When a challenge comes into my life, I look at it as something good. A challenge is an opportunity for me to grow; it is something that will make me a better person for figuring out how to overcome it. When I learn to look at challenges as something that I can actually use to ...

When I decide on something that I want to accomplish, there is nothing more important to my accomplishing it than for me to get started taking action toward its achievement as soon as possible. In almost all cases, if I think about it, something will come to mind that I can start ...

Stephen Covey made the term proactive famous in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It is the first of the 7 habits. The reason that this one comes first, is that when you DECIDE to be proactive in your life, you are deciding to intentionally take charge of your life, including taking on ...

You have many opportunities for developing positive relationships in your life every day; and they occur in many areas of your life. When most people think of relationships, they rightfully think of their relationships with others, or maybe their relationship with God; but the first and most important relationship that you should be concerned about ...

"Where there is no vision, the people parish!" ~Proverbs 29:18 There is power in practicing mental imagery! Take a few moments and use your imagination to create a compelling vision for yourself. It is always a good idea to be as specific as possible, but even a general vision is a good start. Remember as you read the following ...

"The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving." ~Psalm 28:7 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" ~Philippians 4:13 You are my strength, Lord my God and father. I gladly give to you all that I ...

Deciding that Enough is Enough Is there an area in your life that you are not completely satisfied with in your Christian walk? Maybe there are things that you are doing that you know are not the right things for you to be doing to live your life the way God would want it to be ...

I would like to challenge you to start your new year right. You can do this by trying a little experiment. I challenge you to think nothing but positive thoughts about your Christian life for one minute. Yes, for one minute I want you to only think in a positive manner about anything to do ...

I would like to challenge you to start your new year right. You can do this by trying a little experiment. I challenge you to think nothing but positive thoughts for one minute. Yes, for one minute I want you to only think in a positive manner. Mind you, I am not asking you to only ...

Have you ever reached a threshold? Have you ever tried to make a change in your life but just couldn't make it happen? You tried and tried, but you just couldn't find a way, or didn't quite have the motivation to make it happen... and then, at some point, something happened that just set you off, ...