1 Timothy 3:1-7
1. Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task.
2. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3. not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
4. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect.
5. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)
6. He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
7. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.
Titus 1:6-9
6. An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
7. Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
8. Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
9. He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Interested in Happiness? - Earl Nightingale
Happiness comes to those who are moving toward something they want very much to happen. And it almost always involves making someone else happy.
The Creation of Reality - Earl Nightingale
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
Want to help others? - Earl Nightingale
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
Focus - Earl Nightingale
The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early in life clearly discerns his object, and towards that object habitually directs his powers.
Energy - Earl Nightingale
The key that unlocks energy is desire. It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.
Mathew 7:7 - The Answer to The Secret
7. "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
8. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
9. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10. Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11. If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
8. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
9. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10. Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11. If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
My Personal Mission...
In honor of Him who has saved my soul...
I commit my life to love, purpose, and excellence in all things; dedicated to the service, inspiration, and enrichment of the lives of those around me...
I commit my life to love, purpose, and excellence in all things; dedicated to the service, inspiration, and enrichment of the lives of those around me...
Seven Deadly Sins - Mahatma Ghandi
Wealth Without Work
Pleasure Without Conscience
Knowledge Without Character
Commerce Without Morality
Science Without Humanity
Religion Without Sacrifice
Politics Without Principle
Pleasure Without Conscience
Knowledge Without Character
Commerce Without Morality
Science Without Humanity
Religion Without Sacrifice
Politics Without Principle
Attitudes are Contagious
With whom and where you spend your time will become an artificial reality and expectation...
I am nothing... - Bebo Norman
Take these hands and lift them up
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough
Take my voice and pour it out
Let it sing the songs of mercy I have found
Take my body and build it up
May it be broken as an offering of love
Take my time here on this earth
And let it glorify all that You are worth
For I am nothing
I am nothing without You
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough
Take my voice and pour it out
Let it sing the songs of mercy I have found
Take my body and build it up
May it be broken as an offering of love
Take my time here on this earth
And let it glorify all that You are worth
For I am nothing
I am nothing without You
A Culture Of Commitment
My word is not only my expressed intent, it is also my result.
My word is strong – never weakened by words such as “maybe, might, try”, or statements such as “I’ll do my best”.
I always frame my commitments within a time line understanding that schedules and deadlines depend upon it.
I always do what I say I will do, by the time that I say I will do it.
I secure and expect commitments from others as I commit to others freely and often.
I only commit to that which I know I will do.
I hold others accountable to their word, as I do myself.
I commit to live by these standards while encouraging and inspiring those around me to the same.
When responding to a question...
it is not required that you swing at every ball...let the ones you can't nail go by...then knock the ones you can out of the park!
On Convincing Men - Theodore Roosevelt
Men are best convinced by that which they themselves discover...
Ecclesiastes 11:4
Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap...
You Cannot... - Abraham Lincoln
You cannot help the poor, by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak, by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity, by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up, by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man, by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage, by taking away men's initiative
and independence.
You cannot help men permanently, by doing for them what they could and
should, do for themselves.
You cannot strengthen the weak, by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity, by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up, by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man, by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage, by taking away men's initiative
and independence.
You cannot help men permanently, by doing for them what they could and
should, do for themselves.
A Great Start
Being filled with hope and expectation is a great place to start, but it’s a poor place to stop...
A Sales Thought - Larry Wilson
I promise I will never being talking about my solution until I'm sure my prospect is eager to hear about it...
Emotional Creatures - Dale Carnegie
When dealing with people, remember, you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotions, creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.
Brain Stretcher
God will use every tool available to draw His children Home...we should rejoice in the trials of others...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Rats In The Cellar - C.S. Lewis
We begin to notice, besides our particular sinful acts, our sinfulness; begin to be alarmed not only about what we do, but about what we are. This may sound rather difficult, so I will try to make it clear from my own case. When I come to my evening prayers and try to reckon up the sins of the day, nine times out of ten the most obvious one is some sin against charity; I have sulked or snapped or sneered or snubbed or stormed. And the excuse that immediately springs to my mind is that the provocation was so sudden and unexpected; I was caught off my guard, I had not time to collect myself. Now that may be an extenuating circumstance as regards those particular acts: they would obviously be worse if they had been deliberate and premeditated. On the other hand, surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of a man he is? Surely what pops out before the man has time to put on a disguise is the truth? If there are rats in a cellar you are most likely to see them if you go in very suddenly. But the suddenness does not create the rats: it only prevents them from hiding. In the same way the suddenness of the provocation does not make me an ill-tempered man; it only shows me what an ill-tempered man I am. The rats are always there in the cellar, but if you go in shouting and noisily they will have taken cover before you switch on the light.
