Posts Tagged ‘Hard Work’
To reap what you sow, you must first sow.
1 Corinthians 15:35-38 Typically, when we think of sowing and reaping, we think of hard work and reward – something like planting a garden and then watching it grow from tiny seeds into something marvelous (and tasty). But like those that sow and reap, the terms can mean many different things. Let’s back away from…
Read MoreKeeping a “To Do List” that doesn’t spawn a “Done List” is actually a “Wish List”.
Proverbs 13:4 I envy those people that make a To Do List every morning and go about their day methodically and consistently checking the items off as they knock ‘em out. Out of the many things that I’d like to improve about myself, consistently keeping a To Do List is one of them. Truth be…
Read MoreA setback is an opportunity to reject failure.
“Failure” is such a harsh word. Nobody likes it yet we all give in to to things that prevent us from accomplishing our goals–or even taking out the trash. 🙂 Before we talk about “failure”, let’s talk about “success”. Why is there so much focus given to “success”? Is it that important? Can’t failure sometimes…
Read MoreEffort is the difference in knowing how to do something and actually doing it.
“You’ll never know ’til you try.” We’ve all heard it. We’ve all said it. The same goes for knowledge. We can read about it and we can study it. But, you really never know how to do something until you actually do it. Does the same principle hold true for being holy… to be more…
Read MoreA bee can’t produce honey if it spends all of its time hangin’ at the water hole or shoppin’ at the stinger store.
Can you picture a bee leisurely hangin’ out – doing nothing… like we often do? Probably not because bees are a constant state of motion. They’re busy flying from one flower to another, latching on to as much pollen as they can. Why? First of all, no one else is going to do it for…
Read More“Striking while the iron is hot” can only be achieved if you built a fire when the iron was cold.
Wouldn’t it be nice if everything was easy? I think I could get used to that but I don’t think I would end up enjoying it very much. We all know the drill… Nothing that’s worth anything comes easy. Well, most of the time. And if it does, it turns out to be less amazing…
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