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An acronym is used to define a process of rescue that helps first responders remain functional in their mission and give accurate lifesaving care when they arrive on the scene of a crisis. That acronym is “OODA” - Observe, Orientate, Decide, Act. OODA also has an...
I just drove some friends to the airport. It was an early 4:15 am drive that deposited them at the check in counter in time for their flight. Driving home, I had a sense the Lord is doing the same in the Spirit for some of you. He is moving you to a place where a...
Just before World War I and the Russian Revolution broke out, Hitler, Stalin, and Trotsky all lived within a mile of each other in Vienna. There is no evidence they knew one another. Their proximity to each other can teach us something about spiritual warfare. There...
You have been struggling with a vertical structure of leadership. This form of leadership resembles a totem pole. The leaders on top must fall off in failure or die before those beneath them can rise higher. We are in a time of Church history where the...
You have been running scared. God is asking you to slow down and start walking in faith. This walk of faith is a gentle stroll. Its cadence is set by peace, not by fear. What has pursued you can only overwhelm you if you continue to run in fear. Fear can never outrun...
A quick shift has taken place. Everything has changed. You didn’t see it coming. You feel like you have been pushed from a familiar room through an unseen doorway into a strange new place. No one asked your permission. It just happened. Nothing looks the same. The...
Recently, your life has felt like a fully loaded locomotive moving at full speed with train cars lined up behind you as far as the eye can see. There has been a tremendous momentum developed in your life in this past season. Through unforeseen events all of...
With international tensions rising and fear taking hold of nations, I want to release the words of Isaiah the prophet as a timely reality check. The news broadcasters and the fear mongers want to rob the Church of her peace. This is a time to take hold of the hope...
Put down the religious talking points. Someone else crafted these words and handed them to you. Now they are demanding that you speak them if you want to belong to the group. These are not your words, nor do they express the heart of God. It is right for you...
God has prepared a new wine for release. Like an expert would do in a natural wine tasting you will try to use your previous process of evaluation and your experienced spiritual palate to determine the quality of the new wine. This will not work because what...
You have awakened to a nightmare. When you woke up you thought you were experiencing the lingering memory of a bad dream, but now you know its real. The nightmare is a situation you are now having to face in your life. You feel out of control trying to...
You have given the problems in your life names like, “Painful”, “Unfortunate” and “Fearful”. These names have empowered hell to steal, rob and destroy. You need to call forth new names – names birthed in the heart of God that will raise your level of faith above the...
Your life resembles a dancer poised and ready to perform. You have prayed and prepared for this moment. You have taken your mark on stage. You are waiting for the music of a new season to begin so you can start dancing. There has been a great deal of...
You keep laughing because you are afraid that if you stop the tears will begin to flow. When people look at you they are not able to see the sadness in your heart behind the mask of laughter. You will not be able to hide the true emotion of your heart forever. In...
Your life resembles a muscle car with lots of power and potential. God wants you to get all the performance you can out of what He has entrusted to you. Recently, you tried to shift your life into a higher gear and you missed it. While you tried to find the...