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February 7, 2018 by Daniel P. Clark

God’s Provision

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 The Bible’s fairly clear on the kinds of provisions God provides, and no it won’t be a Lamborghini. It largely comes down to simple things. “Therefore I say to…

December 11, 2015 by Daniel P. Clark

Faith Defined

The meaning of the word faith has been broken by media and many in society. It’s become more synonymous with “magical” wishful thinking. “You keep using that word; I do not think it means what you think it means”. Michael Ramsden has quite well expressed the rational behind the typical understanding of faith. In the…

June 6, 2014 by Daniel P. Clark

Characteristics That Attract

Every person should seek to become the best they can be. One fairly obvious trait that is attractive is confidence. We people love to see confidence; so much so that we seek to follow it. Why is that do you suppose? What does the image of confidence exude? Confidence seems to be an indicator of…

May 12, 2014 by Daniel P. Clark

Limits and the Size of the Challenge

How big do you want to be? How big is the problem you have to overcome? What’s holding you back? The average person can’t see beyond their current self and the state that they’re in. They believe life has given them what they’ve got, and that’s just how the cards fell. So all in all…

May 8, 2014 by Daniel P. Clark

Habits, Patterns, and Will Power

We are all creatures of habit. Habit’s that we have chosen at some point and then ingrained into patterns that we follow. Unless something inhibits this pattern we typically are predictable; following our own patterns. Willpower: Willpower is a present tense measurement of the strength of following our conscience choice versus the default pattern of…

May 3, 2014 by Daniel P. Clark

Love Required?

♥ Love is coffee 😉 ♥ After she said she didn’t love her mother, I asked her if love had to be earned. She said yes. I told her that love can’t be earned, deserved, or required. Love by nature must be freely given to be genuine. She went on further to say “Then I…

October 10, 2013 by Daniel P. Clark

God has a plan for me…

What does it mean when you say “God has a plan for me”? This could go many ways. The typical thing is to say whatever happens has to be God’s will. This would allow a lie though; because God is not the author of evil. He is the author of life (Acts 3:15), the author…

November 17, 2012 by Daniel P. Clark

Dramatization: ‘Lavish Caliginous Demitasse’

::Dramatization:: Announcer: A man of no worth comes to you this day. His mother was a Gypsy of an abused and tarnished name. His father was a worm of society, murderous and thieving. He grew up in a corrupted land. A place were the light was never pure. And the air was never fresh. He…

October 21, 2011 by Daniel P. Clark

Escapism

We as people have been built with a natural desire to enjoy pleasure. Pleasure has it’s place as a reward for what is deserved. For example any time you create something you’re proud of, and you receive praise for it, you genuinely are pleased and have a sense of accomplishment. Despite what may happen you…