Category: Perseverance

The Human Capacity

Posted June 26, 2015 - Courage, Perseverance

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.

— Ben Okri —

  So true. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 8:18, “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”

Delays and Denials

Posted May 14, 2015 - Perseverance

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

— Georges-Louis Leclerc —

  It is amazing how many people miss out on great things because of their lack of patience and their willingness to accept good for great. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 12:12, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”  (NIV)

Keep Hammering

Posted May 13, 2015 - Perseverance

Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.

— Jacob A. Riis —

  Great results are usually the end-product of a solid plan tied to a clear vision fueled by unleashed effort and perseverance. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 18:9, “A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things.” (NLT)

Believe-Content-Accept

Posted May 10, 2015 - Perseverance

Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.

— Lao Tzu —

  If you battle with any of the above, try putting your faith in God instead of others and the world.  Regardless of what the world is telling you, God believes in you, is content with you, and accepts you right where you are and as you are.  But God will not be there to…

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One more time…

Posted May 9, 2015 - Effort, Perseverance

When the world cries "give up," hope whispers "try it one more time.

— Unknown —

  Do you give up too easy? Do you give up before you even try? Is the world telling you “no”, when your heart says “yes?” If you are mired in self-doubt and lack confidence, try asking God to give you strength to persevere.  And don’t just ask Him once.  Ask Him as early and as often…

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GET OVER IT

Posted May 8, 2015 - Perseverance

If you worry about yesterday's failures, then today's successes will be few.

— Anonymous —

  Need I say more? The three most powerful words known to anyone trying to grow and obtain his or her dream; “GET OVER IT.” P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Philippians 4:6, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God…and GET OVER IT!” 🙂

Experience

Posted June 22, 2014 - Perseverance

“Experience is not what happens to you, it is what you do with what happens to you.”  ~JJM P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 5:3, “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance.”  (ESV)