"I Dare You to Reach
Your Full Potential"
Debra Lake




"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, But in rising every time
we fall."
Confucius.




If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles, you would not be able to sit down for six months




Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail....Ralph Waldo Emerson


The world I see is different from the one you can see, we look out different windows and see what God desires us to see.
Debra Lake-Roberts



Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
Jesus of Nazareth




We often fear being rejected so very much that we reject
ourselves first before anyone else has the chance. 
Anon


"There are only two ways to live your life: one is as though nothing is a miracle;the other is as though everything is a miracle."
Albert Einstein




Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.
Audrey Hepburn



"To Embroden Yourself, Associate with Bold People."
Randy Gage




"I can do All things through
Christ which/who Strengthens/Empowers Me!"
Philippians 4:13




"Risk more than others think is safe.  Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical.  Expect more than others think is possible"




When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs for what it has found.
Sufi Proverb




"It is wise to take care of your body, it is the only home it's got."





"Going to Church makes you a Christian
Just as much as going to
McDonald's
makes you a hamburger."





"Are you Working to Live or
Living to Work?"



"If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life."

-- Billy Graham














"Debt is a prison best left as soon as possible"
Randy Gage










E-Mail Me

Debra@YourFullPotential.Org


"If you do not invest in You, Why should anyone else?"
Randy Gage


































I know what it feels like to be judged and misunderstood by people.  It has happened most of my life. People can be very mean and hurtful and not realize why people act as they do. Perhaps the people you are judging have deep emotional hurts and they are acting the best way they know how. So many people judge others and it only hurts both people involved.  Let us show the love God shows us.

Jesus warned against hypocritical judgment.

Matthew 7:1 "Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

Jesus loved all people!  The ones he loved the most were the worst.  The ones he hung around with were the lost black sheep. He came to find the lost and to heal the blind that could not see.  The greatest thing we can all do is to see beyond the outside and see what is in the heart.


Do not judge, and you will not be judged.
Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.
Forgive, and you will be forgiven"
Matthew 7:1-5


God uses a black sheep, Susan Doyle, that everyone critically looks at to
show He doesn't judge a book by the cover....watch this video and you will be amazed! Susan dreamed a dream and did not let anyone steal it away from her.  God loves for us to dream Big Dreams and He is the one that makes our dreams come true!

Listen and You will see what I mean!
Click Here

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Dear God, This morning I remembered that children's song that goes "I am a promise. I am a possibility. I am a promise, with a capital P. I am a great big bundle of potentiality..." In Jesus, I am a great big bundle of potentiality. I pray that You would fill me with Your wisdom and guide me in Your will. I pray that I will be obedient to You and keep my focus on You. I ask this so that I will reach the potential You have planned for me. In Jesus' precious name I pray, amen.


Making Judgments
TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2, by Os Hillman
08-04-2009
From www.churchgrowth.org

"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven" (Luke 6:37).

Have you ever made a judgment about a person or situation only to discover how wrong you were in your assessment? Such was the case in a story told by Os Guinness in his book, The Call.

"Arthur F. Burns, the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve System and ambassador to West Germany, was a man of considerable gravity. Medium in height, distinguished, with wavy silver hair and his signature pipe, he was economic counselor to a number of presidents from Dwight D. Eisenhower to Ronald Reagan. When he spoke, his opinions carried weight and Washington listened.

Arthur Burns was also Jewish, so when he began attending an informational White House group for prayer and fellowship in the 1970s, he was accorded special respect. In fact, no one knew quite how to involve him in the group and, week after week when different people took turns to end the meeting in prayer, Burns was passed by-out of a mixture of respect and reticence.

One week, however, the group was led by a newcomer who did not know of Burns' status. As the meeting ended, the newcomer turned to Arthur Burns and asked him to close the time with a prayer. Some of the old-timers glanced at each other in surprise and wondered what would happen. But without missing a beat, Burns reached out, held hands with others in the circle, and prayed this prayer: 'Lord, I pray that you would bring Jews to know Jesus Christ. I pray that you would bring Muslims to know Jesus Christ. Finally, Lord, I pray that you would bring Christians to know Jesus Christ. Amen.'

Burn's prayer has become legendary in Washington. Not only did he startle those present with refreshing directness, but he also underscored a point about 'Christians' and 'Christianity' that needs repeating regularly. It highlights another important aspect of the truth of calling: Calling reminds Christians ceaselessly that, far from having arrived, a Christian is someone who in this life is always on the road as 'a follower of Christ' and a follower of 'the Way.'"*

Before you judge a situation, consider that your judgment might not be an accurate assessment of the situation.



*Os Guinness, The Call, Word Books, Nasvhille, TN p. 101 1998