The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

The most important persuasion tool in your entire arsenal is integrity. Zig Ziglar

(excerpted from Hardly worth the effort – Seth Godin’s blog)

In most fields, there’s an awful lot of work put into the last ten percent of quality…

The last ten percent is the signal we look for, the way we communicate care and expertise and professionalism. If all you’re doing is the standard amount, all you’re going to get is the standard compensation. The hard part is Read the rest of this entry »

Preach It! Amen, Tamera Lowe

This weekend at Ada Bible Church, we prayed this prayer during worship and followed it with a sermon about being fully committed to God. “For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. (2 Chronicles 16:9a)”

God help me be a man that you find fully committed to you, cause You know I need all the strength I can get!

Pray with me…

Righteous Father,
we who own more than we use,
proclaim more than we experience,
and request more than we need,
come asking for your forgiveness.

We seek your salvation, then act like we save ourselves.
We beg your forgiveness, then repeat our errors.
We experience your grace, then act defeated.
We rely on your power, but only in hard times.
We have become confused and misguided.

Forgive our every defect.
Bring us to an unbroken commitment with undivided hearts
through Jesus Christ, who is the way of hope,
and the only solid Rock, now and always.  Amen.