Lord, give me a heart that matches my words.Let me live what I preach, remove any deceit.Let my heart be the river where my mouth draws water.Let my belief be founded on Your words. Lord, give me a heart that matches my words.Let my soul be on fire by Your words stored in my heart.Let…
65% of the year is finished. If you are like me, some of the goals have been tossed. Maybe the exercise program hasn’t happened, the trip was not taken, the business is not where you forecasted, the relationship is exactly as it was at the beginning of the year. The first part of the year…
What does it look and feel like to be “all in?” It was 2008 and he wasn’t entranced with Tony Stark. It was chatty computer JARVIS that captured Kothari’s imagination as the voice assistant managed Stark’s sprawling home, maintained his Iron Man suit, and solved complex engineering problems. Kothari thought this could be possible in…
Returning reconciles relationships. Returning is the act of going back to somewhere you have been. Taking the long road back to where the mistake was made, the conversation happened, the division started. Returning shows humility. Only the humble are broken enough to go back. Returning displays love. If one returns, one deeply cares. Returning is…
Sanctification is the process where a follower of Jesus is changed by Him to become more like Him on their individual journey of life. It is a very simple process to understand How do you become more like Christ? Again, a very simple process. Read about Him in the Bible and let Him guide you….
Ever been to a beach with a child, making them a small kiddie pool by the water? You labor to dig a deep hole near the incoming ocean waves, the water rushes in, and the hole is filled. For a few minutes, the pool is a masterpiece, a perfect oasis on the beach creating hours…
Raise your actions to the standard of your beliefs. At a dinner recently, a guy about to have his first child asked a group of more seasoned parents, “what is your number one parenting lesson?” As great wisdom was being gleaned from the parents, one man didn’t share a principle but rather an action. “Every…
We have an innate desire to make our name great, elevate who we are as a person, build ourself up. Ever been in a car with five, say 12 year olds? Just sit back and listen. Beneath almost every comment is an undertone of personal greatness. Whether personal skills, wealth, material possessions, vacations, parents, you…
“I think we have grown too fast. I see it in the service.” My friend made this comment over the weekend, as we were sitting in one of my favorite restaurants in Bentonville. The place was busting at the seams with people, and this caused our server to be non-existent. It wasn’t the server’s fault,…
Since the beginning, God’s people were always to be different, set apart. They were to act different, think different, live different. God was to be their King. In the Old Testament, this was the case, as God rescued His people from slavery and delivered them to a new, promised land. He was their king. However,…