Everyone Has A Chance To Be Successful

Everyone Has A Chance To Be Successful

People often handle life as they do bad weather.
They while away the time waiting for it to stop.
Yet the tide of opportunity comes to everyone.

Opportunity knocks all the time, but you've got to be ready for it.
When your chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.

The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, for time and chance happen to everyone. Take a second look at what appears to be someone's "good luck." You'll find not luck but preparation, planning and success-producing thinking.

When you're prepared for opportunity your chance for success is sure to come.
The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

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The Promise of the Spirit

On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, he should come to Me and drink!  The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him." He said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were going to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been received, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.   John 7:37-39

   

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What You See Is What You Get.......

What You See Is What You Get

Visualize what you want. See it, feel it, believe in it.
Your mind is your mental workshop. You can build anything you want in it.
The beginning of your success is in your imagination.

Make your mental blue print and then begin construction.
See things as you would have them be instead of as they are.

Use your imagination to perceive your new reality even when it's not fully materialized. Remember, you must first clearly see a thing in your mind before you can do it or have it.

Your imagination will show you how to turn possibility into reality.
First think, then organize your thoughts into plans.
Then transform your thoughts into reality by taking some positive action.

See the things you want as already yours.
Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your possession.

Picture yourself as having already achieved your goal.
Dreams and ideas can cross continents and oceans.
They go anywhere you can go.

What you see is what you get.

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Linger in My Presence a while......

Linger in My Presence a while.
Rein in your impulses to plunge into the day's activities.
Beginning your day alone with Me is essential preparation for success.

A great athlete takes time to prepare himself mentally for the feat ahead of him
before he moves a muscle. Similarly, your time of being still in My Presence equips
you for the day ahead of you. Only I know what will happen to you this day. I have
arranged the events you will encounter as you go along your way. If you are not adequately
equipped for the journey, you will grow weary and lose heart. Relax with Me while I ready
you for action.   

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The Age of Self-Help......

This is the age of self-help. Bookstores abound with books about "taking care of number one", making oneself the center of all things.
The main goal of these methodologies is to become self-sufficient and confident. You, however, have been called to take a "road less traveled":
continual dependence on Me. True confidence comes from knowing you are complete in My presence. Everything you need has its counterpart in Me.

Come to Me when you are hurting, and I will soothe your pain. Come to Me when you are joyful, and I will share your Joy, multiplying it many times over.
I am All you need, just when you need it. Your deepest desires find fulfillment in Me alone.     Page 313  JESUS CALLING  by Sarah Young

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123 Reasons To Minimize Your SUGAR Consumption

123 REASONS TO MINIMIZE YOUR SUGAR CONSUMPTION

With Americans consuming 150 lbs. of sugar on average each year (per
person) it’s critical that we understand the impact of our behavior.
The AHA (American Heart Association) says that adults consume 22
teaspoons of sugar per day and that teenagers are consuming 34
teaspoons per day. All the research points to sugar-filled beverages
as the primary reason for this extreme amount of sugar intake.

It’s obvious the impact on our individual weight and the enormous
obesity epidemic that we face here in America but many people do not
understand the other dangers with this level of sugar intake. Below
is a list of 123 reasons why you and I need to stay away from sugar
and make better decisions when consuming beverages on a daily basis…

