Encouragement—Acknowledge Others Encouragement is not something that we keep. We don’t store up encouragement. We don’t keep encouragement in a box for later. No, in fact, encouragement is meant to be given away. It is like a gift–not to be kept, but to be given. In this regard, in order to give away the gift of encouragement, we need to acknowledge other people. We must know […]
Faith–Is Your Faith Increasing? What is your plan for your own faith growth? Do you have a faith plan? Do you work your faith plan? Do you evaluate your faith plan? Paul lifted a prayer to God In the book of Ephesians 3:14-19. Within his prayer, Paul writes about Jesus making his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Paul then writes about your […]
The Power of Perseverance In my book, Winning Words–Speaking Life to Influence Others, there is an entire chapter on Perseverance. At the end of the chapter titled “Success”, there are over fifty sayings from leaders and coaches. One of those sayings, from Bob Lucey, long time head football coach at Curtis High School, is “Nothing grows on the mountain […]
Support Those in Need “Encourage one another, and all the more as you see the day drawing near.” Hebrews 10:25 We have all seen a flock of geese flying in formation as they make their journey across the sky to a further destination. We can also learn much from the “why” of the flock flying together […]
Sharing Your Faith Faith in God and all He has done for us is not meant for you and I only. In fact, our mission as people is to live and share our faith. “Live” is a verb–thus living our faith means our faith is real and our faith is evident to us and to others. Some examples include regular church attendance, […]
Perseverance–Press On In Paul’s writings to the people of the city of Corinth, he emphasizes perseverance. In Corinthians 3:13-14 Paul writes: “I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to achieve the goal of the highest calling of the heavenly prize through […]
Encouragement–You Can Give It Away Several years ago my wife gave me a book for Father’s Day. The title of the book is “The Gift of Years” and is written by Joan Chittister. The theme of the author’s writing is that as we gain in years, we also gain in wisdom, insight, perspective, and relationships. All of […]
Faith or Doubt? Which Way are You Trending? Luke 17: 5 says, “Lord increase our faith.” And yet, in our day to day lives, how many of your moments do you catch yourself thinking thoughts of confidence and hope, or, are you questioning and hesitant about life? Are you doubtful? It is interesting that Luke […]
Leaders Are at Their Best During Tough Times Perseverance is that profound ability to press forward during times of difficulty. Some do this better than others. This is true of leaders as well. Leaders establish themselves, not during the easy times, but during times of challenge and sometimes, extreme difficulty. Three coaching points related to leading […]
The process of encouragement means to direct one’s mind and interest toward someone else. It begins with considering the other person and listening to them. We need to be students of each other, as we analyze and pay attention to the needs of others. I suggest that as we listen to another person, that we “listen to understand.” This […]
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