Franklin Jones said that "Silence gives consent or a horrible feeling that nobody's listening."  Silence can be negative, but also very positive  Silence can be peaceful, soothing, and comforting.  Psa 46:10 says, Be still and know that I am God..."  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2d752883/silence.

https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2469a3a1/cheap.  Listen to the humorous response from the clerk when a husband asked for something cheap for his wife.  Jesus reminded us that we also have a responsibility to give God the very best.

https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/f3342f92/could-not-see-land  Mental fog can often keep us from achieving our goals because we cannot see a way out: there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel; Our situation seems hopeless.  Listen to how fog affected Florence Chadwick as she attempted to swim the channel from Catalina Island to the California coast.   

Do you remember Walter Payton, the great running back for the Chicago Bears?  During his career he ran for over 9 miles and that was with someone knocking him down every 4.6 yards.  Life isn't always easy.  Walter Payton wanted to do a lot more , but a whole lot of people did their best to stop him.  The Bible says, "Let us not become weary in doing good, for a the property time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

How many times have e heard it said, "People used to just shake hands and that settled the deal" or "When a man gave his word, that was enough."  What has happened to the days?  Listen to the story of how a slave purchased his freedom, even when he didn't have to, because he made a promise. 

https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/f2bd02c7/be-faithful  Listen to what Mother Theresa said when asked if she was upset that she couldn't help all needy people.  God does not reward us according to our accomplishments, but according to whether we did what we could.  He calls us to be faithful.  

If we want to be able to respond correctly in difficult situations, we must be building the right habits of the heart by being with the right people and listening to the right messages.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/3a27fd97/habits-of-the-heart

We don't like to practice patience; we want everything right now - yesterday would be even better.  Patience is an art that we need to practice in order to become proficient at it.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/271f7439/patience

Leo Durocher, manager of the Dodgers major league baseball team, complained about his second baseman, Eddie Stankey, that he had second base so screwed up that nobody could play it.  Listen to this humorous story about how we often want to pass blame for our failures onto others.   The question is, "How does passing the blame onto others actually hinder us rather than help us."  Bill shares 4 ways ways we are negatively affected by not accepting responsibility for our own behavior.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/ed4f1f52/the-blame-game

If we are looking for the gold in others, then their worth will be the focus of our attention and talk.  I want my objective to be finding the good in others, not talking about all the dirt that surrounds the gold.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/4afdd935/look-for-gold