One of the most unpalatable truths that we may ever have to face is the fact that the choices we make and sometimes do not make have a very powerful impact on our life. Choices are always about power. Failure to make the right choice or even not to exercise our options may give that power to someone or something else and leave us feeling weak and ineffective. Choosing the correct decision will open us up to other options of... Read more
You can create great victories through harmonious collaboration with others. This becomes a multiplying effect on everything you do, because it releases and mobilizes not only your own abilities but those of everyone on the team. If you trust the people you are working with, you will honor them while creating a safe environment. And all of you will be more likely to create synergistic relationships that realize amazing discoveries. True progress in life is a relay race and not... Read more
Article by Jennifer LeClaire of Charisma Magazine and Video of Eulogy by Kevin Costner below. (Whitney Houston) Whitney Houston was laid to rest on Sunday after a Saturday memorial service at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. Despite her struggles, her family and friends called out her faith in Jesus at the ceremony.“I don’t care what was going on with her, I don’t care what it was, she stayed grounded in the Word,” Patricia Houston, the singer’s sister-in-law and manager, said... Read more
I have adapted these from EXCUSES BEGONE BY DR. WAYNE W. DYER. I hope they become an encouraging reminder for you. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT: I have the ability to accomplish any task I set my mind to with ease and comfort. All things are possible with God! IT’S GOING TO BE RISKY: Being myself involves no risks. It is my ultimate truth, and I live it fearlessly. Risk is the seed of reward. IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME: I have infinite... Read more
Phil 4:6-7: Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus. (TLB) Do you worry; or have you ever worried? Of course you have, and maybe you still do.... Read more
A Story of Child-like Faith The little boy comes home from his Sunday school class and he’s all excited. He can barely get the words out. “Momma!” he yells. “I met Jesus today! And Momma, you know what? He loves me. Jesus loves ME! And he loves you, too. Momma. He loves ALL the people everywhere.” “How do you know that?” his mother asks. “‘Cause they told me. They told me the Bible says so. And we sang a song about it. You... Read more
(En Español) In spite of breakthroughs in several regions, many Christians have grown weary. Their love is growing cold; their passions, lukewarm. The prophet Daniel warned of a time when the enemy would “…wear down the saints of the Highest One” (Dan. 7:25). To emerge victorious in this day, we must climb into the reality given to us by God in Psalm 91. There is a place of replenishing life, a fountain of light, wherein we can abide. The Bible... Read more
Something startling is happening in American religion: We are witnessing the end of church or, at the very least, the end of conventional church. The United States is fast-becoming a society where Christianity is being reorganized after religion. In recent decades, untold numbers of people have left the Roman Catholic Church. In a 2008 survey, Pew research found that one in 10 Americans now considers themselves an ex-Catholic. The situation is so dire that the church launched a PR campaign... Read more
Top 10 Things Guaranteed to Kill Your Destiny (and how to avoid them) Os Hillman www.marketplaceleaders.org 1. Failing to Understand Your Purpose For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:10). If you are going to discover how God wants to use your life and work, you must know why you were created. If you start trying to determine your purpose in life before understanding why you... Read more
“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.” (Psalm 91:14-16). Has it dawned upon you yet just how good you have it? Let me walk you through this verse... Read more
Robert Ricciardelli
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