Practice what you Preach!

Faith without works is but an empty shell, promising on the outside, but further examination detects little or no substance. It is essential that we put our faith to work. It is imperative that we step out on faith and on God's word if we are to have productive and substantive lives. A true believer demonstrates his faith through, among other things, obedience. Start with obeying God's commandment to love your fellow men, even when you disagree with them on some issues. Obeying God's commandment to put him first, even though the world and our own flesh want to do otherwise. It takes faith to live according to God's will. But to just say you have faith and not live it out accomplishes nothing at all. Put your faith to work, practice what you preach.

Keys to Success

Ever been involved in something that just wasn’t progressing the way you knew it could or thought that it would. Well I certainly have. Get this, if you are not progressing the way you think you should, first you need to think about the effort you are putting forth and see if you can turn it up a bit. I’ve had a chance to see how some successful people acted and reacted and studied their habits. What I’ve learned from them and from my own experience is that successful people don’t just get there own time they get there ahead of time. And they are not the ones watching the clock to see when its time to go. They always seem to put in more than a full’s days work. Successful people do more than enough and they always outwork those around them. Successful people aren’t selfish in fact; they put others first and they create ways for other to prosper and to succeed. Jesus was successful because he paid the ultimate price and he didn’t do it for himself. He did it for you and he did it for me. If you want to be successful I mean truly successful you will start early, stay at it longer, put in the extra effort and put others first. You’ll do more than enough then you just might achieve the kind of success that God has in store for you.

Watch Your Tongue

The power of the tongue is amazing. The ability to shift the balance of any given situation lies within a few spoken words. Countries were built and wars were started upon mere words. The image of who we are is not just formed on how we look or act but also on the words we speak. How do you want people to see you? Would you prefer to be known as a person who always speaks negatively or would you prefer to be known as the person with the positive forward thinking attitude? The words you speak don't just impact you but also the people around you. The next time you may be tempted to say something negative think about the power you have to change the course of a person's day by simply speaking a few positive words.