Don’t let another year go by quietly quitting (doing the bare minimum toward) the life you want. There is a future you that calls you every day and invites you to become more of the person you want to be. Don’t let lesser things hold you back from that.
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You can’t do it (and neither can I)… but maybe that’s the point. In Mark 10, we find a young man that had amassed enough of a fortune to qualify as rich. He had what most people pine for, yet somehow still managed to flunk out of Salvation 101 as taught by Jesus. Why? Because he
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Marshall Goldsmith once said, “You are so busy being who you are, that you will never be who you could be. You could be more.” Feeling stuck is depressing. You keep telling yourself that tomorrow will be different. The truth is you really believe that you’ll eat better, sleep better, get those devotions in, start
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Life rarely goes as planned. I’m reminded of this reality every time I drive in Chicago. Why? Because something unexpected always happens. It could be a sinkhole, construction zone, detour, rush hour, accident, pedestrian, slow driver, speedy driver, putting on mascara driver—you name it, all dead-set on sabotaging my intended route. It’s as if there
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How do you view your life? Are you discouraged? Do you have regrets? Does it feel like a struggle to enjoy the present when the past looms and the future doomed? If I’m describing you, what I am about to write may be hard to swallow. It is hard to enjoy your life when you
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Wait. What?! You know the feeling—that moment when life seems to running smoothly, everything going as planned, and then… well, let’s just say it happens. It happens to the best of us, at the worst times. And if there’s one I’ve learned, it’s that because of it, life rarely goes as planned. Living in Chicago
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The radiant spring morning beautifully illuminated the world, yet my three-year-old daughter stood unusually still. It was a delightful day to say the least, and Alethea and I had walked out on our back porch to savor the sun. We lived in a pleasant neighborhood (contrary to the opinion of many), and for a young family braving the world, we had no
Have you ever felt completely inadequate? I have. In different situations. In multiple settings. More often than I’d like to admit. Someone once said, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” This nifty little adage was no more apparent than the day I dragged my missed-curfew-again self through the dimly lit dorm lounge at college. It was past midnight, so naturally I
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Kimberly wants to finally get healthy, but doing so feels out of reach. Jason wants to start living his dream, yet he feels trapped at work. Jenna? She simply wants to enjoy life, but her situation feels like a hopeless prison. Day in and day out, do you find yourself in a similar struggle—dreaming of more,
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I try to see the best in others, however, I’ve come to the conclusion there are some people in this world that are straight out evil. They find pleasure in hurting people or inflicting pain—maliciously and selfishly asserting their control and power at the expense of others. Just watch the news. For the rest of
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