throw on top of that raising two other well-rounded children…

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Touch

If you want to touch the past, touch a rock. If you want to touch the present, touch a flower. If you want to touch the future, touch a life.

— Unknown —

  …and when you touch a life; touch it in a positive way or refrain from touching… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 15:12, “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” (ESV)

Healthy and Strong

The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he's got an abscess on his knee or in his soul.

— Rona Barrrett —

  The key is knowing when we need help and that usually happens by surrounding ourselves with people who love us enough to ask us the tough questions and/or tell us what we need to hear. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 12:15, “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man…

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Changing the World

To the world you may be one person, To one person, you may be the world.

— Unknown —

  Who are you helping these days? Helping change one person’s world helps change the world…I write from experience. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 19:17, “He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward him for what he has done.”

Pause and Reflect

“The things you take for granted someone else is praying for.  Be Thankful”  ~Unknown A couple of days ago I posted the following picture on my Facebook page and wrote:  “We take so much for granted.” I’m sure most of you are aware of the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised millions of dollars…

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Seize the Moment

“Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones come daily.”  ~Ivy Baker Priest I believe God is observing our every move and when we take the time to help others regardless of how big or small it is and/or whether or not anyone will find out about it; we grow as human beings…

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