Perseverance.

Perseverance is the continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure or opposition. Some may even call it stubbornness; the ability to keep going even though it’s hard.

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Alignment.

A vehicle’s wheel alignment can get off for a number of reasons, including hitting a pothole, suspension parts can wear out or become loose, or just simple wear and tear. So, if this happens we should take our car in for a wheel alignment.

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Motivation.

I’m in a profession where I motivate people all the time. It’s very rewarding to watch my clients achieve their goals and encouragement can give them the confidence they need to stay on task.

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Break down to build up.

About twenty years ago, I really got into restoring old furniture. It was fun to take a worn out old table and turn it into something beautiful.

The first step in restoration is to grind down the original finish to wood and build it back up with smoothing and polishing.

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Integrity.

Just be honest and do the right thing. It sounds simple enough, yet in our society, it’s hard to find good and honest people; those who have strong moral principles in their lives.

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One step forward.

Some days feel like I’m walking through mud. Things happen and I catch myself asking, “why me Lord?” But, then I look around at the suffering and chaos going on around me and realize how blessed I am.

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Effort.

If you want to achieve anything in life you must put some effort into it. As it is with being a Christian. Some may think that they can be saved from sin and that’s all they have to do; just skate through the rest of your life.

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Slander.

Have you ever had someone tell lies about you; someone who just makes up stuff to benefit themselves?

Slander is akin to stepping into God’s place as the only judge and telling Him (God) to move over, you’ve got this.

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Making a difference.

I can remember early in my career, working my hardest at a goal, staying late to meet a deadline or trying to impress my boss. All for what? Most of the time, I got at best, a pat on the back.

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Give.

It hit me as I took in the line of people waiting to get food. These people are desperate, still God provides. Some of these people you would never notice at the grocery store or post office, yet these are people you pass on the street or in your own town.

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Broken.

Despite what breaks you today or what has broken you in the past, trust that God is with you, if you are a Christian and have a relationship with Him.

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Sacrifice.

To make a sacrifice, we surrender or give up something for the sake of someone else. In the spiritual realm, sacrifice means giving to the Lord whatever He requires, whether it be our time, our resources and our energy to further His work.

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When will my problems end?

We all face challenges every day. No one is exempt from problems. Even a toddler has an issue every now and then when they don’t get their way. Many times these problems can manifest anxiety, anger, depression or worse, suicide.

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Neglect.

In the Bible, in James 4:17, it says, “To him who knows to do good, and does not do it, to him it is sin.”

There is neglect all around us. People neglect their kids, spouses, even elderly parents. Letting a needy person go hungry when you have the means to feed them is neglect.

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