“Those who confess ignorance show it once. The person who conceals it shows it many times.” I have found one of the best ways to grow wise is to have the courage to ask questions. A major roadblock in asking questions is a fear of sharing our ignorance to the world. Jesus gives us a…
Daily focalPOINT – Wisdom
“He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty.” ~Mary Wilson Little Wisdom does not just happen. It takes time to acquire knowledge and even more time to develop wisdom which is putting knowledge to work. Show me a man who surrounds…
Daily focalPOINT – Wisdom*
“More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren’t so busy denying them.” ~Harold Smith Being a recovering drug addict and someone who has helped others with the disease of addiction, I know it is not the drugs and/or alcohol that eventually kills the user, it is denial. Denial damn near killed me as…
Daily focalPOINT – “Super Life”
“The genesis of wisdom is one’s ability to come to grips with one’s own stupidity.” ~Jay Meyer Today is Super Sunday as the most watched sporting event of the year takes place. To be honest with you, I enjoy watching the game but even more enjoyable for me is reading the real life stories written…
Daily focalPOINT – Worry*
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.“Â ~Dale Carnegie I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer but when I need to, I can work with the best of them and many times…
Daily focal POINT – Worry
“Do not worry about whether or not the sun will rise. Be prepared to enjoy it.” Often there is no better antidote to worry than a good plan to focus your mind and energy toward. …in fact in most cases worry is nothing more than the by-product of having nothing better to do. Plan +…
Daily focalPOINT – Worry*
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” ~Mark Twain We all have fear, it is an emotion/feeling all human beings have. How we handle our fear is the difference maker. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@Eaglelaunch Proverbs 4:6, “Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him…
Daily focalPOINT – Worry*
“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.” ~Henry Ward Beecher God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change (other people, places and things), the courage to change the things I can (me, my attitude and my effort)…
Daily focalPOINT – Worry
“Worry is a complete inefficient thought revolving around a pivot point of fear.” ~Author Unknown Worry is of the devil. Peace is of God. Therefore PEACE is a complete efficient thought revolving around a pivot point of God. God beats the devil every time…if we call upon him in prayer…some days I am praying a…
Daily focalPOINT – Worry
“If you pray why worry, if you worry why pray.” There is no bigger waste of time than worry. Worry, a by-product of fear, is the devil’s playground. If the devil, through worry, stands between us and our ability to chase our dreams; who is standing closer to our dreams? Ask God to always help…