Watch Out For Discouragement, It Kills Dreams

Most people are not in the arena of because they don’t want to fight or get knocked down, so they spend their entire life sitting on the sidelines. 

Discouragement is one of the main weapons of the enemy. It is one of the most used. 

Discouragement will catch a ride with you on the way to work. If it misses you it will be there when you get there. Then it will try to catch a ride with you on your way back home. 

Might I suggest to you that you make a list? Get a sheet of paper, preferably a lined sheet of paper. Draw a vertical line down the middle. On one side put everything good. Now, if you are not too ashamed on the other side of that vertical line put everything that is bad. I hope if you start with the good side first that you don’t ever make it to the bad side. 

They asked George Bernard Shaw if he had his life to live over who would he like to be. He said the man he never was. I don’t even know you but I know this about you that you have the ability to do more. The very fact that God woke you up this morning means that God isn’t through with you yet. I would read the Bible through five times but it will take five years and I’m already 60 years old. Well, how old will you be in five years if you don’t read it five times? 

Oliver Wendell Holmes said that most people go to their grave with their music still in them. The cemetery is richer than Fort Knox. In the cemetery are songs never sung, books never written, apologies never made and love never expressed. Someday Isle is a lonely place to be marooned. Millions of people are stuck on Someday I’ll do this that or the other.

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The Amazing Power Of Gratitude

October 6 is the perfect day to pause and remember the incredible power of gratitude. Gratitude doesn’t change your circumstances—it changes you. It shifts your perspective from what’s missing to what’s present, from what’s wrong to what’s right, and from what you lack to what you’ve already been blessed with.

When you begin to count your blessings, your burdens feel lighter. Gratitude turns an ordinary meal into a feast, a house into a home, and a stranger into a friend. It’s not about having everything you want—it’s about recognizing the value in what you already have.

Keys for Today:

Start small. Write down three things you’re thankful for this morning. Look around. Gratitude grows when we notice the little things—sunlight, laughter, a kind word. Speak it. Don’t just feel thankful—express it. A simple “thank you” can brighten someone’s day.

Scripture Inspiration:

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Today, let gratitude guide your thoughts and actions. When your heart is full of thankfulness, negativity has no room to stay

And here’s a smile for your thankful heart:

Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants?

In case he got a hole in one!

So on this October 6, choose gratitude. It won’t just change your day—it will change your life.

We Can Overcome Adversity

Adversity is something none of us asks for, but sooner or later, it knocks on everyone’s door.

It may come through disappointment, sickness, financial difficulties, broken relationships, unexpected changes, or simply circumstances we never saw coming. We may not get to choose the adversity we face, but we can choose how we respond to it.

A storm can do one of two things—it can cause us to give up, or it can teach us how strong our foundation really is.

The Bible says:

> “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair.” — 2 Corinthians 4:8

Notice that Paul didn’t say there would be no trouble. He said that trouble did not have the final word.

Sometimes adversity reveals strength within us that we didn’t know we had. It teaches us patience. It develops perseverance. It causes us to appreciate the good days. And most importantly, it can teach us to depend upon God when our own strength isn’t enough.

If you’re going through a difficult season today, don’t judge the rest of your story by the chapter you’re living in right now.

This isn’t necessarily where your story ends.

You’ve made it through difficult days before. You’ve faced circumstances you once wondered if you could survive—and you’re still here.

So when adversity comes, stand your ground.

Don’t let the obstacle become your stopping place.
Don’t let disappointment steal your determination.
Don’t let today’s struggle rob you of tomorrow’s hope.

You may have been knocked down, but you can get back up. You may have been slowed down, but you can keep moving. You may have been hurt, but you can heal.

Adversity doesn’t have to defeat you—it can develop you.

So on this October 5, make up your mind:

I may bend, but I will not break.
I may stumble, but I will get back up.
I may face adversity, but with God’s help, I will overcome!

Keep going. Keep believing. Keep trusting God.

Your adversity may be part of your story—but it doesn’t have to be the end of your story.

Always Keep Moving Forward

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is simply keep going.

There are days when everything seems to be moving in the right direction. We feel encouraged, energetic, and confident about what lies ahead. Then suddenly, something happens. A disappointment comes. A door closes. Someone lets us down. Our plans change. And we begin to wonder whether we should continue.

But remember this: You don’t have to move fast to move forward.

Sometimes progress is a giant leap. Other times, progress is simply taking one more step when you feel like stopping.

Think about climbing a mountain. You don’t reach the top in one step. You get there one step at a time. Some steps are easy. Others require everything you’ve got. You may even have to stop and rest occasionally—but resting doesn’t mean you’re quitting.

Life works much the same way.

Maybe you’re working toward a goal that seems farther away today than it did yesterday. Maybe you’re recovering from a setback. Maybe you’re facing something you never expected to face.

Don’t give up because the journey became difficult.

You’ve already come too far to let one difficult chapter determine how your story ends.

Yesterday’s disappointment doesn’t have to become today’s defeat. Learn from it. Grow from it. Then lift your head and take another step.

The Bible reminds us in Galatians 6:9:

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

Your “due season” may be closer than you think.

So today, don’t worry about how far you still have to go. Look back for just a moment and remember how far you’ve already come.

Then turn your eyes forward.

Take the next step.

And keep moving forward!

Thought for Today

You may not be where you want to be yet, but as long as you keep moving forward, you’re not where you used to be either.

Have a blessed October 4!

Blessed Is The One

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Blesses is the one that do these things!

Psalms 1:1-6
Blessed is the man
that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;
his leaf also shall not wither;
and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so:
but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous:
but the way of the ungodly shall perish.