“You don’t have to be great to serve but you have to serve to be great.” (Jon Gordon) The first person I ever heard say, “Character is who you are when no one is looking” was football coach, Jerry Claiborne. Coach Claiborne’s statement combined with Jon Gordon’s helps me to realize serving “behind the scenes” …
The following principle holds true whether leading a nation, business, team or a family: “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisors make victory sure.” (Proverbs 11:14) I never make a major decision without first seeking advice from at least three men who follow Christ and who I trust. We win when we …
“God, help me to see others not as enemies or as ungodly but rather as thirsty people. And give me the courage and compassion to offer your Living Water, which alone quenches deep thirst.” (Henri Nouwen) “On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone …
Procrastination and indecisiveness are the enemies of success. Comedienne Ruth Buzzi observed this: “The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision.” While dealing with both the procrastination and indecisiveness of bureaucracy during WW ll, General MacArthur once demanded, “By all means do something!” When we “do something” we put …
Forgetting the past… Few ever needed or wanted to forget the past more than the Apostle Paul. He was an educated man but relentless in attempting to stop Jesus’ followers in any way possible. Then, he met Christ on the road to Damascus and everything changed. He became a new man who loved Jesus and …
“…God did this so that men would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. For in Him we live and move and have our being…” (Acts 17:27-28) There is a reason we seek truth and seek God… “He has made everything …
Charles Spurgeon once said, “Every man was born a Pharisee.” Of course, the Pharisees were a self-righteous religious sect who became so jealous of Jesus they eventually plotted to kill Him. Their pride prohibited them from humbling themselves before Jesus. In Philippians 2:3, Paul gave this advice: “In humility count others more significant than yourselves.” …
Many times I pray, asking God to change someone. Occasionally, in ways only He can reveal, He lets me know that I’m the one who needs to change. “Why do you look st the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” (Luke 6:41) Keith …
Attitude is a choice. We may choose to carry a negative attitude today and be miserable and cause everyone around us to be miserable, as well. Or, we may decide to have a positive attitude which will help us accomplish more while encouraging others along the way. Reading God’s Word will help us with our …
For some of us, our prayers may seem awkward; for others, repetitious; and some may pray infrequently. But if our prayers are honest and from the heart, God listens. When we pray honestly and from the heart, our prayers are more powerful than we can imagine. The power is not from us, but in the …