Psalm 16:10-11 (KJV)For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 11Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. From where do you derive Joy from & what do you [...]
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS…PART 2…”BE THERE”
Luke 6:31 (NLT) Do to others as you would like them to do to you. Jim Elliot is quoted as saying “Wherever you are, be all there.” My next resolution of 2008 is, I resolve to be ALL THERE. I’m a bit of a type “A” personality with hints of ADD and a splash of [...]
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS…PART 1…”WORK IT”
Colossians 3:23 (NLT) Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. I consider myself a VERY blessed person for so many different reasons. For one, there are so many people who are totally unsatisfied with the job they do according to , actually right around 50% [...]
RISK WORTH…PART 6…THE HARD CONVERSATION
Hosea 2:15 (NLT) I will return her vineyards to her and transform the Valley of Trouble into a gateway of hope. Early on in leading people I learned that crisis is not to be dreaded and simply tolerated but relished and monopolized upon. The Chinese word for crisis is a combination of two characters, danger [...]
RISK WORHTY…PART 5…BE TRUTHFUL
John 3:19-20 (NLT) And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. 20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. There is a [...]
RISK WORHTY…PART 4…RISK IT ON PEOPLE>>>AGAIN
You cant travel the relationship path without eventually hitting a pothole or two. But sometimes you hit something more than a pothole. Sometimes you hit something so hard it knocks the wind right out of you. And you find yourself gasping for air and questioning if the risk is worth it. I believe in people. [...]
RISK WORTHY – PART 3 – RISK IT ON PEOPLE
Philippians 2:4-5 (NLT) Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. 5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Worthwhile risk #3 – Take a risk on people. Low risk, low reward. High risk, high reward. That’s the way it works on Wall street & [...]
RISK WORTHY – PART 2 – DREAM BIG
Genesis 37:5 (KJV) And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. Proverbs 13:12 (NKJV) Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. Worthwhile risk #2…RISK IT ON DREAMING BIG. When you’re young hopes & dreams come [...]
RISK WORTHY
Matthew 9:9 (NLT) As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. Growing up I was always the risk taker. Others called it crazy or stupid but I find it [...]
SON LIGHT – “GET LIT”
Luke 2:21-32 (NLT) Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. 22 Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to [...]
