“If you want to continue to be mired in your own misery spend more time judging others than you do yourself.” ~Jay Meyer Many years ago when my butt was laying flat on the ground and I had lost just about everything because of my own stupid actions I can remember thinking, “I will try my…
Whipping the devil – Day 9 – Resentment
“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.“ ~Various As I mentioned a couple of blogs ago, anger is a toxic condition born out of fear (where the devil resides) and ego (easing God out). One of the many by-products of anger is resentment. Resentment is simply hidden anger. Somehow…
Whipping the devil – Day 8 – Procrastination
“Procrastination is opportunity’s assassin.” ~Victor Kiam Another behavior born out of fear is procrastination. The devil loves it when we procrastinate because it prevents us from doing what we need to do in order to achieve our God-Purpose in life. I picture life as being a river of opportunities that flows continuously. Based on our…
Whipping the devil – Day 7 – Boasting
“When boasting ends, there dignity begins.” ~Owen D. Young Boasting, bragging and conceit are behaviors born out of fear. For some reason the boaster fears inferior and feels the need to elevate himself by telling everyone about his accomplishments. The biggest harm for the boaster is he not only comes across as a fool to others, but…
Whipping the devil – Day 6 – Anger
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” ~Mark Twain Another emotion born out of fear is anger. Anger often rears its ugly head when we are trying to control a person, place or thing we have absolutely…
Whipping the devil – Day 5 – Denial
“The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves.  We live in denial of what we do, even what we think.  We do this because we are afraid.”  ~Richard Bach Are you in denial about something? Is there something going on in your life you know is not right but you can’t muster up the courage to…
Whipping the devil – Day 4 – Self Pity
“The quicker we get out of “why me?” and into “why not me?”–the quicker we can get out of the problem and into the solution.” ~Jay Meyer The devil loves for us to wallow on the “pity pot.” Self pity is the ultimate form of selfishness and it is born out of fear and creates…
Whipping the devil – Day 3 – Perfection
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one.” ~Elbert Hubbard Perfectionism is a great tool the devil uses to paralyze us. If he can get us to think we are only worthy when we do things perfectly, eventually it will wear us down to a point where…
Whipping the devil – Day 2 – Can’t
“If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ~Dale Carnegie Years ago when our kids were little I used to tell them “can’t” was a four letter word I didn’t want to hear come out of their mouths. The devil loves for us to live…
Replacing fear with God
“The devil has no power…except in the dark.”. ~Casandra Clare Today is Ash Wednesday and it is the beginning of Lent. Although I’m not much into religious rituals the period of Lent (47 days leading to Easter) is a great time to draw closer to God by removing anything we are in bondage to. Being…
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.