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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Showers of Blessings

As we go through our daily lives, we may not always see the blessings we have around us. We are too busy; we are deep in thought or just carrying on with our regular routines. However, we all have many blessings every day and if we aren’t careful, the day could pass and we could miss them. Ezekiel 34:26 “I will bless my people and their homes around my holy hill. And in the proper seaso I will send the showers they need. There will be showers of blessing.”

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

We Don’t Need Another Crisis

When things happen to others everyone seems to want to reach out to help. When countries are hit with devastations, when families lose a loved one, or when people are in need for whatever reason, we all want to pitch in and do what we can. It is great we are people who care but why do some of us need a crisis to occur before we decide to help someone?

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Obedience and Submission

When we sacrifice we may feel as if we are giving up part of ourselves to help someone else. We often tell other people how we sacrificed for our children to have the things they have. We may say we had to sacrifice in our marriage or in our work. We all have to make sacrifices but God tells us He wants submission and obedience rather than sacrifice. 1 Samuel 15:22 "But Samuel replied, ‘What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.’"r

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

When Others Want To Help

There are times we need to get something done and we aren’t quite sure how we are going to do it. We may not have the knowledge and skills. We may not have the time or talents. There are situations when we are so busy doing things we may not see there is someone who can help who is really close to us. We need to stay aware of not only what we have to do but who is willing and able to assist us.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Choose To Believe

We have all types of reasons to celebrate. There are birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, graduations and many other opportunities for everyone to get together and have a good time to remember a significant person or time in history. There are only two real important dates to celebrate which has an impact greater than any other impact in history. Those are the birth and the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

When We Are Tired

There are some days when we are tired for whatever reason. Days come where we feel like we are drained both emotionally and physically. Nights come where we are so tired that we can’t fall asleep. When we are tired, we are not much use to ourselves or others. Sometimes we can’t think straight, we can’t pay attention and we certainly have no energy to do much good for anyone.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Give Up Our Old Ways

When we try to hang on to our lives, we are trying to control the things and people in it. We need to realize that we have no real control over anything or anyone but ourselves. We have instructions how to live the best life in the Bible. We are instructed turn away from our self, take what we have and follow Jesus. We are to give up our life and the control we want to have over it and allow God to handle everything and to work through us.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Don’t Just Pray

We have a book of instructions from God. The Bible gives us instruction on what to do in hard times. It gives us instruction on how to live. The Bible teaches us from history about men and women who faced problems we face now and how they handled them. We can use the Bible to help us or we can let it sit all week and just use it for church. The choice is up to us.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Can’t Please Everyone

As we go through life we will find there will be times when others are upset with us about what we have decided to do. We will find others have opinions about what we should be in life. We will find there will be others who want us to do what they believe we should do. When this happens, there is tension between us and the other person. We may give in and do as they wish but the right direction to go isn’t always to do what they want us to do.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Daily Cleaning

Before we even realize we need to clean, we have to recognize something is dirty. We see or feel the dirt and grime and we know we have put off cleaning long enough. We can look and know, in just a glance, what we need to clean. When we put off cleaning these things, dirt and grime begins to build up and we aren’t as comfortable in them as we once were.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

When We Choose To Hide

We are creating problems in our relationships, with ourselves and with God when we choose to hide something. We are hurting relationships because we are not building trust and honesty. We are hurting ourselves because we are more than likely going to live in a world of guilt and distraction trying not to get caught. We are creating problems with God because we are not living as He requires us to.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Find Out The Answer

There are times when others come to us with something they are trying to do and sometimes we tell them we just don’t know or we don’t have time. However, we should stop and try to help them any way we can. It will benefit them and us if we take an extra step to try and help. We need to help them find out the answer.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

An Enjoyable and Exciting Environment

If we were to stop and think how we really feel right now, we would probably use words such as okay, good, been better, or fine. Some of us may even say we are bored, tired, distracted, or aggravated. We can easily turn our feelings from poor or average to above average. To do this, we have to be aware of the moment we are in and think about the blessings and opportunities we have.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Our Provider

There are some days when we feel like nothing really significant happened. We go through the motions of the day and go to bed at night thinking how tired we are but not really realizing how great the day has been. We wake up the next day feeling like we wasted a day; however, we need to stop and think about our day and how well we were provided for.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Even Further

Philippians 2:8-9 "And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminals’ death on a cross. Because of this, God raised him up to the heights of heaven and gave him a name that is above every other name" The process of being obedient is not always easy. There are many obstacles and barriers that can get us sidetracked along the way. We have fears. We have temptations. We face things every day that keep us from doing what God wants us to do. Sometimes it is the self talk when we tell ourselves that we are really not able or we don’t really want to.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Simply Want

It is not hard to find things which cost a great deal of money which we may believe we would like to have or even think we need. There are homes all over the world which cost millions of dollars. There are automobiles of all shapes and sizes which are the price of a small home. There are gadgets created every day that can make life easier, so they say, but do they really?

