The term deadline can strike dead, even fear, in a person’s soul. Everyone faces deadlines, even several times a day. Question: Do you meet deadlines with anticipation – like meeting a friend for lunch? Or, do you cut corners, run without looking, and do less than mediocre in order to meet the deadline? Ask yourself, “Am I motivated by anticipation or do I procrastinate with disaster? Do you remember the children’s story “The Poky Little Puppy”? My adult version of that story is called “The Procrastinating Little author.” There were five little authors who went to a writers’ conference Read More
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the Gazelle and the Lion
I read that every morning in Africa a gazelle awakes knowing it must run faster than the fastest lion or will be killed. And every morning a lion awakes knowing it must run faster that the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. Whether a gazelle or a lion, when the sun comes up, it’d better be running! We can learn a lesson from the gazelle and the lion – if you are not running to the Lord, the devil is stalking you. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a Read More