Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you will discover He is the Rock at the bottom.
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A kingdom man is the kind of man that when his feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "Oh crap, he's up!"
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the powerful and positive impact a determined individual can have on the world.
This quote illustrates the idea that a person with strong resolve and purpose instills fear in negativity and evil, suggesting that their presence alone can shift the atmosphere for the better. It portrays the ideal of a kingdom man as someone whose daily actions and mindset are so powerful that they thwart any malicious intentions as soon as they begin their day.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire young leaders.
Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you will discover He is the Rock at the bottom.
A kingdom man is a man who visibly demonstrates the comprehensive rule of God underneath the Lordship of Jesus Christ in every area of his life.
Peace doesn't mean that you will not have problems. Peace means that your problems will not have you.
Government can run and fund programs, but it can't love, it can't show compassion, and it can't embrace. Our faith is designed to have social implications, not just heavenly ones. The spiritual and the social must be connected.
The reason so many believers are struggling is that we have voted in the past asking God to bless our plans rather than casting our votes based on seeking His agenda. We want God to sign off on our decisions rather than us following His.
Every four years, the eyes of America become riveted on the national election returns. But God's first concern during any political season is not the same as our first concern - it is not about what is happening, or going to happen, in the White House. God's first concern is what is happening, or not happening, in His house.
Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.
The only way the magic works is by hard work. But hard work can be fun.
The best solution for falling just short of the goal is to focus on the fundamentals but perform them better.
There is literally nothing that I ever asked to do, that I asked the blessed Creator to help me to do, that I have not been able to accomplish.
Enchantment is the purest form of sales. Enchantment is all about changing people's hearts, minds and actions because you provide them a vision or a way to do things better. The difference between enchantment and simple sales is that with enchantment you have the other person's best interests at heart, too.
The truth is, if we have our own reasons for doing something - reasons that we endorse - we're more likely to do it; we're more likely to stick with it.
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