Anything you do, if you can stretch and do a little more, you can find a sense of power from the breakthrough to go a little farther. The athlete that does all the repetitions the coach prescribed, but despite feeling spent goes after one more, finds a new personal best. The writer who has been […]

We have all heard the saying, hopefully in jest, “why do today what you can put off to tomorrow.” Although it may bring a laugh or two, it’s really a deadly saying because too many things are easy to put off to tomorrow and in doing so we are actually sinning in our attitude. Wait […]

Although life does have its ups and downs overall, it is really just a daily grind, but we shouldn’t be surprised. After sin entered the world, God declared man’s effort to sustain life would be laborious. Genesis 3:17–19 (ESV) — 17 And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your […]

In 2001 I won a trip to Russia to fly in a Mig-29 and it was quite an exciting flight. Prior to the flight, we were required to go through ejection seat training so we would be prepared. In the event of an ejection seat scenario the pilot would give the command to “prepare to […]

There is just something about seeking the Lord in the early morning hours that cannot compare with any other time of the day. Maybe it’s the discipline of denying yourself or maybe it’s the greater opportunity of uninterrupted time with God. Nevertheless, it’s a proven beneficial time for which even the Lord Jesus Christ and […]

There are many descriptions of “the mind” as it pertains to the way we live our lives. Many talk today about a “divided mind” as they feel pulled in a multitude of directions. Others speak of a “lazy mind” that doesn’t want to think. What about a “perfect” mind? Philippians 3:15  Let us therefore, as […]

It’s an experience we face from time to time when an apparent open door of opportunity closes, and we are not sure what to do. We’ll probably hear a word with which people try to console saying, “whenever one door closes another door opens,” but how do you find and recognize the open door? Is […]

What you do when you fail or fall is just as important as any success. That’s what you’ll find when you get the back story of those who have achieved great things. Most have had moments of failure or experienced setbacks of one kind or another. Instead of dwelling on the failure or the pain […]

Decisions are made every day. In fact, most of make hundreds of decisions each day but what about the decisions we are putting off or if you please make the decision to make not decision? That is called “indecisiveness” and that is something that will hurt us in the long run. Granted there are times […]

There’s a scene in the book of Ruth in which Ruth is gleaning in the field of Boaz and Boaz instructs his men who are harvesting the field to leave some “handfuls of purpose.” Of course, to get the impact of that statement you need to read the entire story of Ruth who left her […]