http://www.trippatkins.com Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:17:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever looked at your life and tried to figure yourself out? I have taken spiritual gifts tests, personality profiles, asked other people how they would describe me, and spent a lot of time looking inward to see what I am good at, what I love to do, ... http://www.trippatkins.com/you-wont-accomplish-anything-great-until-you-know-yourself/ Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. - Romans 12: 2 Conformed: To bring into agreement or correspondence; make similar. (dictionary.com). Transformed: ... http://www.trippatkins.com/platform-of-change/ The Era of Procrastination is coming to a close; in its place we are entering a period of consequences. - Winston Churchill As we enter one of the most challenging financial times in our country's history along with the normal challenges and bickering that go with a presidential election season people are ... http://www.trippatkins.com/thats-quotable-winston-churchill/ Featuring: John Waller Music from the motion picture "Fireproof" Everthird and Bill Steely The Something Big Tour is coming to Cross Roads Baptist Church on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 7 pm.  You can find more information about Cross Roads and get directions by heading over to their website: http://www.crbcsc.org. Tickets are available online ... http://www.trippatkins.com/something-big-tour-coming-to-cross-roads-baptist-church/ Henry David Thoreau said, "You cannot kill time without injuring eternity." Are you just killing time every day?  I have been there.  A lot of "jobs" get where you can just manage them with minimal effort after a while.  You don't have to put any thought into them and you can ... http://www.trippatkins.com/killing-time/ "Dissatisfaction and discouragement are not caused by the absence of things but the absence of vision." - Anonymou When we have a clear vision for each aspect of our lives (professional, financial, relationship with God, personal relationships with others, and physical) the different things that pull at our lives and demand our ... http://www.trippatkins.com/vision-directing-life/ Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to Alice: I don't much care where. The Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go. Alice: …so long as I get somewhere. The Cat: Oh, ... http://www.trippatkins.com/going-somewhere/ John Wesley, an eighteenth century theologian said, "When you set yourself on fire, people love to come and see you burn." When you are in touch with your God-given passion you are on fire for life. People can easily tell whether you are passionate about your life or if you ... http://www.trippatkins.com/set-yourself-on-fire-and-see-who-comes-to-watch-you-burn/ Tonight my wife was out-of-town on business and Cole (13 months old) and I had some father-son time out on the town.  I was a little worried about taking him out to eat all by myself because we haven't done that before and he has been getting a little restless ... http://www.trippatkins.com/awesome-father-son-time-tonight/ Some of the clients I get to opportunity to work with are going through very hard times in their lives.  They are dealing with a divorce or custody battle, they owe the IRS a lot of money, they are threatened with losing their business or family.  And while they are ... http://www.trippatkins.com/but-they-just-dont-understand-what-im-going-through/