Have you ever noticed that when you exercise, your body doesn’t crave Diet Coke or some other carbonated drink, but it begs for water? When your body runs low on the required fluids, it dehydrates and sends a message demanding what is necessary to continue life AND THAT IS WATER‼!…
Do you ever find that you’re so busy that you CAN’T FOCUS on what is right in front of you? Do you ever find that sometimes your priorities can be a little out of balance? Sometimes I get so busy working that I do not carve out enough FOCUSED TIME…
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…
I need a defense attorney! Do you ever feel like sometimes you HAVE to defend yourself because something is said about you that’s just not true? People who were once with you, may turn against you and now you feel like you’re defending yourself when you’ve done nothing wrong! This…
Diligence is giving speedy attention to the assigned task. It’s continuing to work on something that you know needs to be done until it’s finished. I tend to notice a direct correlation between SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE and their DILIGENT ATTITUDE. The Bible says in Proverbs 10:4 that, “He who has a…
You were strong enough to get this far, so you are strong enough to keep going. Sometimes you can get run down and start thinking that you do not have what it takes to make it happen. Whatever the “it” is in YOUR life at this time. This is a…
David Crank, Sr., my Dad, was a great man. I loved him, honored him and followed him. He loved the Lord. He took care of his family. He served his country. God, family, country. Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. James 4:8 On this 4th…
Our nature tends to GRAVITATE TOWARDS THE NEGATIVE, much like a car that is left in neutral, on a hill, tends to roll DOWNHILL. We can “fall” into a cycle of speaking negative words over our own lives. Which means it takes a conscious effort to be positive. It’s SO…
Do you ever view your life and think that you could be doing it better? Do you look at yourself and your habits or behaviors and think that you really need to make some changes? While there is always room for improvement, we are also our own worst critic. It’s…
Have you continued to do the same thing but you’ve stop enjoying it? One of the hardest things in the world is to walk away from something that you’ve always done. I don’t mean just church or a job but sometimes there are certain aspects of what you’ve always done…
One of the best ways to keep your joy is to allow the Holy Spirit to lead you in every way every day. If each and every morning you FIRST: – pray (1 Thessalonians 5:17) – seek God (Matthew 6:33; Isaiah 55:6) – read things such as this type of…
