The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.~William Arthur WardGod For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 William Arthur Ward was a writer and educator in the sixties. He is one of the most quoted writers out…
Month: March 2013
The Believers Marathon Part 8: A Holistic Approach to Your Trinity
Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? I Corinthians 3:16 When I started this series, I know I said it would only be eight parts, but I misread that, that part 8 was in section 3 and each section has…
Unforgiveness Does Not Leave Impressions of Light
I posted this earlier in the year and decided to re-post it in hopes it may help someone who harbors an unforgiving spirit. Also I posted this for a blogger friend whom I hope will read it and gain the godly wisdom imparted to me by the Holy Spirit. Forgiveness is a an important part…
The Believers Marathon Part 7: Worth the Effort
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. James 2:2-4 The only one…
The 14 Rules of a Life-giver
I posted this last September and thought it was worth re-posting this week with the thought of Spring just around the corner. Love is a very important part to any Life-giver’s heart and is a healer in relationships of any kind. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It…
The Believers Marathon Part 6: Remaining Faithful to the Path
As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. 2Timothy 4:6-7 Jesus did not put us on the earth just to start the race of life,…
Healthy Love Finds Joy and Balance
But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among…
The Believers Marathon Part 5: Press On
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and…
David's Body Temple 