1. Sugar can suppress the immune system.
2. Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in the body.
3. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating,
and crankiness in children.
4. Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
5. Sugar contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial
infection (infectious diseases).
6. Sugar causes a loss of tissue elasticity and function, the more
sugar you eat the more elasticity and function you loose.
7. Sugar reduces high density lipoproteins.
8. Sugar leads to chromium deficiency.
9. Sugar leads to cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, and rectum.
10. Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose.
11. Sugar causes copper deficiency.
12. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
13. Sugar can weaken eyesight.
14. Sugar raises the level of neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin,
and norepinephrine.
15. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.
16. Sugar can produce an acidic digestive tract.
17. Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline levels in children.
18. Sugar malabsorption is frequent in patients with functional bowel disease.
19. Sugar can cause premature aging.
20. Sugar can lead to alcoholism.
21. Sugar can cause tooth decay.
22. Sugar contributes to obesity.
23. High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn’s disease, and
ulcerative colitis.
24. Sugar can cause changes frequently found in person with gastric or
duodenal ulcers.
25. Sugar can cause arthritis.
26. Sugar can cause asthma.
27. Sugar greatly assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida Albicans
(yeast infections).
28. Sugar can cause gallstones.
29. Sugar can cause heart disease.
30. Sugar can cause appendicitis.
31. Sugar can cause multiple sclerosis.
32. Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.
33. Sugar can cause varicose veins.
34. Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraceptive users.
35. Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
36. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.
37. Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.
38. Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
39. Sugar can lower the amount of Vitamin E in the blood.
40. Sugar can decrease growth hormone.
41. Sugar can increase cholesterol.
42. Sugar can increase the systolic blood pressure.
43. Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.
44. High sugar intake increases advanced glycation end products (AGEs)
(Sugar bound non-enzymatically to protein)
45. Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein.
46. Sugar causes food allergies.
47. Sugar can contribute to diabetes.
48. Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
49. Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.
50. Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
51. Sugar can impair the structure of DNA
52. Sugar can change the structure of protein.
53. Sugar can make our skin age by changing the structure of collagen.
54. Sugar can cause cataracts.
55. Sugar can cause emphysema.
56. Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
57. Sugar can promote an elevation of low density lipoproteins (LDL).
58. High sugar intake can impair the physiological homeostasis of many
systems in the body.
59. Sugar lowers the enzymes ability to function.
60. Sugar intake is higher in people with Parkinson’s disease.
61. Sugar can cause a permanent altering the way the proteins act in the body.
62. Sugar can enlarge the liver by making the liver cells divide.
63. Sugar can increase the amount of liver fat.
64. Sugar can enlarge the kidney and produce pathological changes in it.
65. Sugar can damage the pancreas.
66. Sugar can increase the body’s fluid retention.
67. Sugar is enemy #1 of the bowel movement.
68. Sugar can cause myopia (nearsightedness).
69. Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.
70. Sugar can make the tendons more brittle.
71. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraine.
72. Sugar plays a role in pancreatic cancer in women.
73. Sugar can adversely affect school children’s grades and cause
learning disorders.
74. Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha, and theta brain waves.
75. Sugar can cause depression.
76. Sugar increases the risk of gastric cancer.
77. Sugar and cause dyspepsia (indigestion).
78. Sugar can increase your risk of getting gout.
79. Sugar can increase the levels of glucose in an oral glucose
tolerance test over the ingestion of complex carbohydrates.
80. Sugar can increase the insulin responses in humans consuming
high-sugar diets compared to low sugar diets.
81 High refined sugar diet reduces learning capacity.
82. Sugar can cause less effective functioning of two blood proteins,
albumin, and lipoproteins, which may reduce the body’s ability to
handle fat and cholesterol.
83. Sugar can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.
84. Sugar can cause platelet adhesiveness.
85. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance; some hormones become under
active and others become overactive.
86. Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.
87. Sugar can lead to the hypothalamus to become highly sensitive to a
large variety of stimuli.
88. Sugar can lead to dizziness.
89. Diets high in sugar can cause free radicals and oxidative stress.
90. High sucrose diets of subjects with peripheral vascular disease
significantly increase platelet adhesion.
91. High sugar diet can lead to biliary tract cancer.
92. Sugar feeds cancer.
93. High sugar consumption of pregnant adolescents is associated with
a twofold increased risk for delivering a small-for-gestational-age
(SGA) infant.
94. High sugar consumption can lead to substantial decrease in
gestation duration among adolescents.
95. Sugar slows food’s travel time through the gastrointestinal tract.
96. Sugar increases the concentration of bile acids in stools and
bacterial enzymes in the colon. This can modify bile to produce
cancer- causing compounds and colon cancer.
97. Sugar increases estradiol (the most potent form of naturally
occurring estrogen) in men.
98. Sugar combines and destroys phosphatase, an enzyme, which makes
the process of digestion more difficult.
99. Sugar can be a risk factor of gallbladder cancer.
100. Sugar is an addictive substance.
101. Sugar can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol.
102. Sugar can exacerbate PMS.
103. Sugar given to premature babies can affect the amount of carbon
dioxide they produce.
104. Decrease in sugar intake can increase emotional stability.
105. The body changes sugar into 2 to 5 times more fat in the
bloodstream than it does starch.
106. The rapid absorption of sugar promotes excessive food intake in
obese subjects.
107. Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
108. Sugar adversely affects urinary electrolyte composition.
109. Sugar can slow down the ability of the adrenal glands to function.
110. Sugar has the potential of inducing abnormal metabolic processes
in a normal healthy individual and to promote chronic degenerative
diseases.
111..IVs (intravenous feedings) of sugar water can cut off oxygen to the brain.
112. High sucrose intake could be an important risk factor in lung cancer.
113. Sugar increases the risk of polio.
114. High sugar intake can cause epileptic seizures.
115. Sugar causes high blood pressure in obese people.
116. In Intensive Care Units: Limiting sugar saves lives.
117. Sugar may induce cell death.
118. Sugar may impair the physiological homeostasis of many systems in
living organisms.
119. In juvenile rehabilitation camps, when children were put on a low
sugar diet, there was a 44% drop in antisocial behavior.
120. Sugar can cause gastric cancer.
121. Sugar dehydrates newborns.
122. Sugar can cause gum disease.
123. Sugar can cause low birth-weight babies.

