Wisdom and Blessings

Read and reflect on Proverbs 3. God blesses obedience.  God blesses those who seek His wisdom and live it. Seek wisdom (God) in all you do and your life purpose will expand well beyond your plans and dreams. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 111:10, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who…

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Acorns or Oaks?

“Our ordinary mind always tries to persuade us that we are nothing but acorns and that our greatest happiness will be to become bigger, fatter, shinier acorns; but that is of interest only to pigs.  Our faith gives us knowledge of something better:  that we can become oak trees.”  ~E.F. Shumacher  Wow!  That is one…

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Seldom

“We probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.”  ~Olin Miller I often wonder if there is any bigger waste of time than the time spent comparing ourselves with others and/or worrying about what others think of us???? 1 John 4:18, “Such love has no fear,…

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Humbility

“God wisely designed the human body so that we can neither pat our own backs nor kick ourselves too easily.”  ~Unknown Most of the time we are our own worst enemies by thinking too little or too much of ourselves.  This problem will slowly dissipate if we focus on living for a higher power and…

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One More Try

“The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.”  ~Unknown I can so relate to this quote.  I’ve shared with you all before about my first “real” public speaking experience.  It was when I was a fifth year pharmacy student and I stuttered and stammered my way through a…

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Pay No Attention

Please note we’ve been experiencing technical difficulties in getting the EagleLaunch blog to your mailbox on a consistent basis each morning.  We are working on it, and we appreciate your patience and would appreciate you praying for mine!  🙂 “Pay no attention to what critics say.  A statue has never been erected in honor of a…

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Greatness

“God’s economy measures greatness not in terms of ability or accomplishments, but in the vitality and integrity of a person’s walk with the Lord.”  ~Kenneth Boa I personally have been very blessed to have had a good deal of blessings come my way during my lifetime.   Of course I’ve also had my fair share of Jay-induced…

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Beyond Capability

“How often in life we complete a task that was beyond the capability of the person we were when we started it.”  ~Robert Brault Nuff said. Proverbs 13:12, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.”  (NLT)

Power, Love, Self-Discipline

“You plant your own garden and nourish your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”  ~Veronica Shoffstall And the best scripture I could find to match this quote:  “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline.”  (2 Timothy 1:7 NLT) And…

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Self Talk

“What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates his fate.”  ~Henry David Thoreau. If you haven’t figured it out yet, this month of quotes has been focused on self-confidence.  Have you noticed how many of these quotes have to do with self-talk? There is no greater way to improve…

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