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Do the Hustle…or not?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Proverbs 6:10-11 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled…
Resigning: Peace in the Yielding
Qué Será Será – Whatever will be will be 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be…
What’s Your Power Source?
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. C. S. Lewis 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13 Ever plugged too many things into the same outlet? At best you blow a…
Consider the Ant: Be Wise
“I told him many things that he would never have found out by himself; but he never repaid me in like kind. I cannot remember that he ever told me anything. And he got more and more like that; his face, as I remember it – I have not seen it for many a day…
Consider the Ant: Don’t be a Slug
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8 Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work. Booker T. Washington Ants at…
Consider the Ant: Conflict Moves the Story
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8 Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. William Ellery Channing As a…
Next Steps: Rest and Repeat
You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. C. S. Lewis Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Fast and Furious Have you ever looked at your calendar and wondered how you would get…
Next Steps: Joyful Expectation
If you want your ship to come in you must build a dock. Anonymous Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we…
Next Steps: When It’s Time to Move
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost from “The Road Not Taken” “Still round the corner there may wait / A new road or a secret gate / And though I oft have passed them by /…