The 30-Second Prayer

When I was preparing myself for these days ahead, I took a pen and paper and began to brainstorm of what I wanted to accomplish during this time. I came up with five areas that I will be focusing on.  I do want to say that we each have to design our strategy to fit our lives. For example, if you are a Health Care Worker who is putting in 10-12 hour days and then come home to meet the needs of your family, you are not going to be able to do what someone else has time to do. So please, design it for what fits for you .  If you only have time for one of these areas, do the first one—because it is THE most important one. It is foundational to make everything else in your day function. The five areas are as follows: 1. Spiritually—Begin the day with God in prayer. 2. Physically—Keep yourself strong by eating the right food and the right                time. Also, get exercise and drink plenty of water.    ...

Last evening we found out that we are about to experience at least thirty more days of social distancing or being self-quarantined. All of a sudden things have become VERY personal because we have to ask ourselves, "How am I going to make it for 30 days??"   Okay, here's the deal! We need a plan! If you are like me, you will be a pile of clothes on the floor by April 30th if you are not focused on accomplishing something each day. Here are some ideas for what I mean about "accomplishing." Communicating with someone you keep thinking about. Teaching yourself to do something new. Reading a book that you you always intended to read. Having designated times during the day for playing. Watching certain things on t.v. and turning it off during other times. Taking a walk or doing some outside exercise. Gut the garage and organize all tools, sporting equipment, etc. Come up with a creative idea for encouraging someone else. As we plan our activities whet...

If you have read my book, The 30-Second Prayer That Changes Everything , you already know that being intentional  is key to achieving successful results. You might begin each day with something like this-- Father, I commit this day to You. Cause me to think the way You think--so that I will be in Your will and make right choices today.                                                                         Yesterday, I had a troubling thought show up on my radar. I recognized it as a reoccurring thought. In fact, it had surfaced several times over the past few months and was on the verge of become a "held-belief."  I even spoke it out loud on a couple of occasions which gave this false imagination additional fuel. This belief definitely did not bring me peace, but instead irritation, impatience...

Life has been very interesting these last two weeks in dealing with Covid-19. We've all had to be flexible and make the necessary changes to navigate this journey. Every few hours we've had to revise our plans so that we are doing the right thing at the right time. Thankfully we can say, "God, cause my thoughts to become agreeable to Your will so I will know what to do and what not to do." (based on Proverbs 16:3 AMPC) I was in the midst of making plans to take a flight to Florida this week. While making preparations, it occurred to me that it might not be the best time to travel. I submitted my plans to God and told Him that I was willing to cancel the trip. After a day or two, I was sure that this was not the time to travel. After canceling my flight, I felt such peace and was so glad to be staying home.  When we are walking through difficult times, it is so good to know that our Father has our peace and safety on His heart. As we are willing to give Him cont...