“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.â€Â ~Malcolm Gladwell …the harder I work, the luckier I get…JohnWooden I know I’m running out of time on earth and the last thing I want to do is waste time. If I’m not wasting time, then I…
Whipping the devil – Day 38 – Shame
You cannot out-sin God’s grace… Shame is another fear-based emotion the devil loves to get us to immerse ourselves in. I’ve seen my fair share of “paralyzed” lives because of shame. We sin and the devil tries his best to convince us what we’ve done is unforgivable in God’s eyes. Then after a few more poor…
Whipping the devil – Day 37 – Debt
“Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them.” ~Ogden Nash In the previous blog I wrote about materialism and because of materialism we take on the burden of debt. The devil tries his best to convince us the best way to curb the fear…
Whipping the devil – Day 36 – Materialism
“It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.” –Thoreau If I have a weakness in my armor today, it comes in the form of being attracted to “things” I don’t need. The devil loves to separate us from God through the use of false idols often…
Whipping the Devil – Day 35 – Expectations
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind, don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Dr. Seuss I believe another way the devil tries to distract us is by giving us an unhealthy desire to live up to others’ expectations or to have expectations of others which cannot be met….
Whipping the devil – Day 34 – Indifference
“All we serve are empty words that always taste the same.” ~Nickelback I’ve often said there are three different types of people in the world; complainers, consumers and contributors. When asked to do something the complainer’s response is “why?”, the consumer’s response is “what do I get out of the deal?”, and the contributor’s response…
Whipping the devil – Day 33 – Control
Control is an interesting phenomena; the more we hold on the weaker we get, the more we let go the stronger we get… The devil loves to try and convince us we can control everything.  He also likes for us to  think the best way to overcome our fears is by being controlling.  Being a…
Whipping the devil – Day 32 – Worry
“There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and the one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.” ~Mahatma Gandhi Whatever you are worrying about is either going to happen or it isn’t going to happen, so what good is worry? “If you pray why worry, if…
Whipping the devil – Day 31 – Comfort
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” ~Neale Donald Walsch Yesterday I wrote on ruts which is another area the devil loves to get us to play/wallow in. I received an email about yesterday’s “Ruts” blog:  “Jay, what would you identify as a rut?” My response…verbatim: “It is when you continue to do…
Whipping the devil – Day 30 – Ruts
“The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.” ~Ellen Glasgow Procrastination, obstacles, distractions and indecision are all great “fear-tools” the devil uses in order to get us to create ruts in our life. What is scary is how easy it is to feel comfortable in a rut. The comfort derives from…
Jay Meyer
I started this blog in 2008 because of my passion for helping others take their lives to the next level. My hope is that, through sharing my life experiences as a business leader, husband, father, and recovering drug addict, I will positively impact your life.