Jump Start Your Day

By Darius J. Nixon

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
Chinese proverb

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Chinese proverb

Famous proverbs like these have given us wisdom and great insight throughout the ages. These iconic phrases and sayings along with countless others have been coined by the most brilliant of minds. Various proverbs have been instrumental in the successful handling of some of lifes most challenging moments. Plato, Friedrich Nietzsche, and King Solomon are just a few of the renowned men whose words not only surpassed their lifespans, but their words remain relevant to this time.

In Jump Start your Day, Darius Nixon has composed an inspiring devotional designed to motivate your personal and spiritual development. Every page is filled with impactful and original proverbs that are sure to electrify the start of each new day.

There are those who suggest that dreams are fragments of the imagination, but on the contrary, I believe your dreams are a preview of a coming attraction.
Darius Nixon

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Nov 5, 2015
• ISBN: 9781512713374

Darius J. Nixon

Darius Nixon is the CEO of Darius Nixon Ministries and the founder and senior pastor of Inner City Prophetic Ministries in Queens, New York. Thinker, orator, revelator, and visionary are just a few adjectives used in describing the dynamo that is Darius Nixon. He has been instrumental in transforming countless lives during his twenty-plus years serving in ministry. His words have proven to be prophetic and insightful, be it spoken or written. Although his voice is highly sought after, he maintains an active and healthy role in the lives of his children.

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ISBN: 978-1-5-127-1338-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-1337-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015915421

WestBow Press rev. date: 11/5/2015

CONTENTS

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1   Get to Know YOU

Chapter 2   Lessons Within Your Surroundings

Chapter 3   Discover Your Journey

Chapter 4   Mastering Personal Levels

Chapter 5   The Power of Choice

Chapter 6   Ready..Set..GROW

Chapter 7   New requires Confidence

Chapter 8   A Winning Playbook

Chapter 9   An Inner Workout

Chapter 10   The Reserve Tank

Chapter 11   A Self Check-List

Chapter 12   Tie Up the Loose Ends

Bonus Chapter: Just for Rainy Days

FOREWORD

The Word of God is very empowering. It is life-changing when it is applied to an individual. The following material will cause you to realize that the Lord does indeed want to speak a word to you on a daily basis. This book has a word for you each and every day of the year. Each word will strengthen you as you travel through life.

When you are in need of encouragement or a statement of faith, it is in this book for the situation you are passing through. The man of God, Darius Nixon, has put together some material that will truly impact your life. Read it daily. Read through it regularly. This revelation of daily speaking will cause you to succeed in Jesus’ name.

Words of faith, declarations, and decrees, whether small or large, can turn our lives into regular fountains of blessings without ceasing. May the words that the Father in heaven has put into the man of God to place on paper for you to read cause you to accelerate to a new level of greatness.

Dr. H. R. Brown

founder and apostolic overseer, Bread of Life, Inc.

INTRODUCTION

American author Zig Ziglar once said, Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis. Most people are not likely to pursue or accomplish any of their goals without some form of motivation or inspiration. Dreams almost always seem unobtainable and impossible to achieve, making them much easier to shelve and tuck conveniently away in the I’ll get to it someday box. Pressure doesn’t skip a beat as it piles on us daily, intimidating the optimism of our perceptions. When the glimmer of hope dwindles in the eye of a visionary, there is trouble. Every moment spent coasting casually throughout the day deprives creation from experiencing the potential that resides within you.

Words, whether they are spoken, written, or heard, are a driving force in the development of one’s existence. The power of words is always on display around us. Someone’s mood, pursuits, interests, or lack thereof are the result of his or her encounters with words. Oddly enough, when we