Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. – Galatians 1:18 Where will you be 3 years from now? How about a year, or 7 or 25 from now? As Ramit Sethi often says: the time is going to pass anyway. The only question is …
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Be of good courage
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. – Deuteronomy 31:6 If God is with you, then why do you need to be courageous? Isn’t it a done …
No limits
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. – Jeremiah 29:11 God’s plans for you are more exciting, thrilling and fulfilling than you’ve been lead to believe. What He’s cooked up for you is not the reheated …
Fear not
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: – Genesis 46:3 What are you afraid of? And imagine what’s on the other side of that fear? I don’t think it’s God placing the greatest things …
Running with horses
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and ifin the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? – Jeremiah 12:5 You were created to be the head and not the tail, …
Living in the State of Divine Dependence
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. – Hebrews 13:6 We were created to be fully dependent on God…24/7, 365. Just as fish were designed to need water, and plants were designed to need the earth, we were created to …
There is a lion in the street
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. – Proverbs 26:13 I used to think that this Proverb was about a lazy man making up a story about why he shouldn’t get out of bed. But there’s a lion in the street. Sure… But today, this …
The wisdom of soap
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yetthine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD. – Jeremiah 2:22 Wash your hands with soap. That was the advice given to fellow Doctors by Ignaz Semelweis in 1847. He was ridiculed and thrown into a mental institute by his peers …
Lessons from Shaphan the scribe
And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. – 2 Kings 22:8 Writers read. Before you give a document to the king, read it to make sure you …
Turn it into a custom
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. – Luke 4:16 Whatever you’re working, focus on turning it into a custom; something you consistently do without thinking. Your life will head in …