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…
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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 /…
Next Step: Agree to Obey
“Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.” Abraham Lincoln 19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two…