Category: Advice
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Who or What’s in Control?
Consider this thought: “You can control your attitudes or your attitudes can control you.” Controlling your attitudes is a proven principle for success. Have you ever watched how children typically interact with each other?
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Trading Fog for F.O.G.
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a mentoring minute I want to clear up something. There are times when you may feel your life is like a ship in the fog. You are in motion but cannot see where you are going, or what is in your path. It can be unsettling. There seems to…
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What Have You Been Digging For?
Do you know what “fool’s gold” is? It looks like gold in walls of the mine but is worthless. It’s fooled many people into digging for it. This reminds me that we spend tremendous amounts of energy digging into things we worry about
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“I Am” Had All Power. “I Am Not” Had No Power
When they came to arrest Jesus, He asked them whom they were seeking, knowing it was Him. Their reply was “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said, “I am He.” The power of those words “I am” was so strong that His enemies “drew back and fell to the ground.” This indicates
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If You Want to Win the Battle, Lead the Way with Praise.
For just a Mentoring Minute, I want to revisit a battle that carries a lesson for all of us. It was recorded in 2 Chronicles, Chapter 20 that the battle was weighted heavily in favor of Judah’s enemies. It was a fearful time.
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If You Don’t Have What You Want, Do Things God’s Way.
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I’d like to talk about the superior way to make sound judgments that have good outcomes. We are reasonably smart people who generally make sound judgments. However, often we tend to rely exclusively on our assumptions and experience to determine the choices we make. This seems…
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Run From It!
The Apostle Paul warns us to run from sin. In my opinion, not running away from it is a dangerous carnal miscalculation. It would be a very bad choice that leads to destruction. Sin will entice and entrap us, and
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Information – Application – Transformation
I was spending time talking with one the guys in ministry I used to mentor, whose name is Brandon Girten. We were talking about a sermon he had preached, and he said something that struck a cord with me. He said that, in the sermon, he spoke about the transformation process we go through as…
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He’s a Giver and a Rewarder.
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute I want to share a thought that I recently had while In church. I was listening to Dr. Graham Catto, a guest speaker from South Africa. He said the ultimate destination of every believer will be manifest when Christ comes back. He continued to say that,…
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Never Mess With Grace.
For just a Mentoring Minute, let’s talk about grace. How often do we witness someone who disregards the grace of God? It might be understandable, though not excusable if someone is not a Christian. However, for those who know the Lord, there can be no excuse.
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