Hope*

“Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.”  ~Unknown Doubt is one of the devil’s favorite tools. A whole lot of Faith in God + just a little bit or more, Faith in Self = Doing things you once thought impossible. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com James 1:6, “But let him ask in faith, with…

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Light and Shadows*

“In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t”  ~Blaine Pascal P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 1:5, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

Letting God be God*

“Faith enable persons to be persons because it lets God be God.”  ~Carter Lindberg What are you stressing over right now? Be a person and turn your anxieties over to God and then let God be God. Let go and let God! P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Philippians 4:6, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything,…

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Pray…

…for the people of Moore, Oklahoma. Take some time today to pray and reflect on your blessings and pick up the phone and tell someone that you love them. Life is short… Love, Jay

Silencing the Voice

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”  ~Vincent Van Gogh There were many voices telling me I couldn’t write a book but I wrote it anyway.  The best part about writing this book is I now know what it takes…

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Water

“The love you take is equal to the love you make.”  ~Lennon and McCartney “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” ~Albert Einstein Check out the video below.  A friend sent this to me yesterday…I can relate. David Foster Wallace’s Kenyon University graduation address:  This is Water P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Mark…

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TURN IT OFF

You cannot be successful if you are constantly distracted and being distracted is a choice.  ~JJM Exercise accomplishes many things for me.  It gives me energy for the day.  It keeps the weight off (I love to eat).  It keeps the committee in my head quiet.  It takes me to another place…we all have that…

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Why Pain?

“Pain is God’s megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”  ~C.S. Lewis The tragic events that took place this past Monday at the Boston Marathon couldn’t help but make some people question where God was in all of this. Yesterday I sat down for my devotional time and began reading the 16th Proverb (making a habit…

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Mentors

“People only see what they are prepared to see.”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson As we continue on this 2013 journey of defining and living our God-Purpose, it is important to surround ourselves with the right mentors. Key qualities of a mentor: 1.  They’ve been where you are trying to go. 2.  They are as happy about…

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Courage and Change

“Those who make it and those who don’t have one simple difference.  Those who make it have the courage to change and those who don’t don’t.”  ~JJM God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. I’ve…

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