Many Christians believe that pursuing our goals goes against certain Christian beliefs and counteracts whatever plan God has in store for us. On the contrary – Scriptures encourage us to pursue our goals and achieve success. Consider these passages from the Bible: Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the …
Tag: Goals
Dec 21
If you aren’t making progress change your path
OK it has been a while I am slowly making progress on my goal to lose weight but it hasn’t been easy. I currently have two trainers one by the name of Drew over at Elite Fitness Training in Tulsa, he is working with my wife and I to get our bodies moving. Of course …
Nov 30
Gratitude Day 30 – a Shield
30 Days of Gratitude but every day I will be thankful. I encourage you to be grateful for each day that you are present. I encourage you to be present in every day that you are here. This is a time to celebrate time with family. It is not about the gifts, it is not …
Nov 29
Gratitude Day 29 — Discipline
One of the hardest habits to get into is becoming disciplined. When I got ready for surgery back in September I let go of a discipline that helped me get back to where I wanted to be, the discipline of working out regularly. I got lazy kept eating at the same pace I was when …
Nov 28
Gratitude Day 28 – richly blessed
Wow Black Friday is behind us. I kept to my goal of not even getting out. This year in the interest of spreading the mentality of minimization most of the ones I get gifts for will be receiving gift cards for restaurants. Most of the ones I know have all that they want so why …
Nov 27
Gratitude Day 27 – Black Friday Madness
No I am not up for the Madness of Black Friday; I just wanted to get this post done. I hope you didn’t get caught up in the madness of trying to keep up with everyone else. All of this consumerism is getting way out of hand. The past couple of years we have been …
Nov 25
Gratitude Day 25 – Self Control
Oh how fitting that today the day before Thanksgiving that I share about self-control. Growing up we always had Thanksgiving at my Grandparents until they couldn’t do it then it was usually done at either Mom and Dads or her Brother’s house. Mom came from a fairly large family so when he add in all …
Nov 23
Monday MoJo — Stop Longing for Success
Today we are 38 days from the New Year. Every year we make resolutions; we set goals, and do you reach them? Do you keep restarting only to get derailed again? What if someone offered to help you; partnered with you to reach your goals. Sometimes we just have focus issues, this year let’s make …
Nov 23
Gratitude Day 23 – Keep your Heart on the Right Path
What exactly is the heart? To me the heart is the core; it is where I develop my guiding principles, it is my belief structure. To me keeping my heart on the right path is to nourish myself with the knowledge of the Bible. In modern times there are so many distractions that can cause …
Nov 22
Gratitude Day 22 – Ignore the Mockers
This past season I have had the privilege of hosting a study featuring Steven Furtick’s book “Crash the Chatterbox”. How often do we utilize that inner voice to mock ourselves? We need to tune our ears to God’s voice and hear is voice amongst all the other noise that is around us. Most of the …
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