With Me

By Dwayne Hicks | December 9, 2021 |

I do enjoy being with people. My wife went on a trip recently to help with our grands out in California and I was home for a few days without her. It was different. I do know how to cook and clean, but it just wasn’t the same without her with me. We mostly do…

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Confident

By Dwayne Hicks | April 24, 2021 |

Confident means “self-assured” and positive.  People who are confident are often accused of being arrogant. There is a line that is quite different between these two. Arrogance is an exaggeration of one’s own value or ability. Confidence has a subtle humility mixed in. Arrogance and humility don’t intersect. I am reading in the Psalms this…

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Encouragement

By Dwayne Hicks | November 1, 2020 |

I enjoy being encouraged. Encouragement inspires and motivates me. I also enjoy dispensing encouragement to others. Encouragement is most often positive and uplifting.  The dictionary defines encouragement as “inspire with courage, spirit or confidence”.  I love listening to speakers who encourage me in my walk with the Lord. I love listening to business leaders who…

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Bold Honest Prayer

By Dwayne Hicks | August 8, 2020 |

There have been times that I’m bold and confident. At other times, I may be a bit unsure and my confidence shaken. I would consider myself to be bold in my faith. I have walked with the Lord for many years, but I think it’s still important to daily listen to Him and talk with…

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Faithful

By Dwayne Hicks | August 7, 2020 |

There are many synonymous of this the word faithful. I was thinking of dependable, steady, resolute, trustworthy, consistent, unwavering, sure, confident, straight & devoted to name a few. When I think of faithful, there are people in my past that come to mind. My grandmother (Mammie) was a faithful follower of the Lord. She had…

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Do Not Deviate

By Dwayne Hicks | March 14, 2020 |

There are instructions that I should follow in great detail. There are other instructions that I’m allowed a little freedom to expand or subtract from the instructions. For example, if I’m making a chicken casserole, I should be careful to put all the ingredients that are called for. On the other hand, if I’m making…

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