Addiction is not a good thing. Ambition however can be good, or bad. It just depends on how it is directed. Often times our ambition is purely selfish. We may convince ourself otherwise, but when we step back and get honest we can see the root cause and driver for our ambitious goals. I have …
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A Cling Fling
Most of us know the story of Jesus walking on water out to His disciples who were panically rowing in a sweeping storm. Incredibly, Peter has the audacity to leave the boat and temporarily walks on water! The other disciples watched while clinging to the hope that their boat would stay afloat. We see another …
Spreading HOPE
Four different books that span from fiction, nonfiction, children and teen - but with one message: HOPE❤️ (Romans 5:2-5). Available worldwide @ Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, CareerCall.org👍
No Weak Link Here!
We are all too familiar with what it means to be the weakest link - and not many desire to be considered one. However, sometimes we may be exactly that if we are not guarded and aware to those things that can derail our best intentions: Distractions: When we get distracted, we loose clarity and …
Kingdom Building
Most of us are ambitious and that is not necessarily a bad thing. For God is extremely ambitious. Just think of it - He desires that all might be saved. Now, that's a big time desire! Therefore, as His children it makes sense that we too would be ambitious. However, there is a fine line, …
Bended Bow
The imagery of a bow pulled back and ready for release projects both power and purpose. The archer is aiming at something specific and strength is vital to providing enough power to get the arrow to its target. Likewise, our lives are infused with purpose and intent and we too require a directed strength to …
Where God Guides – He Provides
When we are young we dream about what we want to be when we grow up. For my children these career dreams have ranged from wanting to be a chef, a race car driver, a veterinarian, a dentist and even a CIA spy. It's a joy to watch children dream, but for many of us, …
Work Weary?
I remember when I dreaded Monday. For Monday was drill down day at work. This was when everyone I served with had to get on a conference call, report team numbers and be prepared to address a flurry of questions. Not so bad, but the call was purposely structured to be more like an interrogation, …
Profit Points
Profit is defined as a gain, benefit and/or advantage. Thus, who doesn't prefer to profit in life? Even more powerful is when we learn to define profitability through God's eyes, rather than the world's. Here are a few of the ways, God reveals His Kingdom gains: Desire: What do we desire most? Is it more …
Good To Go?
Clearly, we all desire God's blessings. However, instead of solely seeking His blessings on what we do, there is great wisdom in seeking to do what He is blessing. This has been a different, but beneficial outlook for me. For it forces my focus off me and my deeds and places it where it should …