True Wisdom

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves and the world around us.”   ~Socrates As my wisdom grows my life purpose grows and neither will grow if I think I have all the  the answers. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com James 1:5, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let…

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Wisdom to Know the Difference

“God doesn’t prevent stupid.”  ~JJM For over 27 years I have been working on my thinking and the greatest tool I have found in helping me get my thinking aligned with God’s thinking is The Serenity Prayer and I know we just spent a couple of weeks on it but I can never get enough…

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WISDOM

“Wisdom outweighs any wealth.”  ~Sophocles Wisdom trumps everything…that is if you are looking at building a God-grounded, life of purpose. Read 1 Kings 3:5-15.  In this scripture God comes to Solomon in a dream and basically tells Solomon to ask Him for anything and He will give it to him. Solomon doesn’t ask for wealth,…

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Desire and Fear

“The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.”  ~Brian Tracy Always remember if what we fear is causing us to give up on our God inspired-desires, hopes and dreams, then we are allowing the devil to dictate the direction our lives take. God beats the…

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Desire and Size

“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.”  ~Robert Kiyosaki I love this quote by Robert Kiyosaki, the author of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” although I would change it a bit in order to make it even…

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Desire and Excellence

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential…these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”  ~Confucius This is a great quote from Confucius, but as Christians we already know that God built us for excellence.  We don’t need some Chinese philosopher to remind us…

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Desire and Plans

“Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, regardless of whether you are ready or not to put this plan into action.”  ~Napoleon Hill As human beings we have the gift of imagination.  Unlike any other animal we can picture something in our minds prior to creating a plan to…

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Random Thoughts and The Truth

He not busy being born is dying.  ~Bob Dylan Let’s take a break from building a life of purpose so “yours truly” can regurgitate some random thoughts. Here goes: 1. I knew the Tebow experiment wasn’t going to work for the Jets. 2. Ray Lewis prays and nothing is said about it, Tebow prays and…

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Creative Desire

“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”  ~Ayn Rand Nuff Said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 2 Timothy 3:17, “That the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.”  (ESV)

Desire and Foundation

Do you wish to be great?  Then begin by being.  Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric?  Think first about the foundations of humility.  The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.  ~St. Augustine Desire can become a double edged sword. It takes focused desire in order…

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