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Will You Be God’s Hands Today?

If not you, who?

If not today, when?

Will you also find time to hone your career skills?

Want to know one of the most glorious ways to volunteer your time?

Become the change you wish to see in the world.

People need great role models.

When people look at the way you live your life, do they hold you up as an example or a warning?

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As Simple As A Flower

Ever struggle to get results in an important area in your life, but no matter what you do, your efforts are fruitless?

Yesterday’s post reminded me that our example speaks louder than our words:

“What you do thunders so loudly, I can’t hear what you say”. – Emerson

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Are You Unknowingly Crabby?

Are you behaving in the same way you want others to behave?

No, serious, do a thorough inventory. You’re probably not.

Where do I start, Jeff?

Humble yourself and look in the mirror.

Easy & Hard At The Same Time

Every day preach the Gospel, and if necessary, try using words.

Busy-ness Is Distracting

Being on the road for five days this week was rewarding and taxing. Unless you do this frequently, it may be challenging to understand, but I hope you do, because it’s the challenging part I want to relate to you.

We are all faced with daily challenges. One person’s small challenge is another’s big challenge.

This will seem small in comparison to life-threatening issues, but herein lies a secret.

Being crazy-busy does not give us an excuse to be unfaithful.

So in picking up our son, late yesterday, as we got in the car, it hit me. I had not been on my knees in prayer yet. Each morning, it’s the same:

• Wake up
• Bathroom
• Kiss Cheryl and Chapin as they sleep
• Kneel at the foot of the bed
• Say the three most important prayers

“Do you mind if I do it now”, I asked him.  “No, I don’t mind”, he said.

Think Big. Start Small.

As an adult, have you given any consideration to the things you want young people to remember? What if you did simple and easy habits or rituals that would leave an indelible impression on children?

Habits that help teach and shape their young lives and become memories they never forget.

Why? Because this is how we turn the world around.

How? Keep it simple, but profound.

And because your habits and rituals are ridiculously simple to do, and so easy to do, that the only excuse for not doing them is not caring. And how could you not care?

Please consider passing on this concept of care to the next generation. It may be the only hope our planet has.

And it starts with you.

A Beautiful Way To Start Your Day

What if you had started this morning on your knees?

What if, on your knees, you said a short prayer?

And what if you did this again tomorrow, and the next day.

I mean, what’s stopping you?  It can’t be time.

The Best Example Is Across The Table

Just replied to a friend’s email, declining an invitation to a men’s group Saturday night get-together.

You know, it’s difficult to say no.  What happens when we say no too often?

People stop asking us.

Unless.

Unless?

Yes, unless we have so much passion that it’s no longer ignorable.

I challenged Duane to spend just five minutes reading www.jeffnoel.org

And told him that when our son (9) goes looking for Jesus, he shouldn’t have to look any farther than across the dining room table.

Ya with me?

Change Can Be Slow or Fast

“The most powerful thing you can do to change the world is to change your own beliefs about the nature of life, people, and reality to something more positive … and begin to act accordingly.” — Shakti Gawain

No brainer, eh?