Seed, Feed, & Weed! There is a story in Matthew 13 that Jesus talked about a farmer who planted a crop. Jesus explained the meaning of the parable with the point being, the farmer planted in four different fields, but three produced absolutely nothing. Some seeds fell on the roadside, some fell on rocky ground, […]
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Take Off The Mask Today we are going to look at being real and transparent, just being yourself… your real self! In a religious environment (where it is all about pride, popularity, and self-effort), we are used to putting on our masks to look the part, but down deep inside we look nothing like the […]
Get Unstuck: True Love (Day 2)
Yesterday we looked at our Thoughts and learned how to pay attention and filter them. In the process we learned how to differentiate or discern spirits based on God’s character vs. the devil’s strategies, who to listen to and who to block out. I trust you spent a few minutes of introspection identifying areas that […]
Are You Ready For Some Faith-Ball?
The Law of Faith trumps the Law of Fear every time. Fear works like the Law of Gravity, pulling us down. But Faith is a higher law, like the Law of Aerodynamics, that holds us up. When you know about God’s higher law and understand how it works, anything is possible if you believe it… […]
Addicted to Winning
Spirit, Soul, Body In my last post, we talked about everyone loves that winning feeling. It sure beats losing, right? I want to continue talking about your inner man in this article. You have an outer man called your body, and an inner man called your spirit. Your middle man is your soul, which consists […]
‘Love That Winning Feeling!
Ready, Set, Go… Everyone loves that winning feeling. You know what feeling I’m talking about… that one of triumph and exhilaration, of a race well-run or a match well-fought and you came away with the win. It is that feeling of getting the upper hand on your opponent, and you’ve got the trophy to prove […]
What’s Your Plan?
If You Can’t Readily Tell Me, You Don’t Have One! If someone asked us that question, we should be able to quickly tell them what plans we have for our life. If we stumble around for words and can’t quickly answer the question, then we don’t know what our plan is. Whether it is our […]
2019 Daily Checklist
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019! “For physical training is of some value, but godliness (spiritual training) is of value in everything and in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.” (I Timothy 4:8 AMP) This is the time of year when we FOCUS and regroup for the […]
Game On!
Heat is part of the process. Without heat, we wouldn’t have any bread. We can only make dough. God turns our dough into bread! These trials are only to test your faith, to see whether or not it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests gold and purifies it—and your faith […]
How Flexible Are You?
Sometimes in life, things come up and we have to change on a dime. You know what I mean. You had it all planned out, then everything fell apart at the last minute. What is your reaction or response? Do you get mad and throw a tantrum? Do you fall apart, then you can’t think […]
React or Respond?
When something happens to you, do you respond or react… or overreact? Sometimes things happen that “tick you off” or “fire you up.” It could be anything from getting stuck in traffic, to standing in the slow line at the store, or someone just saying something the wrong way. You know what I mean. Your […]
Making Winners Out of Us
Defense vs. Offense Whenever we believe we have a clear direction from God and are excited to proceed, then “all of a sudden” it seems like we are bombarded with opposition to prevent us from proceeding, we shouldn’t be surprised. That is satan’s m.o. (modus operandi). He is just doing his job. Making Winners Out of […]
Stand Your Ground
Strength – power or might, the ability to exert or withstand great force or pressure. Resistance – the act of resisting, opposing, or withstanding. The Bible says the devil, our adversary, comes to steal, kill, and destroy. What are his targets? STEAL our joy, peace, future, provision, inheritance, focus, etc. KILL our hopes, dreams, destiny, […]
Going Uphill
Of course you’re going to have “resistance” when you are: Going against the grain Swimming upstream Mountain climbing Flying, defying gravity That’s what builds muscles – not going downstream! Going against the grain is going “against the natural instinct of your Flesh or Soul”. When you can go against what comes “natural” to you, i.e.: To […]