You are only as sick as your secrets. ~Unknown The devil loves for us to hold onto our secrets. It is the devil that fills us with fear and causes us to often turn our secrets from molehills into mountains in our brains. We have a God who knows all of our secrets and He is also…
Whipping the Devil – Day 40 – Stubbornness
“Stubbornness does have its helpful features. You always know what you’re going to be thinking tomorrow.” ~Glenn Beaman There is a saying that floats around 12 Step Meetings; “I’ll show you, I’ll hurt me.” Stubborness comes in various shapes and  sizes but when it involves relationships we can usually find the devil serving as an…
Whipping the devil – Day 40 – Ego
“With the disappearance of God the Ego moves forward to become the sole divinity.” ~Dorothee Solie The devil loves to convince us we have all the answers and through this fear proposition he convinces us we will look weak if we need a power greater than ourselves to exist. Plain and simple EGO means Easing God…
Whipping the devil – Day 39 – Sloth
“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…
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.