One day, a little boy decided he wanted to learn to ride a bike. He found his dad and asked him all about how bicycles worked. His dad told him all about the history of bicycles, the parts that make up a bicycle, and the technique required to ride one. Victory! Or Is It? The boy and his dad began working diligently on learning to ride the bike. As the boy practiced, he gradually improved,…
Are you growing? Not in height, but in your capabilities, your character, your walk with God? Here’s one way to check: how often lately have you been frustrated, overwhelmed, and uncomfortable? Yes Benefits, No Discomfort It’s a little funny sometimes how we always want to have the capability, the strength, the skill, but we avoid the exact things it takes to develop those parts into us. I’ve heard it said that the place where success…
Would your friends describe you as an appreciative person? Are you grateful for the many blessings you enjoy? Or, are you prone to take the benefits you daily enjoy for granted? Do you occupy yourself more with giving thanks for the good things or keeping count of the bad things? Today we’ll learn from the master, as the Lord Jesus Christ teaches us to have hearts of gratefulness. Luke 7 41″A moneylender had two debtors:…
I used to think that leaders were the ones with all the answers—the smartest ones in the room. While it takes intelligence to lead a team, I’m learning that great leaders do something you might not expect, and they do it exceptionally well. You may think that you’re the smartest person in the room—and you might even be right. But if you’re unwilling to listen to the people around you, you will dramatically hamper your…
We’re always making plans for tomorrow—whom we’ll see, what we’ll do, and where we’ll go. Whether it’s fun activities like attending a party or playing a game of basketball, or mundane tasks like cleaning the garage, we assume that our plans will happen and we’ll have the time to accomplish what we set out to do. But is this assumption secure? One in A Million? Historically, how many people have never died? Not too many? …
We live in an information age. Every day, we are overwhelmed with news, media, advertisements, and opinions of friends, family, and associates. How can we sort out the claims steeped in wisdom from those dripping with folly? How can we discern truth from error and the wise path from the highway of fools? We must have a reliable standard by which we can test all claims, holding fast to that which is good. That standard…
We often discuss the habits and principles for becoming wealthy here at TotalThriver. But if we pursue financial gain with the wrong heart, we are setting ourselves up for disaster. Today we’ll examine the Master’s teachings on wealth, and learn from him the proper attitudes and perspective. In Luke 12, we read: 13Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14But he said to him, “Man, who made…
Life can get pretty hectic in our fast-paced world! If you’re like me, you rush through breakfast and your morning routine to get to work on time, spend the day on various projects, get a workout in, cook dinner, kids to bed, chores, snack, and crash into bed. Just writing it all out makes me tired! Add to all that the pursuit of a thriving life and you’ve got a full plate! But if we’re…