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Monday, October 1st, 2012 by 4 Comments

Dear Friends,

I’m attending a Romney/Ryan political rally in my hometown on Thursday… there I said it. lol

Until now, I’ve been hesitant to let anyone know where I stand. It seems that politics are dividing people more now than at any other time in history.

Please don’t let this happen to you and your family and friends, if you can help it.

As a leader, I take a big risk with this post.

I care deeply for many people who are republicans, democrats, and independents… and I don’t want to lose a single friend over my political position.

Over the past 4 years, I have been very careful not to say a single negative word about our President. I have honored him in my heart and I have sincerely prayed for his success. (I’ve likely prayed for President Obama more than 98% of Americans. I’ve invested hours and hours of personal prayer for him.)

And now as a nation, we have to decide together if we keep this President or elect another.

In my humble opinion, after hearing both visions for America… it’s clear to me.

I want to rebuild the foundations of the American economy on the principles of free enterprise, hard work, and innovation. I want to build a stronger middle class, with more jobs, more take-home pay, and better opportunities.

And I personally believe that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have a real plan to accomplish this.

To my friends: It’s ok if we disagree with each other about which direction is best for our country. If you are voting for President Obama, I can still love you.

We should not be angry and hateful about our disagreements. We should not power up on each other with sarcasm and hostility.

To me, harmony is more about mutual respect than it is about agreement.

Please make sure you are registered to vote and that you are active in the political process. Please be respectful with those who do not share your opinions.

Most of all, consider this: No matter which candidate we choose, we will need God’s grace if we will have any chance at thriving again. So please pray for America, that God will help us rise from the ashes… and live again. God bless you all, and may God please bless America.

Have a beautiful day.

Dream Big, Live Bold, & Make A Difference!

Chuck Balsamo

PS: Have you read my book, Make Me A Legend? It was written for the dream of a better tomorrow. Check it out!

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Envisioning the Best Week of This Year!

Monday, June 8th, 2009 by 3 Comments

It’s Monday!

Another new week… a whole new set of OPPORTUNITIES… a clean slate… a fresh start! This could be the week you… get a BIG raise at work, discover a new career, blast through a mountainous obstacle, make a new friend, break from a destructive pattern, cut off a destructive relationship, have the spiritual breakthrough of your life, help a miserable person receive the transformational breakthrough of their LIFE… THIS COULD BE THAT WEEK!

Hebrews 11:6 And without FAITH it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that HE EXISTS and that HE REWARDS those who earnestly seek him. 

This scripture contains the BEGINNING OF FAITH: to believe that God is a good and REWARDING kind of God. That he CARES and LOVES and wants the BEST for the ones who seek after him! I believe in this kind of God… and my God REWARDS me as I EARNESTLY SEEK HIM!

Life is not always easy and my life has its FAIR SHARE of adversity… but I am an overcomer because I believe that I am an OVERCOMER! 

The way we APPROACH our new weeks, makes ALL the difference. You can be like, blah, blah, blah it’s Monday ggrrrrrrrrr! Or, you can say, THANK GOD for last week… and THANK GOD for the SENSATION OF ADVENTURE I FEEL RIGHT NOW looking over the days ahead!

Are you EXPECTING a miracle THIS WEEK? Are you EXPECTING good things to happen… GREAT things to HAPPEN… for THIS WEEK to be the BEST WEEK of your year so far?

When we LOOK for destruction, we usually find it! When we look for success, we find SUCCESS! Whatever we think about all the time gets bigger and BIGGER and BIGGER. I want victory, so I think victory! I pray for victory FROM A STANCE OF VICTORY… believing that God is IN ME, WITH ME, and FOR ME… therefore NOTHING or NO-ONE in all this world can stop his beautiful plan for my life!

Today, we must choose NOT to focus on the miserable aspects of our current situations… but we SHOULD LOOK FOR THE BLESSINGS that ARE MOST DEFINITELY ALREADY HERE!

Pray with this anticipation and a SUPER BIG SMILE… think about HOW GREAT GOD IS and how much he LOVES YOU… all day long, live this day like a kid on Christmas morning… this is YOUR WEEK… this is MY WEEK TOO!

