Challenge: 3 Hang-ups and 3 Motivations

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.  For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.  I John 4:18 The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of…

The Believers Marathon Part 4: Discipline

We all have dreams.  But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.~Jesse Owens I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. I Corinthians 9:27 Jesse Owens the great Olympian in…

Be Content, Worry Less

Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.  Proverbs 12:25 There is no end of craving.  Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness.  Therefore, acquire contentment.~Sivananda Sivananda was a Hindu spiritual leader that was a healer and formed his own type of Yoga that is practiced today.  I am not…

The Believers Marathon Part 3: Pain!

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.~Roger Bannister Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.  James 1:2 I’m up at 3:30 am writing this blog, talk about pain.  I guess it was important for this…

Adjust, Shift and Fire!!!

And He said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.  Mark 9:29 I was talking one day with a friend that is an army recruiter for the National Guard.  Shawnon is an awesome man, loves God, and has such a servant’s heart.  We were discussing military strategy and…

The Believers Marathon Part 2: Preparation

I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon.~Paula Radcliffe Paula Radcliffe holds the current world record for the woman’s marathon.  Her record is an impressive 2 hours, 15 minutes and 25 seconds.  She represents…

Jesus and Joy

Joy It is my wish that we not only be joyful for the holiday’s, but all year round and to love and Serve one another and Hopeful for the New Year. We should never forget That it is a blessing to come together and worship With one another and to also have Faith that God…

The Believers Marathon Part 1

Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!  All athletes are disciplined in their training.  They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.  So I run with purpose in every step.  I…