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Life in a Line 09.15.06

Daily Life Principles in One Sentence

September 15, 2026

Sometimes when people don't "see" you, it is a judgment against them, not against you.

Sure?

Previous Lines:

  1. When you dishonor your authority, you invite dishonor into your world.
  2. Our deepest calling as human beings is to take the raw materials of our lives—our time, our resources, our relationships—and stamp them with the image of Christ.
  3. Your greatest impact comes not from what you achieve, but from who you become and how you develop others along the way.
  4. What you lose by default is greater than what you waste by decision; the emphasis should be on what the prodigal lost—the Father's presence—rather than what he wasted.
  5. Heaven is a created place, the glorious by-product of relationship, but it is not our ultimate goal, for the true prize is not a place but a Person—God Himself.
  6. Ruth demonstrated her loyalty to God by clinging to Naomi, positioning herself for a season of harvest; don’t abandon God-ordained relationships before your harvest.
  7. Phil Driscoll said "I am not a trumpet player, I am a trumpet" - what you do comes out of what you are, so focus on your character.
  8. Suffering can be a maturing process, working in your life by God’s grace to perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you—so when you suffer, ask God, “What are You perfecting in my life?”
  9. Lack, whatever the cause, tests the strength of money’s influence in your life.
  10. Whatever you receive increases in influence on your life; whatever you reject decreases in influence on you life.
  11. Favor is granted not earned.(So stop trying so hard to gain favor.)
  12. There is an enemy that cannot be won over nor negotiated with: the flesh; it must be dominated.
  13. The promises of God are conditional and you can accelerate them through faith-filled obedience.
  14. God is not alarmed by what is happening in the world; we can transcend what we experience in the world through prayer, and view reality from our seated position in Christ.
  15. A tame faith is a lame faith - better to live on the edge of failure, than in the center of comfort.
  16. Start every initiative with this conviction: there is more than enough provision for my vision.
  17. Nothing gained quickly can be trusted - time is the ultimate measure of truth.
  18. Your words are more powerful than your thoughts; you can change a bad thought with a good word.
  19. The great ambition of the believer should be to live in the face of God and release His grace everywhere they go.
  20. Look at what you are not asking God about and there you will discover the little gods in your life.
  21. Sometimes, the things God is doing for you are hidden from you so that your disbelief doesn’t disrupt them.
  22. If you aim for God, everything else is reachable.
  23. Accept this to reduce disappointment: not everyone is called to support your cause, stand with you in public, or agree with your point of view.
  24. Distance in relationships magnifies assumptions and nullifies truth.
  25. If it's worth it, perseverance is a price you'll have to pay for it.
  26. You are as spiritually alive as God is breaking you, so don't fight the process.
  27. Focus more on showing up in God's presence than what will happen when you get there.
  28. What you tolerate increases.
  29. You are better than your worst moment, so receive God’s forgiveness forgive yourself, get back up and live with grace another day.