Summary:

You have more than you know. There is rarely so much scarcity as we tend to focus on and by

changing the way we approach each day, we can change the way we live our lives. This week,

Simple Talk host Wayne McCullough speaks with Dr. Rob Carman, pastor and leader of a

worldwide ministry, who shares this message of hope and faith. Too often, we can find

ourselves living in the past and dwelling on life’s difficulties. But there is always a future with

God, Dr. Carman says, and it’s a greater future than we can possibly imagine.

In order to follow that path, it’s important to tap into the power within. Humans are holistic

beings; they are made up of a body, a soul, and a spirit, and it’s important to nourish and find

the potential of each to amplify that power. Sometimes, it comes down to taking a hard look at

our habits, as they are what shape the way we walk through each day. If we approach our days

with positivity and a purposeful outlook, that will, in turn, affect what we experience. Everything

is connected and it’s up to us to discover what we truly have.

This Week’s Takeaways:

-Work with an idea of purpose

-Cast off old, unhealthy habits

-Remember that everything affects something else

-Remove the shame from difficulty and depression

-Have moments of quiet and stillness in your life

Quotes:

“Life is never behind you; it is always in front of you. I don’t live out of a memory; I live out of an

imagination.” -Dr. Rob Carman

“God said in the book of Ephesians that he would do above and beyond what you can ask or

imagine, according to the power that’s at work in you. Well, you’ve got to amplify, you’ve got to

jump start that power. That’s the power of faith, hope, and the Holy Spirit. And unless you gear

that thing up and be determined, you begin to live off your laurels and you don’t want to live in

your past. If you live your past, you’re going to go backwards. You’re going to die. The definition

of old age has nothing to do with a numerical amount or when you were born. The definition of

old age simply says in Webster’s 1828 dictionary — nobody would argue with Noah Webster —

that old is belonging to the past and then he gave the second definition is stale. We don’t want

to be stale. We don’t want to belong to the past. There’s always a future with God and it’s

always bigger than what you’ve had before.” -Dr. Rob Carman

“I tell people, you can retire from a company, a job, an occupation, but you never retire from

work. Work is one of the greatest things that God gave an individual. … Work is the tool that

God gave a human being to get out of them everything he put in them. Without work, every

talent, every skill, every ability lies dormant.” -Dr. Rob Carman

“Psychiatrists have said if you can change the first five minutes when you wake up and the last

five minutes when you go to bed, you can change your day. I say if you can change a day, you

can change a life because all a life is is an accumulation of days.” -Dr. Rob Carman

“Everything leaves to enter and the way you leave determines the way you enter. You left your

womb to come into this world. You leave home to go to school. You leave school to have a

career. You leave singleness to get married. You leave a house to get into your car. You leave a

car to go into work. The way you leave determines the way you enter. So, anytime you leave

anything, leave right and you’ll enter right.” -Dr. Rob Carman

Contact:

You can follow Dr. Rob Carman’s work on his website, robcarman.com, where you can also

sign up for his weekly devotionals, as recommended by Wayne McCullough. On his website,

you can also check out his latest projects, which include broadcasting his ministry to Iran,

Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey. You can also find his published work on the

YouVersion Bible App.

Mentions:

The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie Ten Boom with

John and Elizabeth Sherrill

Tramp for the Lord by Corrie Ten Boom

2 Chairs: The Secret that Changes Everything by Bob Beaudine

“The Mind: Mental and Emotional Health” recorded by Dr. Rob Carman

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