Search results for: "success" (55)

You Define Success for Yourself

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In Spencer Johnson's small book The Present, an old man tells a teenage boy that wealth cannot be measured in gold or...

Success and Failure

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Young Winston struggled in school.  He failed the entrance exam twice before entering Britain’s military academy....

Christian Entrepreneur Faced Delays and Failures with Healthy Long-Term Expectations (Video)

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Entrepreneur took failures in stride because he never expected success to come quickly.

Perseverance, Wisdom, and Spiritual Growth (James 1:1–3)

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James begins by emphasizing the deep connection between daily life and spiritual growth. Specifically, God uses the...

The Judges’ Failure of Leadership (Judges 9-16)

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Gideon’s failures are intensified in the judges who follow. Gideon’s son Abimelech unites the people around him, but...

Joshua (Joshua 1)

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Joshua is Moses’ successor as leader of Israel. While he is not a king, he does in some ways foreshadow the kings who...

Arrogance and the End of the Kingdoms (2 Chronicles 26)

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How could king after king fall so easily into evil? The story of Uzziah may give us some insight. He ascends to the...

David Prepares Solomon to Succeed Him as King (1 Kings 1; 1 Chronicles 22)

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In most cases, your work will continue after you have moved on.

The Calling of Samuel (1 Samuel 1-3)

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From the closing words of the book of Judges and the opening chapters of 1 Samuel we know that the Israelites are both...

The Workplace Consequences of Personal Failings (Psalm 73)

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Psalm 73 depicts a four-fold journey of temptation and faithfulness, playing it out in the psalmist's work.[1] In the...

Anxiety When Unscrupulous People Succeed (Psalms 49, 50, 52, 62)

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What I Wish I Had Said at the Occupy Wall Street Protest (Click Here to Read) In this daily reflection...

Personal Integrity in Work (Psalm 1)

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The two opening psalms establish themes that run through the entire Psalter. Psalm 1 describes personal integrity,...