This one thing I have learned this year: “We all grow STRONG IN THE STRUGGLE.”

Pray this way for a national revival in America.

What can we do to bring our nation back to God?

Words change your destiny. Look at David’s “three giants” and how he used words to overcome them:

“Playing dead” is a trick used by the opossum when “fight or flight” is not an option.

Check out these few recommendations to help you come out of the emotional “vortex”

Let me give you some “en-couraging” thoughts if your “C” meter is on “E”:

“Giving” is the root word of “forgiving.”  It’s almost safe to say they come from the same “root.”

Here are the top 5 things you can focus on to keep yourself “sharp” during these challenging times:

Your ATTITUDE is contagious—the power of a complaint

The Bible gives the secret: “Be strong IN THE LORD and in the power of HIS MIGHT.” (Eph. 6: 10)

We all want to do better with our time. The secret of using time wisely is in the “perfect day.”

Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke went to heaven this week. Perhaps the greatest evangelist of all time, he watched 79 MILLION people respond to Christ in his 35 years of crusades.

I knew him well.

HERE IS MY STORY OF THIS GREAT GENERAL:

Destiny” is a big word.  It sounds like your whole life in seven letters. 

Actually, it is easier thank you think.  Destiny is when you connect your purpose to the purpose of God.

God has a purpose.  It is eternal.  It was there before the world began.  Some parts of that purpose, however, will not be done until we connect our purpose to God’s purpose.

Here are my four main concepts of how to shape your destiny:

I tried a little gardening when I was first married (no money!).  I usually ended up with a huge pile of weeds and some tiny, even microscopic “fruit.”

My neighbor staked his tomatoes with “PVC” pipe and carefully poured water down the pipe to the deep roots of his plants.  He weeded every day.  He fertilized, protected with insecticide (not so good now!) and organized his rows so that each plant had space to grow.

Is it any wonder that his tomatoes looked the size of oranges when mine looked like marbles?

Try these five simple observations on productivity:

Elijah had an amazing day.  He wiped out 850 idolatrous prophets and ended a 3 1/2 year nationwide drought by one prayer!  Not bad, huh?  Why in the world is he praying to die the next day?

Mood swings.  They are real.  It feels like the floor disappeared and you are in a free fall. 

What was the source of Elijah’s downward spiral and how did he come out of it?

A policeman has a uniform, a badge, and a weapon.  Without them, he blends into the crowd.  He has no authority.  Wearing them, he carries all authority.

Jesus said, “I have all authority in heaven and earth.”  Why are Christians still living as “victims” instead of “victors?”

Let’s go to work on how you see yourself and why you have lived a life of “retreat” and “defeat”:

The famous hymn, “It Is Well" is one of my favorites.  We all love to sing it but never answer this question:  “Is it well with my soul?” 

HERE ARE THREE KEY QUESTIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU TO KNOW THAT:

A compass is a small thing.  If you are totally lost in the deep woods, finding a compass on the ground could save your life.  You’re not “out of the woods” but you’re on your way out of the woods.

“One small decision” (like the compass) can start a process that ultimately unravels a tapestry of bad financial, career, relationship, or other personal decisions.

Want to know how?  Read more.

Have you ever thrown something away you wish you had back again?  Whatever you do, don’t throw away your confidence!  You have every reason to hold on to it. 

“Confidence” affects everything:  your spiritual life, your work life, your social life, your moral life. 

Here are five elements of confidence that can shape your legacy: