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Welcome, friend—I’m glad you’ve pulled up a chair on the front porch of my little corner of the internet. My name is Michael Joe Harvell, and I live my life with one simple mission: to glorify God, encourage people, and leave this world a little better than I found it. I’m a husband, father, pastor, writer, Jeep enthusiast, and front-porch thinker who believes that life is best lived on purpose. I serve as pastor of Eureka Baptist Church in Anderson, South Carolina, where I get the joy of preaching, teaching, and walking with people through the ups and downs of everyday life. Over the years, I’ve discovered that faith isn’t just about Sunday mornings—it’s about living every single day in the presence and power of God. I’m also an author. My books—including The Grace Exchange: How Forgiven People Forgive People and The Word Works—grow out of the sermons, stories, and lessons I’ve learned on this journey. I write in a style that’s conversational, a little front-porch-rocking-chair, and full of stories, quotes, and Scripture that point us back to the goodness of God’s Word. When I’m not writing or preaching, you might find me sitting outside with my Bible and journal, cruising the backroads in my Jeep Gladiator, or sharing a meal and some laughs with the good folks God has put in my life. I love helping people find peace in their spirit, strength in their body, and encouragement in their soul. This blog is simply an extension of that mission. Here you’ll find devotions, encouragement, reflections, and practical insights for living a life of purpose, peace, and joy. So grab a cup of coffee, pull up a rocking chair, and stay awhile—I’d be honored to walk this road of faith with you.
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Fail To Plan And Plan To Fail!

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So hopefully this week, we have started to take our eyes off of others and hopefully we have started to inspect our on lives!  If we have taken the time to inspect our lives, then we know that there are some things that we want to change and even more importantly, there are some things that we have to change!  If you have not made you “Change List” – STOP right now!  Think about it!  What needs to change in your life so that you can be all that God created you to be?  Make your list – please!

Yesterday, you should have taken some time to think through some of the people that God has placed around you that can help you with these changes.  You may think that you can handle this by yourself and that you don’t need any help, but somewhere inside of yourself – you know better!  Start building your “Change Team” today – give these people the information and permission they need to help you with the changes that you are going to be working to make!

The Third Step is to Design A Plan!  There are basically five questions that you will need to ask yourself and answer about each change that you are going to be making.  Here are the questions:

1.)  What are you going to do?

2.)  How are you going to do it?

3. )  When will you start?

4.)  Where will you be at the beginning, middle and end of the process?

5.)  Why must you do this?

Use these questions to help you think through the changes that you need to make in your life and start to put together a step y step plan of the steps that you will take to make change a reality!  WE CAN DO THIS!

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You Can’t Do It By Yourself!

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How did you do yesterday?  Did you make a decision to make your life better?  Did you make a decision about some things in your life that you want to change and did you figure out that there are some things that you are going to have to change?  If so, then you are on your way to experiencing some positive change and amazing miracles!  Today we will take a look at the second step!

Step Two:  Get Help!  You cannot do change and do it right by yourself!  Who do you have around you that really cares about you?  Who do you have around you that can help you in the positive ways that you need help?  Who do you have that can lift you to new levels and push you to greater heights?  If you can’t think of anyone, then you need to get busy searching!  You need to start to build a team of friends that you can help and that can help you!

Take some time right now to identify people around you that could help you become the better you!  Now make a plan to go and ask these people to help you in dealing with the things that you have decided must change in your life.  Let them know that you respect them and think that they will be an asset in helping you to go to a new place in your life!  Remember you invited them to help you, so don’t force your help upon them, but be willing to give it when they ask!

The Bible says that two are better than one, because they have greater return for their labor!  God plus you and your friends equal a majority! And it will be amazing what can be accomplished in and through your life with a majority team!  (Tomorrow we will talk about your plan for change!)