I think you get the idea…..

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Don't Believe In Miracles.....Depend On Them!

DON'T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES.........DEPEND ON THEM!

You don't need an explanation for everything.

Recognize that there are such things as miracles, events for which
there are no explanations. Later, knowledge may explain those events
away.

The fact that you plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of
knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a
smile in return are common miracles.

Your duty to yourself is to believe that for which you have sufficient
evidence, and to suspend your judgement when you have not.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Some things have to be believed to be seen.

Vision is the art of seeing invisible things

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Search me, GOD, and know my heart.....

Search me, GOD, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.
See if there is any offensive way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way. Psalm 139:23-24

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In Nature and In Life Sowing Always Comes Before Reaping

BEFORE YOU CAN GET, YOU HAVE TO GIVE

When you give to others you'll find yourself blessed.
The more you sow, the more you reap.

It's a universal law: You have to give before you get.
You must plant your seeds before you reap the harvest.
The law works to give you back more than you have sown.

He who obtains has little.
He who scatters has much.

Nature does not give to those who will not spend.
You only get to keep what you give away.

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I only hope we find GOD again before it is too late ! !

I only hope we find GOD again before it is too late ! !

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on the CBS
Sunday Morning Show Commentary.

My confession:

I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it
does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful
lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I
don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas
trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me.
I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a
ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all
brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't
bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key
intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a creche,
it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think
Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think
people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around,
period. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is
an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution
and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.

Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that
we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as
we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.
But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities
came from and where the America we knew went to.

In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is
a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not
funny, it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?'
(regarding Hurricane Katrina).. Anne Graham gave an extremely
profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply
saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God
to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out
of our lives.. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly
backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His
protection if we demand He leave us alone?'

In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,
her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in
our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read
the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt
not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they
misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we
might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide).
We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said
okay..

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why
they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to
kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it
out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the
world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say,
but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes'
through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start
sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the
school and workplace.

Are you laughing yet?

Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many
on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or
what they will think of you for sending it.

Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
than what God thinks of us.

Pass it on if you think it has merit.

If not, then just discard it... no one will know you did.. But, if
you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about
what bad shape the world is in.

My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,

Ben Stein

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MAKE CHANGE A POSITIVE PART OF YOUR LIFE

MAKE CHANGE A POSITIVE PART OF YOUR LIFE

You must avoid breaking when things don't go your way.
You'll always be secure to the degree that you accept change.

True security comes from being able to bend your insecurities.

Recognize and accept that change will inevitably take place. You'll
become secure, not by standing still, but by growing, moving, and
staying energized.
Be secure in the knowledge that you can deal with anything that happens to you.

Have the courage to bet on your ideas.
Take some calculated risks and act on your dreams.

There is no permanent security on this earth, there is only opportunity.

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EVER WINNER HAS SCARS

EVER WINNER HAS SCARS

Life is made up of a series of experiences.
Each one will make you stronger, even though it may be hard for you to
realize it at the time.

