Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
Together the two made a team that conquered Jabin. Barak refused to go to battle without Deborah. Barak says “If you go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” -Judges 4:8 Deborah agreed to accompany Barack. She stated her going would have drawbacks. With … Read more
Life challenges are a part of life. There are no escaping challenges. Challenges are the results of stressors that cause stress. Equip yourself to withstand the stress. You can bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising by identifying methods that will enable you to cope. This means that you must tap into your inner strength to … Read more
You can’t grow and be secure all at the same time. Would you rather stay in the same place and avoid all risk or go out there and claim your fullest potential? Pastor Douglas Thornton chose the latter. His journey from being a portfolio manager to becoming a pastor and educator is a reminder … Read more
In Joshua 4, God performs a miraculous act. He halts the flow of water in the Jordan. Halting the flow of the water enabling the Israelites to cross over into the promised land. After crossing, he gave Joshua these instructions. “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, and them to take … Read more
The farmer waits for the precious harvest from the land, being patient about it, unit it receives the early and late rains. -James 5:7 Just as the farmers waits, you must wait. Wait on the rain to aid in producing the harvest. The rain provides the nourishment needed to grow the crops to produce a … Read more
In Joshua 2:1, Joshua selected two men to go scout out new land. More specifically, intel on Jericho. The time had come for battle. A battle that would require courage. Courage to conquer the inhabitants of the Promised Land. Follow and learn God guided the two spies to the house of Rahab. I will instruct … Read more
And we desire for each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize and enjoy the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and by patient endurance are inheriting the promise. -Hebrews 6:12-13 Follow the evidence Follow … Read more
A person can wonder aimlessly. Aimlessly is drifting. Drifting is having no courage and intentions to put in the effort to achieve what is possible. Empowering self-limiting beliefs and paralysis in thinking to hinder living a life of meaning and purpose. The antidote to drifting is faith and trust. You are in the way. Follow and … Read more
You must let go in order to progress. To become better. You cannot continue following and doing things that have become obsolete and antiquated. When God speaks of a new covenant, He makes the first one obsolete. And whatever is obsolete (out of use, annulled) and growing old is ready to disappear. -Hebrews 8:13 Old adds layer … Read more
With hope there is an interval. Interval between the promise and the fulfillment of the promise. Live is full of intervals. There were intervals in securing employment, purchasing first car, acquiring first home, obtaining your education. There is a lapse of time before realization of the outcome. The lapse of time is where you dig … Read more
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