‘A righteous man may fall seven times and rise again…’ Proverbs 24:16 NKJV Star baseball players only hit the ball about three out of every ten times. How do they live with such a high failure rate? By focusing on the law of averages. They know that if they just...
‘A righteous man may fall seven times and rise again…’ Proverbs 24:16 NKJV Until you overcome the fear of failure, you’ll be immobilised at the idea of taking a risk. The important thing to remember when you fail is not to quit. History shows that failure can...
‘Consider it all joy…when you encounter various trials.’ James 1:2 NAS James writes: ‘Consider it all joy… when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance… that you may be perfect and complete.’ (James 1:2–4 NAS) Peter...
‘…outwardly…wasting away…inwardly…being renewed…’ 2 Corinthians 4:16 NIV You know you’re getting older when: your knees buckle and your belt doesn’t; you talk about ‘the good old days’; you sit in a rocking chair and can’t make it go; by the time you’ve...
‘Let us go on…and become mature…’ Hebrews 6:1 TLB Peter writes: ‘Never return… insult for insult…’ (1 Peter 3:9 AMP) When you’re under fire, instead of defending yourself with hurtful comments and clever comebacks designed to put the other person in their...
