Category: Faith

Faith or Worry

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

— Henry Ward Beecher —

  God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change (other people, places and things), the courage to change the things I can (me, my attitude and my effort) and the wisdom to know the difference…wisdom “happens” once we effectively learn to accept what we can’t change and change what we can….

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Battle and Energy

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.

— Thomas a' Kempis, Imitation of Christ c.1420 —

  Our greatest battle is the battle that takes place within us.  When we replace our inner battle with the Spirit of God the battle turns into positive energy. …I write from experience. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com James 4:1, “What causes quarrels and what causes fighting among you?  Is it not this, that your passions are at…

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Christmas Heart

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.

— Roy L. Smith —

  Amen. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 2 Corinthians 3:17, “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

Try Easy

Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.

— Corrie Ten Boom —

  Have you ever found yourself feeling like you are trying your best to do God’s work yet getting nowhere? Been there done that. Instead of trying harder, try easy and you’ll probably allow God to do His best work. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 14:26 (NIV) Joshua 1:8-9 (NIV)

Faith and Radar

Faith is like radar that sees through the fog - the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see.

— Corrie Ten Boom —

  2 Corinthians 5:7, “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com

Faith over Fear

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.

— Zig Ziglar —

  Having a small mind and narrow focus is very difficult for a big God to do His best work. FAITH > FEAR. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 1 Chronicles 4:10, “Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, ‘Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and…

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Work and Wait

Great things come to those who wait but continue to work their butts off while waiting.

— JJM —

Yesterday I achieved a goal I set for myself a couple of years ago.  I completed a ½ Ironman Triathlon distance race twice in one month…so I could say I did a full Ironman (2.4mi swim, 112mi bike, 26.2mi run) in one month. This particular goal took me three years longer than I wanted because…

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Worship?

Whatever we worship, short of God, is sure to be our undoing.

— Mignon McLaughlin —

  wor-ship:  extravagent respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem (~ of the dollar, etc…) Whatever we worship IS our God. What are you worshiping these days? I know some people who worship money, others, their kids, their spouse, their things, their job, their status, their house, their church, their church…

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The Right Medicine

God doesn't prevent hardship from happening, but He can make it easier to handle.

— JJM —

  The above thought came to my mind as I was doing a quick cruise through my Facebook friend’s posts. There are lots of people who are in pain right now and Facebook has become a great way for those in pain to reach out to others for prayer and support. The fact of the…

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Please God 1st

“A mother, her young son, and their donkey are taking a long journey through the countryside.  The mother is riding the donkey with the son walking alongside as they enter a village.  All of a sudden, the village people gather and start stoning them.  The pair run away and manage to escape.  The mother is…

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