Tag Archives: Obstacle

Thought For the Day: Success Is Determined Not By Whether Or Not You Face Obstacles, But By Your Reaction To Them…Each One Strengthens You

“Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Difficulties Come Not To Obstruct, But To Instruct. With Every Setback Or Obstacle Lie Seeds of An Equal Or Greater Benefit Or Opportunity

“Difficulties come not to obstruct, but to instruct. Within every setback or obstacle lie seeds of an equal or greater benefit or opportunity.” – Brian Tracy

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First Principles: Watch Out For Those Who Cause Divisions and Put Obstacles In Your Way That Are Contrary To the Teaching You Have Learned. Keep Away From Them

“I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.” – Romans 16:17 NIV

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First Principles: Therefore Let Us Stop Passing Judgment On One Another. Instead, Make Up Your Mind Not To Put Any Stumbling Bock Or Obstacle In the Way Of A Brother Or Sister

“13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Everything Is Either An Opportunity Or An Obstacle To Keep You From Growing. You Get To Choose.

“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Permanence, Perseverance and Persistence In Spite of All Obstacles, Discouragements, and Impossibilities.

“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.” – Thomas Carlyle

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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Obstacle To Discovering the Shape of the Earth, the Continents, and the Oceans Was Not Ignorance But the Illusion of Knowledge

“The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.” -Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, professor, attorney, and writer (1 Oct 1914-2004)

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First Principles: Nothing Was More To Be Desired Than That Every Practicable Obstacle Should Be Opposed To Cabal, Intrigue, and Corruption

“Nothing was more to be desired than that every practicable obstacle should be opposed to cabal, intrigue, and corruption. These most deadly adversaries of republican government might naturally have been expected to make their approaches from more than one querter, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Elitism, Not Racism, Is the Biggest Obstacle In Overcoming Poverty

“Elitism, not racism, is the biggest obstacle in overcoming poverty.” – Robert Woodson

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Simply Do Unto Others​

Based in part on Matthew 7: 12: Simply Do Unto Others​ by Michael Doyle In Jesus’ name we give our gratitude Demonstrated in our loving attitude Thankful for His covering and His grace Looking at love given in His embrace … Continue reading →

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