Whipping the devil – Day 4 – Self Pity

“The quicker we get out of “why me?” and into “why not me?”–the quicker we can get out of the problem and into the solution.”  ~Jay Meyer The devil loves for us to wallow on the “pity pot.”  Self pity is the ultimate form of selfishness and it is born out of fear and creates…

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Whipping the devil – Day 3 – Perfection

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one.” ~Elbert Hubbard Perfectionism is a great tool the devil uses to paralyze us.  If he can get us to think we are only worthy when we do things perfectly, eventually it will wear us down to a point where…

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Whipping the devil – Day 2 – Can’t

“If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”  ~Dale Carnegie Years ago when our kids were little I used to tell them “can’t” was a four letter word I didn’t want to hear come out of their mouths. The devil loves for us to live…

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Replacing fear with God

“The devil has no power…except in the dark.”. ~Casandra Clare Today is Ash Wednesday and it is the beginning of Lent.  Although I’m not much into religious rituals the period of Lent (47 days leading to Easter) is a great time to draw closer to God by removing anything we are in bondage to.  Being…

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Paralyze Resistence

“Paralyze resistance with persistence.”  ~Woody Hayes …nuff said Although I am not one who is big into Christian rituals, last year I waged a war on the devil and his favorite tool, fear, during the six weeks of Lent and I thought we would do it again.  (Wikipedia’s Description of Lent) There is no bigger…

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The 3 P’s

“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”  ~Napoleon Hill Nothing great in life ever happens without hard work and persistence… Although I have much to be proud of something I’m really proud of is the fact I can still do a 70.3 mile triathlon at the age of 54 even though I’ve…

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PATIENCE Conclusion

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come. ~Robert H. Schuller Learn to know patience and you will get to know God…

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Patience and Diligence

“Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.”  ~William Penn As we close out this week on patience I will leave you with one final thought: I have found those who are most patient are those who know what their God-purpose is.  They’ve taken the time to create a vision and mission for their life and every…

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PATIENCE and Winning

“The key to everything is patience.  You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.”  ~Arnold H. Glasow …nuff said P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Galatians 6:9, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”  (NIV)

PATIENCE and Fruits

“He that can have patience can have what he will.”  ~Benjamin Franklin Note—patience is not procrastination.  Patience has a goal in mind.  Procrastination has no goal or too many goals due to laziness and lack of discipline or has a goal where perfection has totally clouded it. The devil hides in procrastination and is the…

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