POSITIVE NUGGETS

1. 21 Action Steps for a 21st Century Leader - Denis Waitley

2. The Bible in 50 words

3. GO FOR THE GOAL

4.  Heaven's Phone Directory

5.  The Will of God

6. Important Recall

7. Commitment

21 Action Steps for a 21st Century Leader - Denis Waitley

  1. Act self employed, but be a team player
  2. Be flexible in the face of daily surprises
  3. Take a proactive approach to your health
  4. Conduct a personal inventory of your knowledge resources
  5. Increase your reading, writing, and vocabulary proficiency
  6. Constantly upgrade your computer literacy
  7. Become a global network
  8. Create your personal presence on the World Wide Web
  9. Be responsible for your own financial security
  10. Start living in prime time
  11. Balance your time at work with many vacations
  12. Model yourself after the best individuals
  13. Set up a learning resource at home
  14. Be a person who practices non-situational integrity
  15. Attend the most important meetings you will ever have (with yourself)
  16. Balance high-tech with a high-touch environment
  17. Institute a more dynamic, proactive system for getting back to people
  18. Repeat business and profitability are directly related to relationships of trust
  19. Keep your personal and professional life in balance
  20. Create your own mission statement for your personal and professional life
  21. Chase your passion, not your pension

This coming week, take time to: 

  1. fall asleep counting your blessings
  2. embrace chaos
  3. keep meetings short and productive
  4. reinvent the wheel
  5. imagine the most pleasurable fill-in-the-blank and
  6. get to know your neighbors.

The Bible in 50 words
God made
Adam bit
Noah arked
Abraham split
Joseph ruled
Jacob fooled
Bush talked
Moses balked
Pharaoh plagued
People walked
Sea divided
Tablets guided
Promise landed
Saul freaked
David peeked
Prophets warned
Jesus born
God walked
Love talked
Anger crucified
Hope died
Love rose
Spirit flamed
Word spread
God remained.

GO FOR THE GOAL
Fortunate are the persons,
Who in this life can find
A purpose that can fill their days,
And goals to fill their minds!

The world is filled with many people,
Content with where they are;
Not knowing joys success can bring,
No will to go that far.

Yet in this world there is a need
For people to lead the rest,
To rise above the "average" life,
By giving of their best!

Would you be the one who dares to try
When challenged by the task?
To rise to heights you've never seen,
Or is that too much to ask?

This is your day -- a world to win,
Great purpose to achieve
Accept the challenge of your goals
And in yourself believe!

Life is like riding a bicycle. You don't fall off unless you stop pedaling.

HEAVEN'S PHONE DIRECTORY

When you are Angry............Ephesian 4:21

If you need Assurance.........John 5:24

When you carry Burdens........Isaiah 41:13

In need of Comfort ...........Psalm 138:7

When you need Confidence .....Deuter. 31:6

Where to find Courage.........Isaiah 41:13

What to do if Depressed.......II Corinthians 1:3-4

If you are Discontented.......Hebrew 13:5

Receive Encouragement.........Joshua 1:9

When you have Failed..........Proverbs 24:16

When you need Faith...........Exodus 33:14

Strength to replace Fear......Psalm 27:1

If you need Forgiveness.......Matthew 6:14

When you need Guidance........Psalm 37:23

Believers who need Healing....James 5:14-15

Looking for Hope..............Psalm 31:24

Facing Injustice..............Matthew 5:10-12

Bearing Justice...............Psalm 82:3-4

Facing Jealousy...............Psalm 37:7

Seeking Joy...................John 16:22

If you need Kindness..........John 15:13 & 15

If you are Lonely.............Psalm 32:7

Strength for Loss.............Isaiah 61:3

When you need Love............I John 4:7-8

In need of Mercy..............Isaiah 30:18

When leaving home, going out..Psalms 121

Need Godly Patience...........Ephesians 4:2

When you need Peace...........Psalm 29:11

When you Need Protection......Isaiah 43:2

Remove feeling of Rejection...Proverbs 18:24

When you need Strength Ext:...2 Corinth. 12:9

Obtain relief from Stress.....Matthew 11:28

How to give Thanks............I Corinthians 15:57

Triumph over Tragedy..........John 14:1

When you have been Wronged....Luke 17:3

When you are Worried..........I Peter 5:7

So why worry when you've got these number you can call for help!

Be Blessed!

