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Who Do You Know and What Are You Reading? 2 Keys to a Successful Future

We are typically the average of the 10 people we spend the most time with. Tony Robbins says that every individual is a direct result of the expectations of their peer group.
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What Do You See When You Look At You?

  Charles Cooley’s theory of the Looking-Glass Self in its simplest form is the belief that people see themselves the way they perceive the most important people in their lives see them. As followers of Jesus who should be the most important…
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Is Your Life In Alignment?

When Jesus was asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” He responded, “…Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength…” (Mark 12:28; 30,…
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How To Deal With Weird People

“What parenting advice do you have for someone just starting out?” My Dad answered, “Raise them according to their personality…That is where I went wrong with you.”
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Do You Want to Know Why You Got Fired?

A few years ago, my wife and I found ourselves allowing other things to become more important to us than our relationship with each other, our kids, our friends, and even our God.
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Keep Your Eyes on Jesus

My focus is not on my financial situation or the state of my country. My focus is on Jesus.
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One Ingredient All Healthy Relationships Must Have

“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces” (Matthew 7:6, NIV). Most people teach that Jesus is telling us here to not waste our time trying to lead people to him who are not willing to follow him. I do not believe that is what Jesus is teaching here at all.
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Are You Wasting Your Life?

To say, “I am the same person I have always been” is to say “I have never grown up” or “I am not any smarter now than I ever was” or “I just don’t give a crap about getting any better in any area of my life”.
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5 Clues to Uncover your N.I.C.H.E.

Not only does everyone have their first purpose (to know, love, and follow Jesus), and their general purpose (Worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism), but each one of us also has a specific purpose. While our first and general purpose are universal, our specific purpose is unique for each and every one of us.
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Why Are You Here?

Is not life more than just living, dying, and having kids? Is this it? Just survive and reproduce? I believe there is more. Our purpose is bigger than just living, dying, and having kids. Our God-given purpose is to make an eternal difference in people’s lives and to make this world a better place in the process.