If you want to be better tomorrow than you are today, you have to learn to forgive yourself for the mistakes and failures you may have made. Unforgiveness towards yourself and others traps you in a prison of discontentedness. It paralyzes you, keeping you from truly stepping out. Unforgiveness chains you down, not allowing you […]
I can remember singing, “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands” when I was a child. That song always seemed to make sense to me. I knew from an early age that I wanted to be a happy person. I wanted to approach life with excitement and passion, but I remember going […]
Oftentimes, we become spiritually hypnotized by fear. We can get caught in a trance of confusion, bitterness, hopelessness, and frustration when life gets difficult. This causes us to lose focus on our faith and trust in God’s promises. When we allow circumstances to rattle our defense, we can easily let our guard down. When our […]
Gratitude is one of the most powerful forms of impact. People are valued by those who are grateful for them. Think about it, I bet that you feel significantly valued by those who have genuinely told you they were grateful for something you did. In fact, those people who encouraged you are probably people you […]
We are all hard-wired in a specific way in which we operate. A method in which we function. Your personality is a combination of the character and traits that make you a unique person. The good news is that you get to choose the traits you’ll live by. People do not just end up somewhere […]
Did you know God wants to reveal His plans and purposes for your life? He desires to speak to you and show you the paths that you should travel in order to fulfill your destiny. He even has something to say about the exact situation you are currently facing. What an amazing God we serve […]
Just because your logical mind can’t conceive of something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. You see, there are many things in your life that you have not logically figured out, but they still happened or still exist. Throughout your life, you’ve experienced things that you just can’t explain; they just happened, whether good or bad. […]
Inner commitments create external guardrails. Your core values act like a rudder for your decisions. When you pre-commit to a certain behavior, it is much easier to discipline yourself to follow through in the moment. Being prepared for what lies ahead empowers you to be successful when you get there. I like how boxer Joe […]
Standing firm is about planting your feet on Christ, the Solid Rock. We must stand on our faith and trust that God is bigger than our circumstances. Standing firm requires you to rest upon a strong foundation. When we have a strong footing on the Word of God and His promises, we can stand on […]
Author Mel Robbins talks about acting quickly before you talk yourself out of it in her book The 5 Second Rule. She explains it this way, “The 5 Second Rule: The moment you have an instinct to act on a goal you must 5-4-3-2-1 and physically move or your brain will stop you.” We too […]