 The Will of God!

The will of God will never take you,
Where the grace of God cannot keep you.
Where the arms of God cannot support you,
Where the riches of God cannot supply your needs,
Where the power of God cannot endow you.

The will of God will never take you,
Where the Spirit of God cannot work through you,
Where the wisdom of God cannot teach you,
Where the army of God cannot protect you,
Where the hands of God cannot mold you.

The will of God will never take you,
Where the love of God cannot enfold you,
Where the mercies of God cannot sustain you,
Where the peace of God cannot calm your fears,
Where the authority of God cannot overrule for you.

The will of God will never take you,
Where the comfort of God cannot dry your tears,
Where the Word of God cannot feed you,
Where the miracles of God cannot be done for you,
Where the omnipresence of God cannot find you.
 

Important Recall
  
 The maker of all human beings is recalling all units manufactured,  regardless of make or year, due to the serious defect in the primary and central component, or heart. This is due to a malfunction in the original prototype units, resulting in the reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units. This defect has been technically termed, Subsequential Internal Non-morality,' or more commonly known as S-I-N, as it is primarily symptomized by loss of moral judgment.
 
 Some other symptoms are:
 
 (a) Loss of direction
 (b) Foul vocal emissions
 (c) Amnesia of origin
 (d) Lack of peace and joy
 (e) Selfish, or violent, behavior
 (f) Depression or confusion in the mental component
 
 The manufacturer, who is neither liable or at fault for this defect, is providing factory authorized repair and service, free of charge, to correct this SIN defect, at numerous locations throughout the world.
 
 The number to call for the recall station in your area is: P-R-A-Y-E-R
 

Commitment

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through. - Zig Ziglar

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. - Walter Elliott


What does it mean to be committed?

Commitment is more than just saying you will.
Commitment is more than just good intentions.
Commitment is more than just a once-in-a-while process. It is a continuing, moment-by-moment undertaking. It is more than trying.

Commitment is doing whatever is necessary, for as long as necessary, to get the job done.
Commitment doesn't bail out at the first sign of trouble.
Commitment stays on course, moving steadily through good times and bad.

Commitment doesn't make excuses or look for the easy way out. It finds a way through every obstacle. Commitment doesn't wait for someone else to take up the slack.
Commitment makes things happen whatever the circumstance. 

True commitment isn't stopped when the effort becomes tiring, boring, uncomfortable, unpleasant, tedious, perilous or unpopular.
True commitment keeps on going.

Genuine commitment on the part of those who have come before us has brought our world to where it is today, enabling us to live lives filled with possibility and promise. It is a priceless legacy, and one which can continue to grow with our own strong and sincere commitment.

If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you're doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It's tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up and starts putting his life jacket on - Lou Holtz

It takes a little courage, and a little self-control.
And some grim determination, if you want to reach your goal.
It takes some real striving, and a firm and stern-set chin,
No matter what the battle, if you really want to win.

There's no easy path to glory, there's no rosy road to fame, Life, however, we may view it, is no simple parlor game. But its prizes call for fighting, for endurance and for grit, For a rugged disposition and a "don't-know-when-to-quit." You must take a blow or give one, you must risk and you must lose; And expect that in the struggle you will suffer from the bruise. But you must not wince or falter, if you once begin; Be strong and face the battle, that's the only way to win.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.- Calvin Coolidge


 

 

26 Beautiful One-liners

1. Give God what's right -- not what's left.

2. Man's way leads to a hopeless end -- God's way leads to an endless hope.

3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.

4. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.

5. In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma--but never let him be the period.

6. Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.

7. Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to the church for a face-lift.

8. When praying, don't give God instructions -- just report for duty.

9. Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.

10. We don't change God's message -- His message changes us.

11. The church is prayer-conditioned.

12. When God ordains, He sustains.

13. WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.

14. Plan ahead -- It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

15. Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position.

16. Suffering from truth decay? Brush up on your Bible.

17. Exercise daily -- walk with the Lord.

18. Never give the devil a ride -- he will always want to drive.

19. Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.

20. Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.

21. He who angers you controls you.

22. Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.

23. Give Satan an inch & he'll be a ruler.

24. Be ye fishers of men -- you catch them & He'll clean them.

25. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

26. Read the Bible -- It will scare the hell out of you.

Now take 60 seconds and give this a shot! Let's just see if Satan stops this one.