Whenever my Dad called me and used my middle name, “David Dwayne Crank!” I KNEW I was in trouble. Did your parents ever do that to you? Many of us were raised during a time when parents weren’t concerned with what was politically correct. We know what it was like…
Have you ever heard the term: ‘Stop before it gets out of hand?’ We could eliminate a lot of the problems in life if we would just stop before it gets out of hand. In the Bible, in the book of Genesis, we see Cain and Abel walking through a…
With every new level, obstacle and challenge, God has prepared a way of escape. When we go through tough stuff, we tend to ask a lot of questions. And when we are freaking out, our questions don’t always make sense. We need to stop questioning and trust God. It might…
Do you ever just want to smack somebody? There have been times where I have wanted to shut people out of my life because they hurt me or were unfair to me. Have you ever faced this? It’s amazing how we just want to act on how we FEEL all…
When we are younger, we tend to throw fits and come unglued over the smallest things. We make decisions based on our emotions. These characteristics reflect immaturity. When we get older, we can’t keep making decisions like that otherwise we will be making wrong, emotionally charged decisions. Tired, Illogical Thinking…
Have you ever used the power of visualization? God did it first. He thought it, “saw it”, said it and it happened. What happens in your life or ANY endeavor begins in the mind through visualization. Visualization is used by the most successful salespeople. Have you ever gone to a…
When the enemy comes in, the Bible says in John 10:10 that, “He Comes In Like A Thief To Steal, To Kill, And To Destroy, To Steal Your Hopes, To Shatter Your Dreams, To Destroy This Abundant Life That God Has Given You.” We must realize who’s doing that. It…
Years ago, I was hanging out with a guy who I thought was really smart. I learned a lot from his wisdom. On this particular day, he was carrying a lot of anger and this was a problem. While hanging out with him, I watched how he dealt with his…
When we are consistent, there is a miracle that kicks in called faithfulness. The Bible says the faithful person will abound in the blessing. When you stick with the job long enough. When you stick with the relationship long enough. When you stick with the church long enough. Faithful describes…
People who stay planted are the ones who flourish. When we wake up and look outside and see trees, we don’t question if any given tree was on the other side of the building yesterday. Trees don’t get up and move because it is too hot, too cold, or too…
When I first went on television, the experts told me that the way I wanted to do things wouldn’t work. I knew what God had shown me to do, what not to do, and how to do it. When my God-inspired ideas worked, they said, “This is surprising! But you…
There are times we don’t realize our faith has dimmed. We don’t realize that our Faith Switch is turned to the low setting. God spoke to me one time when I was walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night, “Don’t live your life this way! Walking around…
