PREPARE YOUR EYES TO READ AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS, AND OPEN MINDS. Malcolm Gladwell published a book in 2000 titled "The Tipping Point." He defines it as the moment of critical mass, the threshold, and the boiling point. He proposed the three laws that described the phenomenon: The Law of the Few, The Stickiness Factor, and The Law of Context. The inflection or tipping point is the pivotal moment or point i

PREPARE YOUR EYES TO READ AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS, AND OPEN MINDS. Almost everyone has heard the phrase, "you will reap what you sow." It's about a verse taken from the Bible in Galatians 6:7-9, "Do not misled-you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who l

PREPARE YOUR EYES TO READ AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS, AND OPEN MINDS. We are fresh into the new year, and some of you may have made resolutions, some have set new goals, and others are not concerned because you are just so excited you made it through 2021. Have you ever wondered why people use the first of January to make a change or try to devise a new plan for their lives? Is this a magical time when your lif

PREPARE YOUR EYES TO READ AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS, AND OPEN MINDS. For whatever reason, we tend to believe that when we begin to experience hardships within our lives, it's the end of our existence. One of those times could have been when you separated from your boy or girlfriend, or you had to choose to pay the light bill, buy groceries, or renew your car insurance? You might not have experienced these situat

PREPARE YOUR EYES TO READ AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS, AND OPEN MINDS. As we are in the midst of the holidays, there will be plenty of laughter, food, sadness, and anger, but most of all, plenty of leftovers. Some would contend that leftover food tastes better than freshly cooked because of the chemical reactions in ingredients that cause the flavors to be enhanced. Others don't share the same idea of eating foo

PREPARE YOUR EYES TO READ AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS, AND OPEN MINDS. If I told you that you need a gap in your life or your relationship to be successful, would you agree with me? Pause before you answer that and follow me. As the holidays rapidly approach, some will have feelings of great joy while others not so much. Many of us will welcome the joyous laughter, the great food (hopefully), and the company of ou

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS, AND OPEN MINDS We all yearn for the attention of others in sort of shape, form, or fashion. Look at the crazy challenges that have exploded on social media. Not only have viral videos gotten the attention of others, but there were 44.2 million people who used dating websites in 2020, according to Statista, a statistics website. We have also searched for a

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS, AND OPEN MINDS If your vehicle broke down on the highway, do you have a plan to get it and you somewhere safe? If you lost your job, do you have another source of money to draw from other than relying on someone else? Do you have a plan to start a new business or capitalize on a venture that will allow you to be more successful? We all hope, pray, dream,

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS, AND OPEN MINDS If you were allowed to walk into a preexisting home with little to no money down as early as tomorrow, would you jump on this offer? You would be allowed to move into the home as soon as the very next day with the understanding that you were the only one who could inspect the house. Upon approaching the house, you admire the curb appeal, the

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS, AND OPEN MINDS When children are lying in their bed, and they get frightened from either a noise under the bed, a shadow near the closet, or someone entering the room, they immediately cover themselves up with the sheets to not be seen. In Genesis, Adam and Eve covered themselves to hide as well. In both cases, hiding was the first thing that sought out for

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS Transformation is a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance. For us to change anything about ourselves, it must first begin in our thinking. You must use your cognitive skills to learn about yourself, life, love, and relationships. Your cognitive skills are the core skills your brain uses to think, read, learn, remember, reason, and p

Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights quotes, "if you are not first, then you are last," which would ensure you must go fast to win, but when we learned about The Hare and The Tortoise, it reminded us that going slow and steady wins the race. So which one is correct? Well, I am not here to answer that question because, in any situation, you must think and move quickly to get certain things completed, and you must learn to be patient and humble for other things. Let's examine what h

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS Why do we remain in unbearable or stagnate situations when we know that we have outgrown it? Is it difficult to leave because you have become comfortable and don't want to rock the boat or are you afraid of the possible persecution of the people that knows about you? Back in 2007, T-Pain released his album "Epiphany" and he provided two defi

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS How often have you found yourself in the deep? The deep could be having $10 in your bank account when you have $2,500 worth of bills laying on the table with a few of them already being past due. Your deep could be that you just found out that your child is pregnant and she hasn't graduated high school yet or it could be that you are in an u

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS How many times have you heard the phrases," "I gotcha you," "don't be a stranger" or the famous "call me if you need me" uttered to you in a time of crisis or just because? When you hear those words, how do you process those words? Do you look at the person who said them and think or know that they are genuine and you can count on them to b

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS I was asked the other day about my circle, if it is getting bigger or smaller, and after thinking about it for a few seconds, I realized it was getting bigger because of all of the connections that I have made but also smaller due to the vision and dreams that I "WILL" attain. As we look to do and be better, we often look to downsize our relat

How often have you had something or have known something, that could have helped someone else out? Well, as we focus on wisdom, we see that is defined as the quality of having experience, knowledge, and ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, insight, and know what is true or right. Some of the attributes includes compassion, self-knowledge, unbiased judgment. Someone can have knowledge and not be wise but that same person can't b

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS It is recommended that you go to the dentist every six months to get your teeth cleaned, as it is essential to keeping your teeth, gums, and mouth healthy. Avoiding these appointments can lead to oral health issues such as cardiovascular disease, dementia, Alzheimer's, respiratory infections, diabetes, pregnancy complications, infertility, e

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS Why does our society value the lives of famous people more than ordinary people, like you and I, and why do we think we have the right to be involved in their lives? I remember when my kids would ask me if I knew some actor or actress and I would respond to them with a “no, and they don't know me so I guess we are even”. When we see or hear abo

PREPARE YOUR EARS TO LISTEN AND YOUR HEART TO RECEIVE AS YOU TAKE IN THE WORDS THAT LOOK TO CHANGE LIVES, RENEW HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS Isn't is easy to say "I got what it takes, I'm the one you need, I am the man or woman for the job." But are you? We have psyched ourselves up so much to think that we can handle any situation that is in front of us by ourselves. Have you ever noticed in the movies that when someone is getting ready to fight a group of people, they attack