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, …
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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 …
Learn how things work
Prayer is part of the Revelation equation. Decisions are part of the Success equation. Learn how things work.
When it’s dark
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Genesis 1:3 …say: let there be light. Your words have more power than you’ve been lead to believe. And even though you may not know how, start by speaking it into being. Your mouth is the light switch.
It’s not how you start
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. – Isaiah 51:2 It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. God took an old couple who had no children, and transformed them into a mighty nation who gave humanity a covenant …
Don’t be nice about it
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. – Matthew 11:12 It’s yours, but you’ll have to possess it. It’s yours, but you’ll have to take ownership of it. It’s yours, but you’ll have to insist on having it now. …