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Time is of the Essence

August 20, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.”    ~ M. Scott Peck  How much do you value yourself? What do you do with your time? When the value of your life increases, the value of your time will also increase; why? Because… Read More »

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Thursday Sainthood

July 1, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“Don’t try to be a Saint by Thursday.” ~ William G. Wilson Self-righteousness, Pride, holier than thou, judge, jury, and executioner are ways to describe ourselves when looking down on the world. Wilson’s quote reminds us of how quickly the ego rebounds and what happens when we become stricken with pride-blindness. We are fast to… Read More »

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Why Settle For Less

June 2, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“There is no passion for being found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ~ Nelson Mandela Why settle for less when the best this life has to offer is waiting for an invitation from you. We all come from different walks of life, and fate determines… Read More »

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Chosen Yet Frozen

March 27, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“People do not seek God. They seek after the benefits that only God can give them. The sin of fallen humanity is this: Humanity seeks the benefits of God while at the same time fleeing from God themselves. We are, by nature, fugitives.” ~ R.C. Sprouls Humankind did not happen by chance. Any honest scientist… Read More »

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Selfish Prayer

March 21, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“Self-belittlement, self-exaltation, and self-pity all indicate a preoccupation with self.  Inordinate attention to self is the exact opposite of God’s commandments to love Him and others.  A self-focus also prohibits the development of a Christlike servant attitude in you.  If you try to save your life by focusing on self, you will reap certain consequence;… Read More »

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Is it Your Stuff?

March 20, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age, a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.” ~ Peace Pilgrim If you live in America, then you are blessed. Despite the many challenges our country faces with systemic racism, political divide, addiction, pandemic, etc., God… Read More »

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Not What I Want But What You Want

March 16, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, in the end, “Thy will be done.” All that are in Hell choose it. Without that self-choice, there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy… Read More »

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Love Your Rowdy Neighbors

March 11, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“What you must do is love your neighbor as yourself. No one knows your many faults better than you! But you love yourself notwithstanding. And so you must love your neighbor, no matter how many faults you see in them.” ~ Martin Buber Jesus himself gave the world the greatest commandment, “the double commandment,” love… Read More »

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Be Merciful

March 4, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

A dark cloud is no sign that the sun has lost his light, and dark black convictions are no arguments that God has laid aside His mercy. ~ Charles Spurgeon We all need mercy. Mercy is “not” getting something that we deserve. If we are honest, there have been countless times, throughout our lives, that… Read More »

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Here Comes The Judge

March 3, 2021 By Harold Long 2 Comments

When you are spiritually connected, you are not looking for occasions to be offended, and you are not judging and labeling others. You are in a state of grace in which you know you are connected to God and thus free from the effects of anyone or anything external to yourself. ~ Wayne Dyer When… Read More »

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