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Thought for the day: Day 9

“Big ideas and big plans are often easier – certainly no more difficult – than small ideas and small plans.  BELIEVE BIG.”

This is taken from the book, The Magic of Thinking Big.

Thought for the day: Day 8

“Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.”

I pulled this from the book Destination Success by Dwight Bain.  It’s crazy how true it is.  The bolder you are, the luckier you seem to get.  But it’s not luck.  Things begin to fall into place.  Taking a step out on faith can be scary.  But you’re rewarded in ways you can never imagine.

Thought for the day: Day 7

“Action 1st.  Mistakes 2nd.  Lessons 3rd.”

Thought for the day: Day 6

“My life doesn’t work without my wife!”

Thought for the day: Day 5

“What strengths do I most admire about my spouse?”

You and your spouse are in this thing called life together. Take stock of what you have there.  You married them for very specific reasons. What were they?  After you write out the list, might I suggest you write your spouse a note and let them know you haven’t forgotten?  How surprised would they be if they read a note from you pointing out their best qualities?  You could write one note for each individual strength each day for five days or one note a week for 5 weeks or however you think they would enjoy it the most.

Thought for the day: Day 4

What are five things you are looking forward to?

We all need things in our life we are looking forward to.  Heck, some of them could even be work related.  Are you finishing your degree?  Planning that dream vacation?  Waiting to watch your child graduate?  Are there any babies or grandchildren on the way?  I think you get the idea.

Thought for the day : Day 3

What are five things I’m grateful for?

This one should end up being a very long list.  Another way to look at this exercise is this: what if you woke up today with only those things you thanked God for yesterday?  That should get your brain in gear.

Thought for the day: Day 2

What are five of my strengths?

This one could be a bit tough.  But grab your sheet from yesterday and add this to the list.  Again, don’t stop at five if you can help it.

Like Fire In Your Bones

A friend of mine sent me the daily scripture just below and I found it powerful.  It reminded me of what I was going through the past several years.  I shared that experience in this post:  http://wp.me/p3nLpj-hf.  I want to share both with you.

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE

“…But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not.” (Jeremiah 20:9, NKJV)

TODAY’S WORD

In scripture, God gave a promise to Jeremiah that he would become a great prophet and speak to the nations. But Jeremiah was young and afraid. He didn’t see how it could happen. He started telling God all the reasons why it wouldn’t work out. He said, “God, when I get up to speak, people mock me and make fun of me. I’m young. I’m tired. I’m intimidated.” Just when you think he is going to talk himself out of it, he says in Jeremiah 20:9, “Your Word in my heart is like a fire shut up in my bones.” He was saying, “God, I may not see how it can happen. All the odds are against me, but this promise You put in me will not go away. It’s like a fire. It’s alive. I can’t get away from it.”

You may be at a place right not where you could easily give up on what God has placed in your heart. But like Jeremiah, there is a fire shut up in your bones. What God promised you will not die. You can try to ignore it. You can try to talk yourself out of it. Your mind may tell you that it’s never going to happen, but deep down you feel a stirring, a burning, a restlessness. That’s the promise God put in you. He loves you too much to let you be average. He is going to push you into greatness. Get ready because the gifts, the talents, the skills, the ideas, the untapped potential is about to come forth!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, Your truth is like a fire shut up in my bones. Help me to see Your plan for me. Help me to stand strong and trust You. Help me to boldly embrace everything You have in store for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Thought for the day: Day 1

What are five recent victories in my life?

The first few days of this exercise are meant to get you thinking in a new way.  Too many of us tend to focus on the negative things.  I am quite certain most of us could rattle off several bad things that have happened to us the past few weeks or months.  To begin to change our mind-set we have to think differently.  So grab a pen and paper (and a chair) and write out your recent victories.  And know you don’t have to stop at five.