Could the difficult seasons that seem to be holding us back from our destiny or purpose actually be preparing us with the right tools we will need to fulfill our purpose?
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Prepare for Launch
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” –William Faulkner
A Lemony Snicket Day
“At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough, and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.” Lemony Snicket,…
God’s Timing: Worth the Wait
“Short cuts make long delays.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. John 13:7 I don’t know about you, but sometimes I really hate waiting. There are times that it doesn’t bother me, especially if I…
A God Kind of Crazy: Up Against the Wall
“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall” Mending Wall by Robert Frost And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing…
God Kind of Crazy: The Impossible Possible
“Alice laughed. ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said: ‘one can’t believe impossible things.’ ‘I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.‘” Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll For…
A God Kind of Crazy: Part 1 – Never Give Up
“This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” Winston Churchill And he spake a parable unto them to…
Carport Prayers
Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments. Erma Bombeck This past weekend was bittersweet as I said goodbye to an old friend. He was with me through thick and thin, even if he did complain a good bit. I can’t say that I blame him….
Stuck in the Middle
The key word is work. It requires a struggle, but nothing good ever comes easy.
Just Start
Part 1 of a Work in Progress (WIP) The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. “Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?” he asked. “Begin at the beginning,” the King said gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll My to-do list has lists…