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Don’t Let Fear Keep You From Your Best

October 13, 2011 — Leave a comment

It is much harder to live with regret then to live with excuses. Excuses can often disguise themselves as wisdom but in the end they are usually fear-based reasons for not fulfilling our purpose.

Even more dangerous is intentionally holding back from completely giving all to protect ourselves from feeling like a failure if things somehow don’t quite work out. Strange isn’t it, but true! This can happen in any area of life.

I first realized this when I was playing basketball for Bethany Bible College. I found myself intentionally not giving my all on the court so I would stay protected from feeling like a failure if I was not successful on it. I hid my fear behind my lack of effort.

I have seen this in many people (especially men) over the years. It’s not that they don’t participate, it’s that they don’t take part FULLY, leaving enough space to reason that something was not done successfully because their “all” was not given. Continue Reading…

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How Do We Become Fascinated with God?

September 6, 2011 — 2 Comments

Whatever fascinates us gets our attention and ultimately our affection. Our affections determine what we treasure and what we treasure defines the true devotion of our hearts. We love what marvels us. We become what we behold.

If our hearts are not fascinated with the Lord we will turn to entertainment, recreation or even unhealthy addictions as the primary means to fulfill our need for it. But in the end, these never satisfy.

I have been in pursuit to understand what it means to be fascinated with God and more importantly, “how” it happens.

Here is a process that at least helps me shed light on the matter. I guess it can be called “the road to fascination.”

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6 MORE Ways to Hear God’s Voice

August 31, 2011 — 6 Comments

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series How to Hear Gods Voice

The world we live in is full of noise. Distractions abound. Voices are constantly vying for our attention. Whether these voices come from our loved ones or they are the voices of advertising, television or social media. The noise is constant, relentless and unyielding.

Have you ever lost a child in a crowd? We have. What a scary feeling it is. We just started calling out their name until we found them. Come to find out they were never too far, just covered by people who were far taller than themselves. They couldn’t see us but they could hear our voice. Our voice brought hope, security and peace.

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6 Ways We Can Hear God’s Voice

August 23, 2011 — 17 Comments

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series How to Hear Gods Voice

[This is part two in a three part series on the Ways to Hear God's Voice]

Communication is the foundation to any relationship. Communication is about connecting, contributing, loving, strengthening and encouraging others. We are designed to live from it and we die without it.

What separates mankind from anything else in creation is our level of communication. We are made in both God’s image and likeness. We have the capacity to actually communicate with God, to talk with the One who never had a beginning and will never have an end.

I remember sitting in a church staff meeting and a Pastor around the table said, “can anyone truly hear the voice of God”. I looked at him completely shocked thinking, “Uh, you’re a Pastor?”If Pastors are not hearing the voice of the Lord then the people they lead are in trouble. So I looked at him and said, “YES!, It is possible to hear the voice of God because I just had a conversation with Him this morning. It’s called prayer.”

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An Observation On Sustaining Revival

August 15, 2011 — 8 Comments

How do we maintain momentum in revival? These two portions of scripture below, and the lives described behind them, define the utter importance of living out a One Pursuit life establishing passion for First Commandment living.

Here we see the contrast between a father and a son, revival and apostasy. What a contrast! There are lessons to learn here. Take a look and share your thoughts after reading.

In Leadership, Ministry