Being negative only makes a journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.
02846 – Negativity & Cactuses
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02620 – Happiness is a Personal Project
Sometimes when we are disappointed in our church and its leadership, it’s because we are expecting our church to make us happy…expecting what it’s not designed to give. Becoming happy in life is a personal project that can’t be outsourced to others, even one’s...
02529 – Love Life!
Love life. Engage in it.Give it all you've got.Love it witha passion because lifereally does give back,many times over,what you put into it.
02443 – And the Rest is History
And yes, I still am terrified every day. Yet fear can be love trying its best in the dark. So do not fear your fear. Own it. Free it. This isn't a liberation that I or anyone can give you--it's a power you must look for, learn, love, lead and locate for yourself. Why?...
02408 – Today–a New Day
This is the beginning of a new day. God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it or use it for good. What I do today is very important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever, leaving something...
02353 – Put Your Hand in God’s Hand
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year, "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown." And he replied: "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."
02117 – Perception & Gratitude are Keys to Joy
Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns in it. Others could be given a single weed and only see the wildflower in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude is a key component to joy.
01625 – Love in Action vs. Love in Dreams
Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams. Love in dreams is greedy for immediate action, rapidly performed and in sight of all. People will give their lives if only the ordeal does not last long but is soon over, with all looking on...
01360 – Meet Life with Courage
You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.
01289 – Crazy Christians Among Us?
We need some Christians who are as crazy as the Lord. Crazy enough to love like Jesus, to give like Jesus, to forgive like Jesus, to do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God--like Jesus. Crazy enough to dare to change the world from the nightmare it often is into...