The mind is a powerful place. It houses our intellect, our will, our emotions, our memories, our habits, our character and the way we do things generally. Contrary to general belief, the way we do things and our general character is not determined by inheritance and largely unchangeable. Actually, researchers have discovered that genetics, or inheritance does not play as large a role in behavior a... »
The most powerful force in the universe is the Word of God. In the Gospel of John, talking about Jesus, the Bible says: John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In other words, Jesus is the Word of God. Then in the book of Colossians, the Bible, talking about Jesus says: Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that a... »
The story of Naaman (2 Kings 5.1-14) is ample evidence that it is when we ACT along with what we are supposed to believe that the power of God works for us. Naaman apparently believed the words of his servant girl that God could use the prophet Elisha to heal him of his ailment. However, his belief alone could not heal him. He went back still sick after the prophet instructed him on the what shoul... »
Welcome to the month of Fellowship! Your strength and grace for fellowship shall increase this month, and you shall have discussions with the Lord as if you were talking with someone just by you. The Lord shall tell you things that would surprise you and lift you up to greater levels. You shall start fulfilling those things You have been planning for long – because talking with the Lord caus... »
Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. Gen 45:4-5 There are times we go through things, and it’s like we seem to think like: “our ... »
How do rich men become rich? I was watching a documentary on Donald Trump. He is well known for his confidence. The researchers for the documentary traced the source of his confidence back to a church he attended when he was a kid, where Norman Vincent Peale was the pastor. He said in an interview that we would always listen to him and read his books back then. Later on, he was quoted as telling s... »
Life is essentially a training mission. The first reason we are on this earth is to love, or help others. The thing is, we cannot help others until we can help ourselves. Moses’ first qualification for leading the Israelites is having first survived the harshness of the wilderness himself. Life does not throw challenges at us to defeat us. Life throws challenges at us to change us from sissi... »
. She was the scientists’ favorite participant. Lisa Allen, according to her file, was thirty-four years old, had started smoking and drinking when she was sixteen, and had struggled with obesity for most of her life. At one point, in her mid-twenties, collection agencies were hounding her to recover $10,000 in debts. An old résumé listed her longest job as lasting less than a year. The woman in f... »
Habits are powerful. Someone said we create habits, but they end up creating our whole lives for us. Habits are repeated actions. We decide, knowingly or unknowingly to take the actions we take. However, when the actions are repeated without being stopped, we become almost completely powerless to stop them. Good or bad, it has become a habit. Psychologists have studied habits for decades. They hav... »
A New Year is a whole new opportunity – an opportunity to change your life forever, positively, if you could just identify the right way to go now to get that permanent change. For most rich, great men, there is a particular year that made them become all they eventually became. 2015 can be that year for you. What effort could you put in this year that would make you shine out? What could yo... »
