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I’ve noticed lately an uncomfortable reality that is becoming more prevalent. This reality has been created by the ease of social media that allows people to freely toss out unwise and unloving words without being held accountable for what they say. What typically...
Some of the most unstable and challenging people are those who were once in control and calling the shots but then had that ability to control taken away. It is in that place where they can experience freedom and a depth of love their previous life of control and...
The year was 1979. I had fallen away from the Lord over the years and now the Lord came to retrieve a broken son. During the night, the Lord appeared to me and for hours He tenderly washed away my sin. The next morning, I began a process of confession and repentance....
As you mature as a follower of Christ you will learn how to trust your gut instinct – your intuition. Some in the Church resist this kind of thinking because it lacks an outward image of spirituality. There are two kinds of intuition. There is a natural intuition...
Some of the goodness you are now experiencing can be traced back to a single decision someone made years ago not to compromise. Someone made a decision to believe for more and that choice has become a blessing in your life. God began to position His promise...
You are coming to a moment in time when what you have pursued will be overtaken. This has been a dream that has always been out in front of you – just out of reach, but now you will take hold of it. Your coming circumstance will be like that of the children of...
You have entered a season of unusual harvest. You thought that once you harvest this current crop you would need to plow again and sow more seed, but God has another plan. As you enter your field of labor and begin to harvest this current crop another crop will...
You just had one of those nudges of God’s Spirit that felt like a small wind disturbing a leaf and blowing it across your path. This kind of impression would not normally be anything of importance, but you are beginning to realize it was God speaking to you....
You jumped without considering the consequence. It was a reflex action that now has you airborne and you don’t know where you will land. As you fall you hear the Lord say, “Declare a landing zone”. His words seem strange because you know what you did was...
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...