Who’s The Best
Family Leadership Men Personal Development Relationships Women Monday, October 3rd 2016 Share the goods! During the 2005 football season, Keyshawn Johnson, who was then a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys made a statement. He stated that he was a better receiver than Michael Irving because he played a more all-around game. What he meant was that he was involved on every play, blocking and preventing tackles, and not just being a pass catcher!! This caught the attention of many football fans. First of all Michael Irvin has 3 Super Bowl rings. Besides that, most people feel outright that Michael Irvin was a better receiver. But one point that Keyshawn had in his favor was that in his career he made a choice to do the intangible things that didn’t show up on any stat sheets or get noticed by the fans and the rest of the world. In a strange way, this is something that every man has to deal with in his own way. How will you feel at the end of your life? Click To Tweet To be a “Keyshawn Johnson man, in a Michael Irvin world” what does that mean? It may mean that as a father he is blocking for his children’s education by helping them with their homework when he comes home at night even though he is tired after a long day in the office. Or he may be blocking for the longevity of his marriage by getting up in the middle of the night for his children so that his wife can get some sleep. Suppose you don’t make the Hall...
The Tip
Family Leadership Men Personal Development Relationships Women Monday, July 11th 2016 Share the goods! There are some key questions that affect the tip when you go to a restaurant. The first thing is: Are you cheap? Some people have a no tip philosophy, so that immediately will effect their tip. In other words do you value service to begin with? The second consideration is the food. Was it good? Did I enjoy my meal? But the biggest determining factor is the waiter or waitress. Have you ever been at a restaurant and the waitress says “here,” throws the plate down, gives you the evil eye and generally looks like they do not want to be there? Part of you says, I wish he or she would have just stayed home. Sometimes it is so bad, that you are thinking, I would have preferred to go into the kitchen and gotten my own food, because service was so sloppy. And if you are like me then you do not like it, you do not appreciate it! Their service affects their tip. You are blessed to be a blessing. Click To Tweet Then there is the waitress who greets you with a smile, and says “Welcome to Jack’s Rib Joint, it is so nice to have you dine with us today.” Followed by “let me get your drinks.” “What would you like today?” “Watch out the plate is hot!” “Can I show you the desert menu? I will bring you the desert tray.” “Hey let me get those crumbs.” “Is there anything else I can do for you?” And finally, “Have...
Don’t Void The Warranty
Family Leadership Men Personal Development Relationships Women Monday, January 25th 2016 Share the goods! Many products we purchase today come with a warranty. In some cases, we can buy an extended warranty which guarantees that the manufacturer will stand behind the product it if fails, but there are limitations. A manufacturer will cover a product if there’s a flaw in the manufacturing process, but not if you abuse the product. If you use your Dell computer in the shower and it stops working, you obviously cannot take it back to Dell. God has a warranty for your life as long as you are using it for His purpose. Click To Tweet When a manufacturer honors a warranty the assumption is that you’re using the product for its intended purpose, and it’s the same way with God. God has a warranty for your life as long as you are using it for His purpose. If your life is off purpose and out of whack and it seems like God is not answering your prayers, the question you have to ask is, “Am I using my life for His purpose?” MORE TOPICS addiction authority biblical characters career challenges children communication convictions depression discernment emotions failure faith family fear finances forgiveness grace healing identity leadership love marriage men parenting personal development pornography priorities process purpose relationships respect restoration righteousness sex sin success temptation trials women Help us continue helping others! DONATE TODAY Share the goods! Monday, January 25th 2016 RELATED VERSES Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice,...
Mount Everest
Consider this visual illustration. Mount Everest towers five and a half miles above the earth. What is it that drives men to climb to such great heights?
Off Course Sailing
Charting a course for your life without a plan and a personal mission statement is like sailing on the ocean without a compass.
Back in the Box
A young boy used to play Monopoly with his grandmother, and he would save his money. She would buy everything she could and eventually became the master of the board. At the end of the game, his grandmother would say, “One day, you’ll learn how to play the game.”
The Baby’s Coming
When a couple is getting ready to have a baby, they go through a season of preparation. They paint the baby’s room; they purchase baby furniture and baby clothes.
The Good Steward
Family Leadership Men Personal Development Relationships Women Monday, June 13th 2016 Share the goods! The job of a steward is to protect and expand the resources of another. When you put your money in the bank you do it for two reasons, to protect it, and to grow, or expand it. It’s a lot harder for a thief to get to your money out of the bank than from under your pillow. And depositing our money in the bank means that if you leave it there it will gain interest and expand and after a certain amount of time you’ll have more money than you deposited. So to be a good steward over something you want to protect and expand. This is why in the Parable of the Talents the first two men immediately went out to start getting a return and endeavored to maximize God’s resources. But the third guy essentially did nothing; he buried his talent in the ground where the money couldn’t even gain interest. The job of a steward is to protect and expand the resources of another. Click To Tweet So in our everyday lives we must invest what God has given us and get interest on it. God wants more out of your life, just as a baby grows to become a full adult. When parents invest in the life of a child it’s because they want the child to become all he/she can be. The key to life is to give back to God everything He gave you, but He wants it back with interest. If He gives you groceries, God wants...
Break The Cycle
Family Leadership Men Personal Development Relationships Women Monday, March 28th 2016 Share the goods! There’s a term called “transference” that’s used in psychology. Transference occurs when a person experiences something in a previous relationship and the person projects that experience onto others. What makes this dangerous is that “transference” will often make the person unconsciously engage in behavior that causes them to create experiences they fear. For instance, a person who had a tough and controlling father grows up to resent, or fear authority figures. What can happen is that when that person gets a job and their boss gives them some constructive criticism at a 5 level, the person, who is extra sensitive, and expecting the same treatment from his boss that he received from his father hears the criticism at level 9. What’s tricky is that the person will unconsciously engage in behavior that leads to the very situation they fear or were trying to avoid. Don't let your past determine your future! Click To Tweet Suppose that same person’s boss asks them to make a copy. The person making the copy is so nervous that he rushes to make it, but in his haste he makes a poor quality copy. The person then rushes and hands the copy to his boss. The boss looks at it and thinks to himself, “Why would they make such a poor quality copy?” The vicious cycle swings into motion, because the boss then tells them to make the copy quality a little better the next time. The boss’s level 5 comment is interpreted at a level 10 and instead of...
Green Pastures
Psalm 23:1-3 NKJV reads: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the path of righteousness for His name’s sake.
