Practice Pausing⁣⁣They are everywhere! (Especially the one in our pocket)⁣⁣“I neglect God and his angels, for the noise of a fly.”⁣⁣➡️ John Donne  ⬅️⁣⁣There are even more distractions now than there were when this quote was made.⁣⁣How do we stay focused? Stay positive? Stay centered?⁣⁣Create consistent time in your day with silence. In other words PAUSE.⁣⁣“The sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.”⁣⁣➡️ Blaise Pascal ⬅️⁣⁣God speaks loudest when we’re quietest.⁣⁣Tips to start Pausing⁣1. Start Small. ⁣2. Create a space for less distraction.⁣3. Set a time.⁣4. Have Grace for yourself.⁣⁣“Pick a time. Plan a place. Practice pausing!”⁣⁣➡️ Micah Cruger ⬅️⁣⁣I believe you are one thought, one word, and or one action away from a totally different life!⁣⁣

You’ve got one shot at this thing called life. ⁣⁣All you’ve got is this moment—right here, right now.⁣⁣“There is no time like the present.”⁣⁣➡️ Mark Batterson  ⬅️⁣⁣Simple question from the book “Win The Day”⁣⁣If you plant carrot seeds, what do you get? The easy answer is carrots. ⁣⁣How about pumpkin seeds? The obvious answer is pumpkins. ⁣⁣What if you don’t plant anything? ⁣⁣You might think the answer is nothing, but you’ll actually get weeds.⁣⁣What will you plant today? ⁣⁣I believe you are one thought, one word, and or one action away from a totally different life!⁣⁣

We give up too quickly, too easily!⁣⁣⁣⁣“God is counting. He counts our tears. He counts our random acts of kindness. He counts our steps of faith. He even counts the hairs on our heads.”⁣⁣⁣⁣➡️ Mark Batterson  ⬅️⁣⁣⁣⁣God hasn’t given up on you.⁣⁣⁣⁣Don’t give up on God. ⁣⁣⁣⁣Play the long game.⁣⁣⁣⁣Trust the plan of long obedient direction. ⁣⁣⁣⁣I believe you are one thought, one word, and or one action away from a totally different life!⁣⁣⁣⁣

354⁣⁣That’s how many days I have been back full time on Young Life staff. ⁣⁣Why do I count?⁣⁣People who count there days. Make the most of them.⁣⁣“If you want every day to count, count the days.”⁣⁣➡️ Mark Batterson  ⬅️⁣⁣The bottom line? ⁣⁣Don’t devalue the power of twenty-four hours!⁣⁣ There is no standing still in God’s kingdom. ⁣⁣Either we’re gaining ground or we’re losing it. ⁣⁣“Whatever we don’t count, we discount.”⁣⁣➡️ Mark Batterson ⬅️⁣⁣Watch all my videos at: https://stepintogrowth.epistle.today/⁣⁣Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/step-into-growth-tv/id1527454952⁣⁣Android: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3N0ZXBpbnRvZ3Jvd3RoL2ZlZWQueG1s⁣⁣#StepIntoGrowthTV⁣#WinTheDay⁣#MarkBatterson⁣#SqueezeTheOrange

Life goals have to translate into daily habits!⁣⁣“Nothing can be done yesterday or tomorrow. Today is all we’ve got, so we’d better make it count.”⁣⁣➡️ Mark Batterson  ⬅️⁣⁣You hit your target weight one pound at a time. ⁣⁣You get debt-free one dollar at a time. ⁣⁣You get into shape one workout at a time. ⁣⁣You get your degree one class at a time. ⁣⁣You record the album one rehearsal at a time. ⁣⁣You write your book one page at a time (Or two crappy pages a day)⁣⁣You win the game one practice at a time.⁣⁣I believe you are one thought, one word, and or one action away from a totally different life!⁣⁣

It’s never too late to be who you might have been.⁣⁣“Acting your age is how we get old. We let age dictate what we can do. ⁣⁣➡️ Mark Batterson  ⬅️⁣⁣Age is not an excuse God allows—just ask Abraham and Sarah.⁣⁣Ask the boy who gave up his lunch to feed thousands.⁣⁣I believe you are one thought, one word, and or one action away from a totally different life!⁣⁣

Age is just a number⁣⁣Get back to dreaming. ⁣⁣Get back to making plans.⁣⁣Your story is far from over.⁣⁣Your prime is ahead of you.⁣⁣“As long as you’re going after a God-sized dream with God-given passion, you’re never past your prime! Vision makes time fly, but it slows down the aging process.”⁣⁣➡️ Mark Batterson  ⬅️⁣⁣Quit talking past tense and lets start talking present tense!⁣⁣Make your prime today. ⁣⁣I believe you are one thought, one word, and or one action away from a totally different life!⁣⁣

8 minutes⁣⁣That’s how much time you have until your distracted again.⁣⁣According to time management experts, the average person gets interrupted every eight minutes.⁣⁣The average person spends two hours and twenty-two minutes on social media per day.⁣⁣That is a whole lot of distraction.⁣⁣Netflix, Hulu, You Tube, Disney +, and video games. (Imagine those average times)⁣⁣“When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past.”⁣⁣➡️ Polish Poet  ⬅️⁣⁣Every moment for what it is—a gift from God. ⁣⁣The challenge, of course, is that we are as easily distracted.⁣⁣The Goal this week: Acknowledge where your distractions are in your life.⁣⁣Keep track. Write how you spend your time down.⁣⁣Once you know. Change it up. Fill that time with things that you have always wanted to do.⁣⁣

The longer you wait, the harder it gets! Hard decisions only get harder.⁣⁣The hardest day to win, hands down, is day one!⁣⁣“Whatever you don’t do today, you are less likely to do tomorrow!"⁣⁣➡️ Mark Batterson ⬅️⁣⁣You cannot finish what you do not start.⁣⁣Can you do it for a day?⁣⁣I believe you are one thought, one word, and or one action away from a totally different life!⁣⁣

Today is the first day and last day of your life.⁣⁣Once today is gone, you can’t get it back. ⁣⁣“One to-day is worth two to-morrows.”⁣⁣➡️ Benjamin Franklin ⬅️⁣⁣It is the first day because it has never been before and the last day because it will never be again.⁣⁣Don’t put off till tomorrow what can be done today!⁣⁣If you want to win the day, you’ve got to live like it’s the first day and last day of your life.⁣⁣You have to squeeze everything you can out of it. Squeeze the orange!⁣⁣I believe you are one thought, one word, and or one action away from a totally different life!⁣⁣