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Are you going somewhere?
Great news! Looks like things are beginning to open back up a bit. However, before you get back to moving so fast through life that you barely have time to think, remember… There’s a huge difference between going through life and going somewhere in life. The ONE THING for today: Before you fill your life … Continue reading
Who am I?
A true farmer is “wedded” to the land. For them, working the land, sowing the seed, and gathering in the harvest is about more than making money. While a wise farmer operates their farm like a business, their motivation for farming is about more than making a profit. A farmer doesn’t farm for what’s in … Continue reading
Another routine day
The ONE THING for today: The day-in and day-out routine of life can lull you into going on autopilot if you not careful. You must never forget what you are supposed to be doing and why. Routine is good servant but a horrible master. Continue reading
Then there’s you…
Fred B. Craddock, (1928-2015), one of my favorite preachers relates an interesting story from the life of Danish philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard. Caddock states… “Some years ago, I think it was about five years ago, I was reading the Journals of Kierkegaard. He lived in the 1840s, 1850s in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was brilliant, but kind … Continue reading
Run in your lane
Some of the best advice I’ve ever received was “run in your own lane”. Staying focused on running in your own lane is chock full of applications. For example: Focus on taking care of the things that are your responsibility; what other people do is their responsibility. Unhealthy comparisons (comparing your weaknesses against another person’s … Continue reading
The day I quit golf
Tiger Woods was not consulting me and I was under no illusions that I could feed my family by playing it, but there was a time that I was pretty decent at playing golf. I invested a lot of time and money getting to that point, and then one day, I quit. That was well … Continue reading
Deny yourself!
Is your life a swamp, lake or river? “Swamp people” are teeming with life, potential and possibilities, but they are stagnate, bogged down, and murky about where their life is going. They have no defined boundaries. “Lake people” are not people who have a nice home on the lake (I know where your mind was … Continue reading
When you are good at something
Remember, just because you are good at something it does not mean you are good for something. The temptation is to make what you’re good at about you. You and your dreams, plans, needs, and desires. Being good at something can produce trophies, wall mounts, and even hefty bank accounts. Being good for something changes … Continue reading
Finish this
“It is finished!” _Jesus, AD 30 Sometimes I am tempted to envy Jesus. While I do not envy how he finished; I do envy how he knew what he had to do to be finished. For his station in life, during the time period in which he lived, Jesus lived a full and meaningful life. … Continue reading