Proverbs 13:4; “The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.” (NIV) As I pointed out previously, putting forth productive effort takes more than hard work. In fact if we don’t avoid time wasters like excessive talk, excuses, setback paralysis and thinking we have all the answers, our work…
Choosing God over the world…
James 4:1-10 (NIV); “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask,…
Conquering Stupidity with Teachability….More on Productive Effort
Proverbs 1:22,32-33; (NIVV) “How long will you simple ones love your simple ways?…For the waywardness of the simple will kill them and the complacency of fools will destroy them; but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.” Another key aspect of putting forth productive effort is…
Handling setbacks and climbing mountains…More on Productive Effort
“Unless the Lord had helped me, I would have settled in the silence of the grave. I cried out, “I am slipping!” But your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. When doubts filled my mind your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.” Psalm 94: 17-19 (NLT) Productive effort not only takes the ability to…
Conquering Lions…More on Productive Effort
Proverbs 22:13; “The sluggard says, There is a lion outside.” or, “I will be murdered in the streets.” (NIV) We all have defining moments in our life. I feel blessed to have many that have taken me to where I am today. All throughout our life God places certain people in our life and when…
Productive Effort
Proverbs 14:23: “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” (This is part 3 of a series of blogs focused on the “continue” phase of accomplishing goals using my P.E.A.C.E. acronym. For a more detailed explanation of P.E.A.C.E. see my blog for September 1, 2008) The famous football coach and…
“Bound” to continue…
“Proverbs 25:28; “Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.” (This is a continuation from my previous blog about the two steps in achieving a new goal; start and continue. The next several posts will deal with what it takes to continue.) Has the following scenario ever happened to…
The Power to Continue
Psalm 91:14-16; “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show…
Break free from your SHELTER…
2 Timothy 1:7; “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (fear), but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (NIV) The other day my wife was looking out the back window of our home observing our new “rescue dog” Boyd sprinting across the yard having fun with his “brother” Onyx….
A Battle worth losing…
Romans 8:28; “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”(NIV) This morning I heard the news about the tragic death of Chris Henry, a wide receiver for my beloved Cincinnati Bengals. The news stunned me because he had…