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Give Back The Day

Some of us may think back on yesterday, last week or even last year and wish we could take something back. It may be a bad decision. It may be something we said or something we did. It may be something we just wish we had done differently. We all have regrets and we can all think back on something we would change if we could. But we can’t. We can’t change the past.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Who Can You Depend On

Whenever we are going through rough times, we need to be careful of what we do and who we depend on. Whenever we have had a bad day and just want to unwind, we need to make good choices about what we do to help us feel better. Whenever we are searching for that special something or someone to make us feel better, we need to be careful about what we begin to depend on to get us through it all.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

An Understanding Heart

It is really useless for us to worry. It is useless for us to worry about other people. It is useless for us to worry about tomorrow. It is useless for us to worry about the things of the world. We can’t change things or people by worrying about what may or may not happen. We really can’t change things or people by any actions or words we may take or say. So to worry about things out of our control is really a waste of time.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Certain People

There is no doubt about it. We all have certain people who we are around on a regular basis who get on our nerves. For whatever reason, there are things they do which make us angry or aggravated. If we stop and think about it, other people can do the same things these people do but we don’t get upset; however, when certain people do them, we get very annoyed.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

We Can Have Too Much

When we think about all the things we have in all areas of our lives, we may not see how much we really do have unless we write it down. If we were to write down all the money we have made in our lifetime, if we were to calculate all the time we have accumulated or all the friends we have made, then we would realize that we do have an abundance. God wants us to use what we have been given or else He will take it away.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Letting Others Down

When we have to let others down easy, it is usually because of something that happened they weren’t expecting. Something that happened out of our control and we have to tell them what they were hoping for didn’t come through. It is not easy to let other people down and give bad news to them; however, there are times when we have to tell people things they don’t want to hear.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Giving In To Self

So many times we allow ourselves to give in. Not necessarily to others but to ourselves. We make a decision to do something we know may not be the best decision but we do it because we are tired, we are looking for an easy way out or we are looking for something better. It is so important to be aware of all decisions we make and not give in to self but give it to God.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

What Is Your Shelf Life?

When we start something new and are all excited about it, we think about it day and night. We talk to others about it and we want to work on it all the time. If it is someone we just met, we may want to be them all the time and we enjoy their company. If it is a project we are working on, a new school, job or a hobby, we want to absorb as much as we can and do our very best.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Second Chance

Exodus 6:9-10 “So Moses told the people what the Lord had said, but they wouldn’t listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the increase burden of their slavery. Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go back to Pharaoh, and tell him to let the people of Israel leave Egypt.’”

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Be In The Moment

Days are not just made up of mornings, afte oons and evenings. They are moments of time in our lives that we choose to do certain things. We work, we spend time with our family and friends, we worship. These moments in time are not to be taken advantage of. Each thing we do is something we can do intentionally or we can just do it to get it out of the way.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Call of Duty

How quickly our lives change and our thought processes change as we experience situations in our lives. The loss of a loved one or a close call of a dear friend quickly makes us realize how short life is and can be. Also, there are times when we are hit with a rather large blow about our health, finances, family situation or career. We may have a sudden change in our routines in these areas which cause us to think about life and wonder why these things happen.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Get Over It

Deuteronomy 31:8 “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” We are so blessed to have God to lean on. When others have left us or let us down, we still have God. When we feel others don’t care, God cares. When we feel we are being treated unfairly, God will always be fair. God does not want us to be afraid or discouraged because He is always with us no matter how we feel others are treating us.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Words With Friends

Technology is so great now that we can play games with each other through our cell phones. There is a popular game out where friends can create words and connect to other words their friends play. They play against each other and try to get the most points so they can win. Playing on each others’ words is an old game which has been used for many years; however, not just electronically or on the traditional board.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

If We Only Knew

When we hear someone speak about a subject we know nothing about, we think how smart they must be. We wonder how they got to know all they did. We sometimes we wish we were that knowledgeable in the subject and may get motivated to learn more about it. We may buy their books, subscribe to their emails or follow them on Facebook or Twitter to learn more about what they know.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Plans of Purpose and to Prosper

When we go into a home improvement store, we see aisles and aisles of purposeful things we can use for our homes. Some gadgets are small, some are large and some have funny looking shapes. Many of us don’t have a clue what all of these items are used for in the home but each of these things has a purpose. Some can’t work without the other. Some are useless unless they are hooked up to something else. Others need power or batteries to get going. Some items sit on the shelf for their entire existence without being used by man.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

When We Pray

Many times we pray asking God for certain things. We may ask He give us strength to handle a situation. We may ask He help us in the area of our finances. We may ask for His guidance in what to do in a relationship. We may ask that He help us have more patience or a more caring attitude with a particular person. 1 Peter 5:10-11 “In his kindness God called you to share in his ete al glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power to him forever! Amen.”

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

No Comparison

When other people do wrong or act in a way that is not pleasing to us, sometimes we feel hurt and want to retaliate or we feel if they can do these things, why can’t we. How many times have we wondered why some people get away with things they do and we don’t? How many times have we tried to do things other people do and we found it didn’t make us happy?

