Archive for the 'Overcoming Adversity'

Success is not a matter of…

“Success is not a matter of luck or genius-but it is the outcome of adequate preparation and determination.” Successful people are determined people. Determined people don’t let negative thoughts or voices stop them from doing. Successful people persist for as long as it takes until they get what they want. So how do we prepare so we […]

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What to do with all the negative talk…

I received this in an email today from Judi Moreo. I thought it was worth passing on. “It seems that everywhere I’ve turned lately people are talking about the down economy, the high prices of gasoline, and how life is getting tougher and tougher. Just how is one supposed to stay positive when all around […]

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Step by Step

“Step by step. I can’t think of any other way of accomplishing anything.” ~ Michael Jordan

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Sometimes…

Sometimes God calms the storm… Sometimes He lets the storm rage and He calms His child.

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Why things go wrong…

“Things don’t go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be.” ~ Charles “Tremendous” Jones

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Something Better

“Our Heavenly Father never takes anything from His children unless He means to give them something better.”—George Muller I post new stories, tips and quotes here every day, so bookmark my home page, and come back tomorrow for another kick to get you off your rear and doing what you came to this planet to do. […]

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Whose Your Master?

“What worries you masters you.”—Haddon W. Robinson Do I let my problems serve me by teaching me or do I let them become my master, wearing me to a frazzle? HMM…good question. To often I am the servant….. “Make your problems your servants not your master.” I post new stories, tips and quotes here every day, so bookmark my […]

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Dirt Roads

Dirt Roads — Attributed to Paul Harvey What’s mainly wrong with society today is that too many Dirt Roads have been paved. There’s not a problem in America today, crime, drugs, education, divorce, delinquency that wouldn’t be remedied, if we just had more Dirt Roads, because Dirt Roads give character. People that live at the end of Dirt […]

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People Are Like Tea Bags

Are you a tea drinker? Tea is a wonderful staple for many. Yet whether we like our tea hot or cold it still has to go through the same hot water process to turn into a soothing or satisfying treat. Today’s Life on Purpose Quote: “Consider that people are like tea bags. They don’t know their […]

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God Gave You Today Because He Has Hopes For You.

Have you heard the story of Mary Kay Beard? It was 1972 and she knew she had been caught and her life as a bank robber was over. Sitting in the jail cell realizing the extent of her crimes she begged God to change her and give her hope. Reading the bible she came across Ezekiel […]

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