Your Worth & Your Why…
Have you ever stopped and really thought about your worth to this world as a human? I don't mean - how do you feel about yourself - which is important, but not my point. How do we calculate our worth? I am not talking about financial worth - I am talking your worth to this world
300lbs of Focus is what is required!
Social Media asks us the question - "What's on your mind?" Thank you so much for asking. What has been on my mind is what has plagued me for the past several months - distractions and lack of focus. The digital world can pull us in 100 different directions and leave us empty. We can start
Faith & Mental Health Article #2 – Real Change is Possible
Be Transformed by the Renewing of Your Mind Be Transformed by the Renewing of Your Mind Faith & Mental Health Article #2 – Real Change is Possible A new word is being thrown around like we are all supposed to know what it means – mindfulness. What exactly does it mean? According to Merriam-Websters Dictionary – mind·ful·ness | \ ˈmīn(d)-fəl-nəs \ Definition of mindfulness 1: the quality
Faith & Mental Health Series Part 1
Be Transformed by the Renewing of Your Mind Topics of mental health, including depression, anxiety, psychosis, grief, PTSD, and suicide are everywhere in the news today. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, the total age-adjusted suicide rate in the United States increased 35.2% from 1999 to 2018. According to the CDC, there were reports
Can a person who has messed up in life really change and matter?
Many of you do not know who this man is - George Mueller. But please read the following excerpt from my book - Your Life Matters. I hope it inspires you, as it did me. George Mueller In college, I studied about George Mueller. He became one of my heroes. If you haven't heard of him, Mueller
Dream Heroic Dreams
A young boy dreams of becoming a superhero. I believe that we are not here on this planet, in this moment, by accident. I believe that there is a purpose - a masterpiece level purpose to our existence. One of my favorite passages in the Bible is Ephesians 2:10 “For you are God’s Masterpiece, created anew in
God is Good!
We often hear the phrase - God is good. It is usually followed up - All the time. Then, we hear it said a different way - All the time, God is good. But what does that mean? Too often, we have these cliches, that may be spoken with the best of intentions, but are they
Good Friday? What exactly is so good about it?
When I hear the word "good", I think of things that bring a smile, or something that is positive in my life or the world. I think of a light rain that waters the grass. I think of a beautiful sunrise or sunset. I think of the embrace of my wife and her kisses. I
Who Do You Say You Are?
Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Proverbs 18:21
When we think about ourselves, who do we say we are? What are our thoughts about self? I know that when I say those words, my initial thoughts are - I don’t think about me. But is that true?
It is easy to run ourselves down, but why? When we look at a concept called Social Comparison Theory, it tells us that we are often comparing ourselves with others. In the age of social media and digital air-brushing, the impact is often fairly negative.
But the truth is that this isn’t new. The battle to keep up with our neighbors or peers is an age old conundrum . The problem with it is that you can never win. The comparison cycle goes on and on and if we continue down that path long enough, we can destroy ourselves - mentally, emotionally and financially.
What if we stepped off the comparison treadmill and looked at things from a different paradigm?
When Leonardo DaVinci looked at a block of granite, he saw an image that was present beneath the surface before he hit it with the first strike of the chisel. The Creator can always see the end from the beginning because He has a plan.
The same is true for you. Your Creator, God Almighty, can see who you are and what you are meant to be, even if no one else can. He call us “chosen”, “a child of the king”, “saved”, “forgiven” and a “masterpiece”.
Let’s redirect our minds and hearts to hear what our Creator is saying…
We can do this by seeking Him in His word. Devotionals are good sources for this. I use a free one called - Our Daily Bread. I read it almost every morning as part of my daily routine. It fills me with His word and some stories that help me to apply it to my life.
Also, you might consider my new book - Your Life Matters. I talk about this subject at length and I think you may find some encouragement there as well. It’s available here on this website or you can go to Amazon and look up the title plus my name -
Dr Cliff
God Bless You!
