Don’t Build Your Life on Sand
Build on a Solid Foundation The past several weeks we’ve been going through the Sermon on the Mount. We discussed the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12), being salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16), the importance of listening to God (Matthew 5:17-20), doing things for the right reason (Matthew 6:5-15), choosing the right treasures (Matthew 6:19-24), and focusing on […]
Be Prepared for the Changing Seasons
And How This Can Affect Your Home Maintenance Sometimes the changing seasons can be quick and serious. The weather here has been a bit of a roller coaster ride over the past several weeks. We’ve had temperatures ranging from below zero to seventy. Some of these swings have happened within days. It’s currently seventeen degrees […]
Focus on Your Plank First
It’s More Important Than Someone Else’s Sawdust In Matthew 7:1-5, Jesus tells us that we will be judged the way we judge others. He says that we should focus on our own mistakes and shortcomings first, not others’. When it comes right down to it, we have no control over what others do. We can […]
It’s Never Too Late to Learn
You CAN Teach an Old Dog New Tricks You’ve probably heard the saying, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks“. This means that it is very difficult to teach someone new skills or change someone’s habits, especially when they’re older. This phrase is often used to express the challenges of altering deeply rooted behaviors or learning new […]
What Do You Treasure?
This is a Choice What is treasure? Treasure is something that is valuable. This means different things to different people. Treasure is often thought of as monetary. Like gold and jewels hidden by pirates or on their sunken ship. They can also be things that hold value that aren’t monetary. For example, it might be […]
There is a Limit to How Much You Can Put on a Calendar
This Isn’t the Same for a List Last week’s post was about using lists and calendars for making plans. We talked about how your planning is up to you, but if you do nothing … nothing will get done. You can have the best laid plans, but life happens. You can choose to do no […]
Do Everything for the Right Reason
This Includes When You Pray We’re continuing through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. This week we are learning how to pray (Matthew 6:1-15). One of the first things we’re told is how not to do it. We are not to pray for show. He tells us to pray for the right reasons. He gives us […]
How to Organize Your Daily Plans
Getting Your “To Do” List and Calendar to Work Together As is normal, early in a new year there is a lot of focus on being better organized. Looking for new ways to get more done. This has been a topic that has come up in several conversations over the past few weeks. At the […]
You Have Heard It Said
But Are You Really Listening? The past several weeks has been excerpts of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus started speaking to this big crowd of people from the mountain side. He started with The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-11) and things to do if we want to be blessed. Last week was about being salt and light […]
What’s the First Next Step?
Breaking Big Things Down into Little Steps Over the past several months we’ve been talking about building a successful construction business. We’ve compared it to an actual building. You need to know what it is you’re building, what kind of ground you’re going to build on, and why it is you’re building. Clarity of what […]