Ownership is Everything – July 12, 2017 – “Ownership is everything” was a phrase I heard in the car business. It implied owning the right kind of car or truck that would encourage someone to purchase it for a good price, or, for a higher greater price. I tried very hard to cater to that market by making my cars and trucks uniquely shine better than my competition. I put my heart into every vehicle I sold, knowing that when I did, someone would notice and buy it. When I didn’t do my best, that is where my struggles began. Read More
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Faith and Favoritism
Faith and Favoritism – June 30, 2017 – When you were a kid, did you get treated like the favorite, or the not- so favorite? I was an only child, so I was the favorite, at least in my home. What the world treated me like was sometimes an outcast, or better put, just outside the popular group. Occasionally allowed to join in, but almost never allowed to shine. As an adult, my job for many years was based on competition. Being in the right place at the right time. I took pride in my work, knowing that I did Read More
God’s Work
God’s Work – June 22, 2017 – How does God want us to live? God wants us to be coachable, I think. Coachable at the speed of His voice. God speaks to us with a small voice from inside us, from the voices of those around us, the words on paper that we read, and the actions of others that we see. His Holy Spirit is inside us and all around us. Some call this voice inside intuition, or gut feelings. Whether you’re a believer or not, that internal voice is unmistakable. Trouble comes to us when we don’t listen Read More
It is well with my soul
It is Well with my Soul – June 9, 2017 – Good morning, I hope all is well with you. What I really mean by that is, I hope all is well with your soul. Our soul includes all the deep parts that make us who we are. The last line from Mercy Me’s new song “Even If” is “It is well with my soul, It is well, it is well with my soul.” Those lines penetrate and resonate deep within me. They are of course lines from an old hymn written by Horatio G. Spafford in 1873 “It is Read More
Just a Little Time for Hope
Just a Little Time for Hope – June 2, 2017 – How much time do we spend hoping and wishing? How much time do we spend planning and giving thanks? Most people I have met over the years, including myself, spend more time on the first question than on the second. Would you agree? The problem is, that hoping and wishing are usually empty thoughts that stem from lack of worthiness or possibility. Worthiness and lack of possibility are wishes without action. God likes action! Too many people wait for something to happen and then figure out their reaction with passive Read More
If…Then
If .. Then May 31, 2017 If/then statements have ruled the world forever! As parents, it’s how we raise our kids and our dogs. It was an if/then statement that changed the world from what it could have been to what we know and live by today. It’s because Eve ate the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil that our lives are limited in years, there are feast and famine, disease and prosperity. God is the master of all things in our lives, we know this. IF we live to glorify Him, THEN we will have Read More
Past or Future
Past or Future – April 11, 2017 – Our lives are a journey of beliefs and experiences. The real question is, do we get stuck in our past, or do we listen and be led into our future? Being stuck is not being led by God. Following Jesus is a choice. Jesus is the Son of God. When He died on the cross, His Holy Spirit was released to fill and guide the world. I welcome His spirit as my guide. I trust that He knows what is best for me and when I start thinking in terms of “I Read More