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

It’s Not Just Another Day

Psalm 119:4-5 “You have charged us to keep your commandments carefully. Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees!” When we wake up in the morning, we possibly think that we would like to do something we don’t have to do. We may wish we could stay in bed another hour or so. We may wish we didn’t have to go to work or to school. We may want to take time to do something fun or spontaneous. But then we realize that we have to get up and get ready for another day.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

What a Waste!

Have you ever looked back on a day, week or period of time and think about the time wasted? Not necessarily the time waiting in line or in meetings but gaps of time where we spent time doing something or nothing of particular importance. If we added up those hours we spend daily watching television, surfing the internet, chatting or playing games online, we would see how quickly they add up.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

It’s Just a Matter of Time

Everyone gets busy with their own things to do. We all have priorities and spend time doing what we feel is important throughout the day. We make our own decisions whether we are going to work, if we are going to exercise, if we are going to have a good attitude about things and if we are going to spend time with God each day. Matthew 6:21 “Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

We Can’t Do Enough

Many times we feel like we are bombarded with things to do. We have responsibilities at home, at work, at school. We have obligations to God, to others and to ourselves. We want a balanced life with a clean home, great relationships and good health. We want to have enough money to tithe and pay the bills. However, we soon find out that we aren’t able to get all of these things accomplished.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

We Have To Be Willing

How can we be serious about doing God’s will when we aren’t willing to change? We think every day or once a week at church about getting serious for God and making a difference. We have a revelation that we are going to do better and we are going to be better for God. However, we get caught up in life with the things going on around us and we soon forget we made a commitment to God. Psalm 51:12-13 “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.”

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

While We Are Sleeping

Poverty and scarcity can happen while we are sleeping. Not only poverty for ourselves but for others. When we choose to sleep and rest, we are allowing poverty and scarcity to happen to others as well. Sleeping and resting is not just about laying or sitting down, it is about continuing in our own routines and doing nothing to help others. When we choose to rest because we think we lack in certain skills and abilities, we are simply looking for excuses not to help.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

We Can’t Do Enough

Many times we feel like we are bombarded with things to do. We have responsibilities at home, at work, at school. We have obligations to God, to others and to ourselves. We want a balanced life with a clean home, great relationships and good health. We want to have enough money to tithe and pay the bills. However, we soon find out that we aren’t able to get all of these things accomplished.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Resentment and Regret

When we get upset about how someone acts or how they treat us, we tend to be resentful toward them. We believe, in our minds, they should act one way; however, they continue to act another. It may be their actions are not wrong. It may just be we want them to be different so we resent them because they aren’t doing what we feel they should be doing.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Wipe Away Immediately

When I was younger and couldn’t go to sleep at night, my dad told me when he couldn’t sleep he would close his eyes and imagine a big black chalk board. And every time something was written or drawn on that chalk board, he would quickly get his eraser and erase it so he could focus on nothing. By doing that, his mind would remain blank and free from worry or thoughts that would keep him awake. I used that little trick in the past and it has helped me to forget about things that are going on in my life so I can rest better at night.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

When We Lose Focus

Ever tried to focus on something but no matter how hard you tried your mind continued to drift off to something else? The distractions and thoughts in our minds alone can keep us from getting things done without any other influences such as other people, noises or other interruptions. Focusing on something or someone is not an easy thing to do but we can discipline ourselves to be better at focusing so our minds don’t wander off to something else.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Aim To Finish

Acts 20:22-24 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.”

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

The Opposite Game

We have all heard or even played the opposite game where if we mean one thing, we say or do the opposite until the person guesses what we are doing. It was a fun game to play as children to say no when we meant yes and to say off when we mean on, etc. It just made things a little more exciting and different to us to sometimes beat the boredom we faced as children at times.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

When Things Aren’t Right

There are times in life when we really can’t pinpoint what is wrong but we have a feeling that things just aren’t right. During these times we may feel uneasy. During these times we may feel a little stressed. During these times we may get angry quick. During these times we may not be able to know exactly why but we like we are a little out of control.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

How We Say Things

It’s all about how we say things. Ever notice how two people can say the same thing but get different results? One person may say it in a kind and loving way. Another may say it in a loud demanding voice. When we want to make a difference in the lives of others, we need to be aware of how we say things. People are more apt to listen and do things for those who speak kindly. Colossians 4:5-6 “Live wisely among those who are not Christians, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and effective so that you will have the right answer for everyone.”

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

Constantly Reminded

It is so easy to get distracted in our daily routines. Some distractions are from others but we also have distractions in our minds where we are reminded, for whatever reason, how we have failed someone in the past. We may get distracted by how we have failed ourselves or how we have failed God. We all have those reminders, or triggers, in our head which can distract us from doing God’s will.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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A Sense of Urgency

There are many opportunities in life where we need to take action quickly in order not to miss out on a particular experience. There are certain situations where if we don’t move in an allotted amount of time, we will lose out. There are instances where we have chances to take to make a difference and we if waste too much time, the chance will pass us by.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Frances LucasRecently published1 topic

No Need To Argue

When others disagree with something we said or did, we usually begin a conversation with them about what we did and why. Most times, the conversation turns into an argument. Most times, we always want to win the argument. Most times, no one really wins in an argument because both parties want to be right.

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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