The Gulf Coast has been devastated by the BP oil-well disaster. Any attempt to estimate the amount of damage this spewing well has caused will only fall short. The word most used to describe the feeling of everyone touched by this disaster is — frustration. There is simply nothing that we can personally do but wait until BP caps the well — or is there?
In his new book, “Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity” Drew Brees tells his story of a potentially career-ending shoulder injury which left the quarterback without a team and faced with the daunting task of having to learn to throw a football all over again, coaches around the NFL wondered, would he ever come back?
Derek continues his series on friends. When you and your brother (friend) have a disagreement, don’t take the grievance to someone else. Talk directly to your friend and you’ll be amazed how easily differences can be worked out.
When a Father speaks, his children are profoundly impacted by his words. We need to be extremely careful what and how we speak to our children. Our words can have a powerful impact on a child in the positive, they can have tremendous negative impact as well.
When things go wrong, the natural tendency is to look for someone to blame. You can go all the way back to the Garden of Eden on this one. When God asked Adam what he’d done, he said it was Eve’s fault. Then when God questioned Eve, she blamed it on the snake. The same thing happens today.
Following are six behaviors that increase self-esteem, enhance your self-confidence, and spur your motivation. You may recognize some of them as things you naturally do in your interactions with other people. But if you don’t, I suggest you motivate yourself to take some of these important steps immediately.
You may be praying about something and found God has not yet answered that prayer. We have all been in a season of waiting on God for something. This is one of the most difficult battles we fight in our inner man, because we KNOW God answers prayer! Since we have all been there, I want to give you what I call “warnings while we wait.”
If you knew you could do what God told you to do, would you do it? I believe many of us know we have what it takes to fulfill our destinies, but we need help believing the truth. Today I am going to show why you can live the life you’re meant to live so you can be free from all your excuses.