Believe bigger than you ever have before! See the whole world conspiring in YOUR FAVOR! As you head for victory… envision VICTORY COMING TO YOU! Believe in the God you are praying to… that HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. Believe that HE IS MIGHTY TO SAVE… and that he CAN MOVE THE MOUNTAIN!

Or… you can do like almost everyone else does… and grumble through everything that comes your way! Instead of LIVING BY FAITH and CREATING YOUR WORLD BY FAITH and PRAYER, you can let life happen to you… and play the victim, AGAIN. Nut-huh, not me baby! I am a mighty CHAMPION and THIS IS MY WEEK! 

Hope this blog helps you off a better start than most Mondays! Sorry its late getting posted… LONG WEEKEND… little behind! LOL

Please leave your comments… I love to read them! I just finished praying for you ALL! So go get-em tiger! LOL

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Stop Flipping Out… Relax!

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 by 5 Comments

calm-downGood Morning Bloggers!

Last night… a bunch of church friends gave Emily a beautiful birthday party!! It was a blast… the birthday cheer was amazing… the cake was AMAZING! I prayed earlier that God would do something really nice today for every party guest! So brace yourselves… its coming!

I woke this morning… in the same vein of revelation I was in all day yesterday. For some reason, I’m inspired to talk again about turning our problems over to God. This is such a challenge for most of us… it is for me. So often, I turn little problems into HUGE ones as I refuse to let God work them out. In panic, my judgment becomes clouded… I fret and fear… I allow the small problem to take my entire mind captive. Before long, I’m unable to see the good things happening in my world… I become trapped in a realm of hopelessness… I grow weary, I breakdown, and burn out.

If we want to experience more peace, and more happy outcomes in our lives… we’re going to have to change the way we RESPOND to stressful situations. As soon as we notice ourselves heading down this destructive path, we should seize control of our emotional state… and STAND UP IN A SPIRIT OF FAITH.

This is not easy at first… but well worth the effort. The only option is to live the rest of our lives tossed to and fro with every wind and wave that comes our way! To live in fear is to live in the slavery of what MIGHT go wrong. And the more we submit to fear, the better we become at pointing out destructive possibilities. We have been training ourselves to find every possible opportunity for failure… we welcome destruction because it’s what we think about most of the time. Whatever we focus on and monitor often GROWS VERY BIG!

So today… we must stop doing this to ourselves! We must RISE IN FAITH… RISE IN LOVE… RISE IN THE BOND OF RELATIONSHIP we have with our Heavenly Father. We must train our minds to point out the possibilities for success… in EVERY SITUATION! When problems arise… call them opportunities for PROGRESS! Refuse to come under the darkness of FEAR. Be confident, not in your human strength or your clever alliances… but in the fact that you belong to God Almighty!

Psalm 33:13-22

 13 The Lord looks down from heaven
and sees the whole human race.
14 From his throne he observes
all who live on the earth.
15 He made their hearts,
so he understands everything they do.
16 The best-equipped army cannot save a king,
nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
17 Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—
for all its strength, it cannot save you.

18 But the Lord watches over those who fear him,
those who rely on his unfailing love.
19 He rescues them from death
and keeps them alive in times of famine.

20 We put our hope in the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
for our hope is in you alone.

Ok… that’s it for today… hope this blog adds great value to your amazing lives! Chat later…

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The Psalm From Hell

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Happy Thursday Friends!

Church was fun last night… I taught about “moving forward while under attack.” Catch the archive if you missed it… www.destinyfamilycenter.com

This morning, I read a few very amazing things in the book of Psalms. Check out Psalm 88 when you get a sec… and think of it being written by a person in hell. Even though it doesn’t talk about the flames… it clearly describes “hopelessness” and “the lowest pit… the darkest depths” and a “trap with no way of escape…” and it ends with “ONLY DARKNESS REMAINS.” Read it if you have the time. (psalm 88) I titled it, “The Psalm From Hell!”

So, here are my two profound thoughts about hell for you guys today: “Don’t go there!” and “No matter what you’re struggling through these days… it sure beats hell!”

As long as you are still alive, God still has a PLAN for you! Even though it might not seem like it at times, your life is filled with opportunity every single day! So make this day great… and I will chat with you tomorrow morning!

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