Life is your classroom in which you're being tested, tried, and passed.
Always try to stay in the midst of life and activity. Don't isolate
yourself from the action.
Your character develops itself in the stream of life.

The setbacks and hardships you endure actually help you in your march
forward to success. The world was built to develop your character.

Life expects you to make progress in reasonable time. That's why those
elementary school chairs are so small.

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ALL PERSONAL GROWTH INVOLVES CHANGE

ALL PERSONAL GROWTH INVOLVES CHANGE

Personal growth is the process of responding positively to change. It
involves risk as you step from the known to the unknown.

All your growth will depend on your activity.
Your strength and growth will come only through continuous effort and
struggle. There will be no development without effort.

Trouble is the common denominator of living.
It is the great equalizer of life.
Your trials, your sorrows and your grief's will develop you.

When good or bad fortune comes your way, you must give it meaning and
transform it into something of value.

What happens to you is not as important as your reaction to what is happening.

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YOU MAKE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES

YOU MAKE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES

Your destiny isn't a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice.
It's not something you wait for, but rather something you pursue.

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities.
Seize common occasions and make them great.

Opportunities sometimes come disguised in the form of misfortune or
temporary defeat.

Start where you are.
You're at this moment standing right in the middle of opportunity.

Act on your dreams and you can have them.

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A MOUNTAIN IS CLIMBED ONE STEP AT A TIME

Everyone who got where they are had to begin where they were. Your
opportunity for success is right in front of you.

To attain success or to reach your goal, don't worry about having all
the answers in advance. You just need to have a clear idea of your
goal and move toward it.

Don't procrastinate when faced with a difficult problem.
Break your problems into parts and handle one part at a time.

Develop a tendency toward action.
You can make something happen today.
Break your big plan for success into small steps and take the first
step right away.

Success starts with your first step.

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Where There's A Will, There's A Way!

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make
it come true.

The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.
If you have the desire, you have the power to attain it.

You can have anything you want in life if you will sacrifice
everything else for it.
Your dreams can come true if you pursue them.

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Making A Choice Can Be Very Powerful

At any time you can decide to alter the course of your life.
No one can ever take that away from you.
You can do what you want to do and be who you want to be.

Nature is constantly at work around you.
Character and destiny are her handiwork.
She gives you love and hate, jealousy and reverence.

You have the power to choose which impulse you follow.

While your character is formed by your circumstances,
your desires can shape those circumstances.
The one thing over which you have absolute control
are your own thoughts.

It is this that puts you in a position to control your own destiny.

Your greatest power is the power to choose.

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Repetition...........

“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single
thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical
path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must
think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our
lives.”
— Henry David Thoreau

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FOLLOW THE PATH OF OTHERS TO SUCCESS

You can learn from other people to make up for your lack of experience
in any area of life.

Be open and receptive to the people around you.
They have things to teach you.
Take advantage of the people that have made the journey ahead of you.

Try to pick the right role models.
Don't look for people that make you feel good or entertain you.
Look for people that can help you.
Role models are more than people you like and admire.

The key is to look for people that will help you to be more
successful. You can learn from the mistakes of others.
You can learn different approaches to overcoming challenges.

Learning "what not to do" is as important as learning "what to do."

open and receptive to the people around you.
They have things to teach you.
Take advantage of the people that have made the journey ahead of you.

Try to pick the right role models.
Don't look for people that make you feel good or entertain you.
Look for people that can help you.
Role models are more than people you like and admire.

The key is to look for people that will help you to be more
successful. You can learn from the mistakes of others.
You can learn different approaches to overcoming challenges.

Learning "what not to do" is as important as learning "what to do."

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Let Excellence Be Your Trademark

It will be your constant effort to be first class in everything you attempt
that will help you conquer the heights of success.

Always do more than you're supposed to do and you can have, be or do
anything you want.

Do a little more than average and from that point on your progress multiplies
itself out of all proportion to the effort you put in.

You can do a little more each day than you think you can.
There is always a best way of doing everything.

Find it.

To enjoy enduring success, you should travel a little in advance
of the rest of the world.
True success comes from being successful in little things.

Make it your life rule to do your best.

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