Tomorrow crashing
Storm coming
Apathy’s reign building
Grave doubts becoming
Challenges brewing
Storm coming
Intensity building
Darkness incoming
Opinions clashing
Storm coming
Confusion keeps building
Future’s shortcomings
All nations trembling
Storm coming
World’s grim outlook building
Frightened and numbing
Trusted light glowing
Peace coming
Storm no longer building
Hope-filled homecoming
I truly believe delegation begins with trusting others–followed by letting go.
The hardest thing to do is take that first step to overcome fears and self-doubt.
David Steward (born 1951) is an American businessman.
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.
When we’re connected to others, we become better people. [Both quotes come from Pausch’s “The Last Lecture” given on September 18, 2007.]
Randy Pausch (1960-2008) was an American educator and professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. His life was cut short by pancreatic cancer, but he persevered to share his final lecture a few months before his death.
The greater the handicap, the greater the triumph.
To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.
John H. Johnson (1918-2005) was an American businessman and publisher.
Nothing stands the test like solid character. You can handle the blast like a steer in a blizzard. You keep standing against the wind and the howling, raging storm because Christ is at work in your spirit.
From Psalm 119:165: “Great peace have those who love Your law;
nothing can make them stumble.”
Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.
Give yourself an impossible task and solve it–then you’ve got a really good story.
My father was a watchmaker and an inventor. I saw him working in the house every day. The work ethic, I got from him. He worked hard and he never complained about it.
Carl Reiner (1922-2020) was an American actor, comedian, director and producer. He received a total of nine Emmy Awards for his contributions to television entertainment.
From 1 Thessalonians 3:11-12: “Now may our God and Father Himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for You.”
Arising each morning
Heart breathes in Father’s love
Praising pilgrim’s journey
Grace follows from above
Standing firm with Father
Hands of patient potter
Shaping this precious day
Mercy’s living water
Overcoming darkness
Light comes from Father’s Word
Taking in wisdom’s breath
Faith strengthened from what’s heard
Accepting Father’s plan
Truth breaks through evil’s crust
Walking in harmony
Submission brings man’s trust
Breaking free from bondage
Christ severs every chain
Paying sins’ debts with blood
In victory, He reigns
From 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10: “For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with Him.”
If you are in the midst of a trial right now, choose to walk by faith. Choose to “count it all joy.”
From 2 Corinthians 4:17: “For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure.”
David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.
You only have one life. You have to spend it doing something that matters.
Because being the right person isn’t about being perfect; it’s about being able to handle whatever life throws at you.
Michael Massimino (born 1962) is a former American astronaut, and is currently a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University. His experience with space travel includes two space shuttle flights in 2002 and 2009.
Turning life’s empty page
Optimism running dry
Uncertainty arrives
Shifting darkness stands by
Flickering light of thoughts
Mind never seeking rest
Sporadic, impatient
Inviting nightly guest
Dreaming, story unfolds
Deeper into its script
Narrative continues
Typing empty transcript
Soothing spirit walks in
Please, please never depart
Stardust now raining down
Replacing mind with heart
Waking at early dawn
Empty page, still waiting
Writer’s pen left untouched
Seeing light, dictating
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