Daily focalPOINT – Grateful Story

“God’s miracles are not intended only for the recipient.”  ~JJM Last night I spoke with a group of young men and women from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).  My message was focused on the fact we become the decisions we make in our lives and even in difficult circumstances, it is our decision on how…

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Daily focalPOINT – Eternal Anchor

“True faith allows us to have a grateful heart in all situations.”  ~JJM I’ve often wondered what it would be like to not have an anchor like Jesus to depend on when life becomes challenging. Yesterday morning I was reading an update posted by Hunter Heck’s mother on his progress after surviving a horrific accident…

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Daily focalPOINT – Mouse Turds?

I used to pole vault over mouse turds… I bet you are wondering where that came from?! Years ago during an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting I heard someone use the phrase above.  In other words the person had a propensity of making mountains out of mole hills and/or going out of his or her way…

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Daily focalPOINT – Acceptance

“We cannot change anything until we accept it.  Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.”  ~C.G. Jung P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 8:28, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

Daily focalPOINT – Touching

“If you want to touch the past, touch a rock.  If you want to touch the present, touch a flower.  If you want to touch the future, touch a life.”  ~Unknown …and when you touch a life; touch it in a positive way or refrain from touching… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 15:12, “This is my commandment,…

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Daily focalPOINT – Getting Even

“The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.”  ~John E. Southard …nuff said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 12:14, “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.”  (NKJV)

Daily focalPOINT – The Ultimate “Replacer”

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. …

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Daily focalPOINT – The Reward of Faith

“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”  ~Saint Augustine …sometimes it takes a whole lot of faith, strength, courage and patience to reach the point where you finally see what you once only had faith in seeing…I write from experience. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com…

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Daily focalPOINT – God’s Promise

God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, or sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.  If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.  (Unknown) So true! P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Philippians 4:13; “I can do all things through…

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Daily focalPOINT – Equip vs. Enable

“I don’t pray for God to take my problems away, I pray only for God to give me the strength to go through them.”  ~Jose Lozano If there is one thing I have learned about God over the years is He is not an enabler, he is an equipper.  He doesn’t do the work for…

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