Category: Patterns of Life
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A Lifestyle of Expectations
I’m Dr. Bob, and for just a Mentoring Minute I want to talk to you about expectations. We all live with expectations. Doing so is a part of life. As a pastor, I have counseled people whose lifestyle was one that featured a consistent expectation of trouble, disappointment and failure. I have been saddened to…
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Extreme Limitations
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, Too often, we see the things restricting us as something negative. Be assured that God has deliberately blessed you with extreme limitations. Notice that I did not say, “He has blessed you with no limitations.” let me explain the difference. “No limitations” means I can do…
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Call Out His Name
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute I would like to encourage you to call out His name. Whether you are having a good day or bad, I would like to encourage you to call out His name. It is God’s desire that He hear from you. Whether it is in a time…
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The Moving Power of Words
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to ask what has been dictating the direction and success or failure of your life? There may be many factors, but for the moment, focus on just two, your attitudes and your words. Experience has shown me that together, they control my day and…
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Don’t Watch the Grass Grow
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to assure you that even though you may not see it happening, your God-ordained future is growing into a reality. Like the grass, the great things that God has for you are growing in ways you cannot measure by watching. Your task is to…
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Simply Because…
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to ask you this question. Have you looked past your problems lately and focused on your blessings? I would like to remind you that God has blessed you simply because He can, and is motivated to do so simply because… He loves you. Furthermore,…
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I Can’t Wear That Any More
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I have some thoughts on dieting. Diets usually fail because they are temporary. Many of us have found this out and been disappointed in ourselves. The only thing that works for the long haul is a lifestyle change. Only this will take you to where the…
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Are Things Pressing? Be a Blessing.
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I’d like to ask if you feel things are pressing in around you? If that’s the situation you find yourself in today, what you need to do is embrace this advice: When things are pressing, take the opportunity to be a blessing! Try it. You will…
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Isolation or Insulation?
Podcast: isolation or Insulation? I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to talk to you about the significance for your life of isolation verses insulation. Acts 2, verses 1 and then 4 (NKJV) says, “When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place……
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Swim like a Salmon
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute I want to share some thoughts on the determination of salmon as it strives to reach its spawning ground. The salmon has enjoyed the freedom of the ocean. Now must fight the strong currents riding over the rocks. This presents it with life’s great challenge. It…
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