4 critical traits to maintain American freedom
If we’re honest, we’ve dropped the ball, become complacent and disengaged, let the culture collapse, and allowed government to steadily dismantle our freedoms.
Jimmy Page serves as the Divisional Vice President for the West for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. As a 20-year leader in health care, he and his wife are co-founders of an innovative cancer foundation, Believe Big. Page is the author of several books and speaks for companies, teams, schools and non-profits around the world. Follow him @jimmypage37 or email to [email protected]
If we’re honest, we’ve dropped the ball, become complacent and disengaged, let the culture collapse, and allowed government to steadily dismantle our freedoms.
Guns always seem to be the easiest target. Unfortunately, this doesn’t address the roots of the problem. If history is our guide, it also offers little hope of actually protecting our kids at school.
Continue to speak out against unfair competition and refuse to compete. Otherwise, we will witness the death of equality, fairness, and opportunity in female sports. The answer is to stand up and speak out regardless of the consequences.
Don’t give up on God, because He will never give up on you. Keep believing that nothing is impossible for those who believe. And keep looking for the upsets in the toughest areas of life.
Faith and fear are very similar in some ways. They are like the opposite sides of the same coin. Faith has a positive expectation about the future. It believes that no matter how tough or challenging or disappointing things are right now, it will get better.
We will never expand our capabilities until we are pushed to and brought face-to-face with our breaking point. And we may never truly experience the full power of God until we step way out of our comfort zone and cannot see the finish line.
There is a painful price to pay. You will have to deny yourself and what you crave and train even when you don’t feel like it. But with purpose, it’s worth it.
In Greek mythology, a hero is believed to have “strength for two.” In other words, to be heroic, you not only had to thrive on your own, but you also had to help someone else thrive, too.
Have you ever seen the show ''MythBusters''? Every week, these two crazy guys try to separate truth from urban legend. They take commonly accepted ideas like the ones that say eating turkey makes you sleepy or that certain sodas will completely dissolve rusty bolts, and then they prove them to be true or false.