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Helping people see their true potential

Writing to help people see how they can grow personal by self inspection. Using faith based principles but not constrained to a certian ideology....
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Cry for help

Helping people see their true potential ― Lord I feel like I am bring pulled out to sea by the awesome waves of the wedge. The breakers keep coming in but I cannot regain my strength. As I see the shore so close and now I am … Continue reading → (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Jan 31st, 2012
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Thermometer or a Thermostat?

Helping people see their true potential ― Creekside Devotions February 21, 2011 Thermometer or a Thermostat? Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” …... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Feb 25th, 2011
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Gaining Peace and direction

Helping people see their true potential ― Having gotten back to work from July to November in North Dakota taught me a couple of lessons. First how my mind was so cluttered with stress about life issues and my need for solitude to gain a different perspective. Second solitude helps me to... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Dec 7th, 2010
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“What are you doing here?”

Helping people see their true potential ― 1 Kings 19:9-18 9 There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah? ” As I listened to a sermon on this idea of God asking Elijah “what are you... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Aug 30th, 2010
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Go Where The Work Is!!!!

Helping people see their true potential ― Well working in North Dakota has been a fun and exciting adventure. It also has got me to rethink this economy. There are over 1200 jobs out in the Ward and Williams county. The oil boom has created these jobs. There are a lot of problems that need... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Aug 7th, 2010
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Acceptance of Reality

Helping people see their true potential ― Well all of us have our excuses of why we do things or don’t do things. I have learned over the last 18 months that if I don’t point the finger back at me then I am at a big loss. I have to take responsibility for my life and have “... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Jul 4th, 2010
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Are you working with purpose

Helping people see their true potential ― Are you working with purpose??? As I have been working on finding may way through this recession I have decided to find purpose in my work. As I worked in the dirt for over ten years I never had purpose. Now that I am homeless and close to having no... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on May 9th, 2010
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The Crul Prison

Helping people see their true potential ― The crulest prison is the one we make for ourselves. When we allow fear and regret into our lives we are not believeing God in His forgivness. Now there has to be remorse and repentance because this is what the Lord requires of us. But if we remain... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on May 5th, 2010
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Start taking Risks

Helping people see their true potential ― Boy with this economy just crazy as ever may be it is time to take a risk. STAR YOUR OWN BUSINESS. Ya go check it out at www.myinlife.com/thinkbig . Go do it take a chance for once in your life. Hope this post sparks thought and encourages you to... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on May 1st, 2010
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“Support?”

Helping people see their true potential ― We all have our ideas of how to support other people. We learned this from our parents in how they supported each other, or the lack of. We cannot neglect looking back into our past for answers to why we do the things we do today. If we do this we... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Apr 10th, 2010
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Thinking

Helping people see their true potential ― Well another week almost done. I have been really running down a bad path in my mind. I have allowed circumstances to really derail me from what I know I need to do. Does this happen to anyone else? Well I have made a decision that I am going to be... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Apr 8th, 2010
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Personal Identity

Helping people see their true potential ― We live in a world today that makes it really hard to know certain things. What I am talking about is “Who are you?” The answer to this question is a very big deal. It controls how we live out our lives, relate to other people and many... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Feb 28th, 2010
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Start the Week out Right!!

Helping people see their true potential ― Going into this week I am going to work harder on me. I have to make that decision to make things work. I am going to work on how I talk to myself, my speech, my attitude so that I win. At this point I have no other choice but to move. Oh I could [..... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Made popular on Oct 26th, 2010
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What to do when all goes wrong?

Helping people see their true potential ― Here is the question, have you ever thought; it cannot get any worse than this?   Oh yes it can get worse, and when you ask it can and will. When reading the success principles of Napoleon Hill and others you find, that what you think or speak... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Feb 6th, 2010
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The Mind and It’s Tricks

Helping people see their true potential ― It is sad how many people go around thinking horrable thoughts. Really you many think, “well ya it is a really, really bad time in history!” Well getting down to more specific is the thoughts we think about ourselves. This can be the #1... (more)
 Shawn Thornton ― Posted on Jan 31st, 2010