SIMPLE BUT NOT EASY - Thoughts on life, money and everything else

  Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Keep believing in yourself and your abilities. Although problems appear to be burdens to us in our lives, they are actually opportunities for growth. In the long run, we really should welcome problems and frustrations for only out of the solutions do we find real growth and happiness. It’s very hard to put into practice. I know. It’s hard to have a hectic day with two or three major things going wrong and to say to yourself “This is a great chance for me to grow!” Blah!! Now you sound like one of those ‘sunshine’ people who always see the good side of life. Well, you know they are probably right even though most of us would rather not admit it.  A lot of us even make a life out of avoiding work commitments, stress, almost anything that might “initially” be painful. Have you ever had a job where you worked twice as hard at looking busy as you would’ve if you just act...

Not all prayers are answered. Everyone knows that. Skeptics see this as evidence that prayer does not work. What they overlook is that for prayer to work it must be used effectively, with a clear understanding of it’s scientific basis.  What if you find your prayers are not answered as you would like? What then? You must understand the principal reasons for such failure. These are: lack of confidence and too much effort . Many people block answers to their prayers by failing to fully comprehend the workings of their subconscious mind. When you know how your mind functions, you gain a measure of confidence.  Your failure to get results may be a consequence of mentally making negative statements such as:  Things are getting worse I will never get an answer I see no way out It is hopeless I don’t know what to do I am all mixed up and I’m not sure what to do  When you use such statements, you get no response or co-operation from God (your subconscious m...

When was the last time you seriously thought about the words you use each and every day? How carefully do you select them?  Our words have tremendous creative power. Whenever we speak something out, either good or bad, we are giving life to what we are saying. WORDS  can build a bright future, destroy opportunity or help maintain the status quo.  Our words can run in different directions.  “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings”  (James3:9). Unfortunately, the Bible warns that it’s very hard to control our speech because  words spring from our hearts  (Luke 6:45).  In the book  "Attitude is Everything" by Jeff Keller  he says that y our words reinforce your beliefs...and your beliefs create your reality. Y ou should think of this process as a row of dominos that looks like this: Thoughts > Words > Beliefs > Actions >Results If you have positive THOUGHTS and reinforce them with positi...

  My Mother always talked about “the effortless way” to living your life and getting what you want. She would always say “when you put God in charge of your life you have no worries, no stress and everything becomes effortless. All you have to do is put everything in God’s hands and he will take care of it for you”.   The effortless way that my mother always talked about meant that you put everything to God in prayer. Prayer is conversing and communicating with God. When we pray, we can talk to God aloud or within our thoughts.  Prayer is an earnest desire that we take to God.   Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, it is our heart’s desire. But even sincere desire is not enough by itself. There must be BELIEF, too. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours (Mark 11:24 NIV) . You must realize God’s ability to give you every good thing in life. You must believe in his readiness to do it. Model ...