Great Things - Vincent van Gogh
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together…
What are you doing? - Floyd Wickman
It’s what you do when you don’t have to that will determine what you will become when you can no longer help it…
Delighted Customers - Barry J. Farber
If you have 100 delighted customers, you have 101 people selling your product…
Knowledge - according to Napoleon Hill
As knowledge is acquired it must be organized and put into use for a definite purpose…
Prayer…
Prayer is a work to which we must commit ourselves if we are to make sense of our lives in the light of eternity…
Self-Awareness - John Owen
The person who understands the evil in his own heart is the only person who is useful, fruitful, and solid in his beliefs and obedience. Others only delude themselves and thus upset families, churches, and all other relationships. In their self-pride and judgment of others, they show great inconsistency…
Affirmations…
If you treat a man as he is, he will stay as he is but if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become the bigger and better man…
A Sales Thought
Be in front of the prospect when they are ready to buy; not when you are ready to sell…
Set the tone
It is my responsibility to set the tone for those around me. It is my responsibility to create an environment conducive of positivity, passion, and productivity for others…
Something to Think about…
Sow a thought
Reap a deed
Sow a deed
Reap a habit
Sow a habit
Reap a character
Sow a character
Reap a destiny
Reap a deed
Sow a deed
Reap a habit
Sow a habit
Reap a character
Sow a character
Reap a destiny
Watching You - Rodney Atkins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqYUns2YQik
Driving through town just my boy and me
With a happy meal in his booster seat
Knowing that he couldn’t have the toy
Till his nuggets were gone
Green traffic light turned straight to red
I hit my breaks and mumbled under my breath
His fries went a flying and his orange drink covered his lap
Well then my four year old said a four letter word
That started with “s” and I was concerned
So I said son now where did you learn to talk like that
He said I’ve been watching you dad, ain’t that cool
I’m your buckaroo, I wanna be like you
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
We got cowboy boots and camo pants
Yeah we’re just alike, hey ain’t we dad
I wanna do everything you do
So I’ve been watching you
We got back home and I went to the barn
I bowed my head and I prayed real hard
Said lord please help me help my stupid self
Then this side of bedtime later that night
Turning on my son’s scooby doo nightlight
He crawled out of bed and he got down on his knees
He closed his little eyes, folded his little hands
And spoke to god like he was talking to a friend
And I said son now where’d you learn to pray like that
He said I’ve been watching you dad, ain’t that cool
I’m your buckaroo, I wanna be like you
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
We like fixing things and holding mama’s hand
Yeah we’re just alike, hey ain’t we dad
I wanna do everything you do
So I’ve been watching you
With tears in my eyes I wrapped him in a hug
Said my little bear is growing up
He said but when I’m big I’ll still know what to do
Cause I’ve been watching you dad, ain’t that cool
I’m your buckaroo, I wanna be like you
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
By then I’ll be as strong as superman
We’ll be just alike, hey won’t we dad
When I can do everything you do
Cause I’ve been watching you
I’m Waching You, Dad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htgPh3DalmM
Our son’s are truly learning how to live by watch us…
Fear & Greed - Warren Buffet
Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful...
The Truth
From the cowardice that is afraid of new truth
From the laziness that is content with half-truth
From the arrogance that assumes it has all truth
Oh God of truth, deliver us!
The Human Experience
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience...
The True Joy In Life - George Bernard Shaw
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as I live it is my privilege -- my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I love. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me; it is a sort of splendid torch which I've got a hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations....
Lead In The Things That Matter To God…
If you want your Leadership to matter, Lead in the things that matter to God...
Follow Me…
Follow me beyond what you can control, beyond where your own strengths and competencies will take you, beyond what is affirmed or risked by the crowd, and you will experience me, and my power, and my glory, and my love.
Commitment - W.H. Murray
“Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plan: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamt would have come his way, I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets: ‘Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.. “
Commitment - Theodore Roosevelt
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” There is a great danger in our time of succumbing to mediocrity not through incompetence or a lack of integrity but simply from a lack of genuine commitment. To live without such commitment is to live in that “gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
Give Me Your Eyes - Brandon Heath
Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touched down on the cold black top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
All those people going somewhere,
Why have I never cared?
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touched down on the cold black top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
All those people going somewhere,
Why have I never cared?
Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see
Yeah
Yeah
Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what’s underneath
There’s a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He’s out of work
He’s buying time
All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared?
I’ve Been there a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just moving past me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way you see the people all along
It is no Secret - Stuart Hamblin
The chimes of time ring out the news,
Another day is through.
Someone slipped and fell.
Was that someone you?
Another day is through.
Someone slipped and fell.
Was that someone you?
You may have longed for added strength,
Your courage to renew.
Do not be disheartened,
For I have news for you.
It is no secret what God can do.
What He’s done for others, He’ll do for you.
With arms wide open, He’ll pardon you.
It is no secret what God can do.
There is no night for in His light
You never walk alone.
Always feel at home,
Wherever you may go.
There is no power can conquer you
While God is on your side.
Take Him at His promise,
Don’t run away and hide.
It is no secret what God can do.
What He’s done for others, He’ll do for you.
With arms wide open, He’ll pardon you.
It is no secret what God can do.
In Christ Alone - Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
In Christ alone my hope is found;
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all—
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
In Christ alone, Who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev’ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.
There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
No guilt in life, no fear in death—
This is the pow’r of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow’r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home—
Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand.
Amazing Grace - John Newton
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.
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