Category: Life Issues

The Line

Posted October 26, 2018 - Evil

The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either--but right through every human heart.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn —

The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either–but right through every human heart.

Stories

Posted October 23, 2018 - Achievement, Change, Death, Leadership

If you are having trouble achieving your goals there is only one thing standing between you and the achievement of those goals: The BS story you keep telling yourself.

— JJM —

If you are having trouble achieving your goals there is only one thing standing between you and the achievement of those goals…the BS story you keep telling yourself.

Even

Posted October 21, 2018 - Helping Others

The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.

— John E. Southard —

“The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.” ~John E. Southard

God Shifts

Posted October 20, 2018 - Faith

God will never leave you empty. If something is taken away, He will replace it with something better. If He denies your request in a certain area, it is because He wishes to give you what is best. If He asks you to put something down, it is so you can pick up something greater.

— Unknown —

God will never leave you empty. If something is taken away, He will replace it with something better. If He denies your request in a certain area, it is because He wishes to give you what is best. If He asks you to put something down, it is so you can pick up something greater.

Look Up and See

Posted October 17, 2018 - Faith, Fear

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

— 2 Corinthins 4:18 —

Colossians 3:2, “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”

Let Go and Let God

Posted October 10, 2018 - Letting Go

One of the hardest lessons in life is letting go. Whether it's guilt, anger, love, loss or betrayal. Change is never easy. We fight to hold on and we fight to let go.

— Unknown —

Isaiah 43:18-19, “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (ESV)

Believing Isn’t Always Seeing

Posted October 8, 2018 - Faith, Fear

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

— Saint Augustine —

Matthew 17:20, He (Jesus) replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (NIV)

Embrace the Journey

Posted October 7, 2018 - Patience

Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.

— Georges-Louis Leclerc —

“Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.” ~Georges-Louis Leclerc

Gratitude is the Parent

Posted October 5, 2018 - Gratitude, Leadership

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

— Cicero —

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” ~Cicero