2012-01-23T11:12:54-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/reputation/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/credit-card-follies-6531 2012-01-23T11:12:54-05:00 Since we can't see where choices lead until it's too late, do we live by the throw of the dice? Well, that's where the Bible comes in. It tells us where our decisions lead. When you sow to your sinful nature, it will destroy things. It's gonna happen! When you sow to things that please the Holy Spirit, you're going to reap things that will last forever. It's gonna happen! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-effect-your-name-has-6521 2012-01-09T10:20:54-05:00 Your good name? Man, it's worth everything. Don't compromise it. Don't put a mark on anyone else's name either, because according to the Bible, if you've got a good name, you're a moral millionaire. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/big-men-big-mistakes-6469 2011-11-03T14:17:28-05:00 God's made it clear "your sin will find you out." He loves you too much to let you keep getting away with what will ultimately destroy you. We have to build our walls high around the places where we're vulnerable. And fall to our knees in repentance where we've strayed out of bounds before any more damage is done. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/someone-talked-6445 2011-09-23T09:18:40-05:00 We can sink people's lives with our words. World War II G.I.s were warned not to say the things they could say, because they were wanting to save lives. See, that's still an important warning and maybe it's a time for us to pray as the Holy Spirit points this out inside us, "Lord, help me to stop this tongue of mine before more hurting words come out." "The tongue has the power of life and death." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/a-guard-could-save-you-a-lot-of-grief-6427 2011-08-30T09:55:11-05:00 Don't let your mouth run on like it has been. Ask your Lord to guard your mouth. After all, important places have a guard, and nothing you have has more affect than your mouth. So, keep your lip guard handy. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/prove-it-before-you-promote-it-6362 2011-05-31T10:39:17-05:00 Let's not be in too big a hurry to push one of God's vehicles out onto the Interstate. We all need to be tested first on God's proving ground. Rushing to leadership...that's man's way of doing it—it's not God's. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/i-ll-watch-your-back-6262 2011-01-11T11:36:45-05:00 Love always protects. Don't be one of those attackers in the underbrush. Commit yourself to the people in your world as a loving protector, and be remembered as the one who lived out love with this commitment, "I'll watch your back." http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2022:1&version=NIV 2009-09-04T11:36:08-05:00 How much is your reputation worth to you? Would you give up your good name for riches? In Proverbs, the writer says that you should esteem your reputation more than gold or silver.