Four Powerful Thoughts

Happy Friday Friends!

I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day and a successful week coming to a close for each one of you.

This week Friends I want to share four powerful thoughts/ideas with you, taken from John C. Maxwell's latest book "The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live them and Reach Your Potential":

1. "The right motions outwardly with wrong motives inwardly will not bring lasting progress. right outward talking with wrong inward thinking will not bring lasting success. Expressions of care on the outside with a heart of hatred or contempt on the inside will not bring lasting peace. Continual growth and lasting success are the result of aligning the inside and the outside of our lives."
2. "When we fail to make the right character choices within us, we give away ownership of ourselves. We belong to others - to whatever gains control of us. And that puts us in a bad place. How can you ever reach your potential and become the person you can be if others are making your choices for you?"
3. "Pastor and radio broadcaster Tony Evans says, "If you want a better world, composed of better nations, inhabited by better states, filled with better counties, made up of better cities, comprised of better neighborhoods, illuminated by better churches, populated by better families, then you'll have to start by becoming a better person."
4. "If we desire to grow and reach out potential, we must pay more attention to our character than to our success. We must recognize that personal growth means more than expanding your minds and adding to our skills. It means increasing our capacity as human beings. It means maintaining core integrity, even when it hurts. It means being who we should be, not just being where we want to be. It means maturing our souls."

Wow! These are so powerful. They hit me when I read them, re-read them, re-re-read them and typed them. I trust that they will speak to your heart, that you will gain wisdom from them and I pray that we will all move forward in our lives accordingly.

Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you or your families. I will always be willing to help you any way I can.

Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, a Happy Thanksgiving and please cherish your precious families.

Kev