...but the enemy planned worse
Monday, September 24, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
mmm...mmmm....mmmmm...What the preacha said...
I heard an excellent message Sunday. It was more like one of those messages within the main message. While the main message was tasty - 5 C's to live by when you face the giants in your life.
- Know that you have been Charged - Upon our belief, we received the power of the Holy Spirit. This life giving charge provides us with the spiritual vitality necessary to accomplish all things.
- When the giant and or problem in our lives come accept the Challenge - The enemy wants to try our faith and test us. But God believes in us!
- Once you've accepted the challenge, the Lord give us Confidence - not so much in ourselves, but our power through Him that gave us the Charge. That Charge has more power in it than we know ourselves, but God believes in us because He knows what He's given us
- This leads us to more than Conquerors through
- Christ for The word interpreted means that our victory is even greater than accomplishing that task or withstanding that attack. But our victory rests solely on the fact that we have endeavored to have a living relationship with Jesus Christ. For in Him we can do all things.
Now those 5 c's were great but the message within the message that really moved me was the analogy of feasting on this message, or any aspect of the Word of God spoken into your life.
My interpretation - "Once you've left this table, wrap it (This Word) up. Place it in foil and put it in the fridge to keep it fresh. Then take it out a little later and eat some more. Then wrap it back up, use some more foil on it. Make it last like a Thanksgiving dinner feast when you just can't eat everything up at once but you know you have a meal ready to be consumed later. And just like that meal, the next time you eat a little more you notice that the seasonings have settled in the meat and the dressing. You taste it and it tastes better the second time than the first. Even more so will God's given/spoken Word be to us"
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
The last quarter!
A good friend of mine wrote this about a week ago and it was inspiring and motivating to say the least. Please enjoy:
The Fourth Quarter
by
Jason H. Thomas
It is difficult to believe that 2007 is almost gone. Very soon, we will be entering the final quarter of the year. During this final quarter, several things tend to happen. Cooler temperatures begin to replace the summer heat wave. Leaves begin to turn from green to orange, yellow, and red. Diets begin to shift from fruit and salads to soups and comfort food. But the best thing that the year’s final quarter brings is…football. Maybe it’s just me but I can smell the pigskin in the air. But that’s not the focus of this piece. As you approach the tail end of the year, your focus should be on “How can I finish well?”
At the beginning of the year, you had goals. You had dreams. You had unbreakable focus. You had determination. You had will power. And then it happened…life. Your dreams didn’t flow according to plan. Your goals didn’t get accomplished quite like you imagined. Either you had less income or more expenses, but your financial balance sheet is a bit…off balanced. You experienced a few more problems than you initially accounted for. Some relationships went sour and died while others were birthed and flourished. But life happened to you and the end of the year is now upon you.
So what do you do now?
Finish what you started. It’s not about how you start but how you finish. Your aim should be to finish well. People rarely remember how you started something but they certainly remember how you finish.
Implement an effective and efficient strategy. Effectiveness relates to how well you do something whereas efficiency relates to how fast you can do it. I believe that a person of true excellence has the ability to marry the two (effectiveness and efficiency). As a part of implementing a great strategy to end the year well, you must ask yourself:
What do I need to start doing?
What do I need to stop doing?
What do I need to continue doing?
Keep the end result/reward in mind. Many people are motivated when they have a keen understanding of “What’s in it for me?” The primary reason that Jesus could endure the pain of the cross was because of the joy that was set before Him (Hebrews 12:2). In the same manner, it is the goal/reward that you are working towards that will help you to endure the pain of the process.
Although the year’s end is almost upon us, you still have time to accomplish those things that you initially set out to do. So don’t delay; make it happen TODAY! Remember, it’s important that you start, but it’s more important that you finish…and finish well!
The Fourth Quarter
by
Jason H. Thomas
It is difficult to believe that 2007 is almost gone. Very soon, we will be entering the final quarter of the year. During this final quarter, several things tend to happen. Cooler temperatures begin to replace the summer heat wave. Leaves begin to turn from green to orange, yellow, and red. Diets begin to shift from fruit and salads to soups and comfort food. But the best thing that the year’s final quarter brings is…football. Maybe it’s just me but I can smell the pigskin in the air. But that’s not the focus of this piece. As you approach the tail end of the year, your focus should be on “How can I finish well?”
At the beginning of the year, you had goals. You had dreams. You had unbreakable focus. You had determination. You had will power. And then it happened…life. Your dreams didn’t flow according to plan. Your goals didn’t get accomplished quite like you imagined. Either you had less income or more expenses, but your financial balance sheet is a bit…off balanced. You experienced a few more problems than you initially accounted for. Some relationships went sour and died while others were birthed and flourished. But life happened to you and the end of the year is now upon you.
So what do you do now?
Finish what you started. It’s not about how you start but how you finish. Your aim should be to finish well. People rarely remember how you started something but they certainly remember how you finish.
Implement an effective and efficient strategy. Effectiveness relates to how well you do something whereas efficiency relates to how fast you can do it. I believe that a person of true excellence has the ability to marry the two (effectiveness and efficiency). As a part of implementing a great strategy to end the year well, you must ask yourself:
What do I need to start doing?
What do I need to stop doing?
What do I need to continue doing?
Keep the end result/reward in mind. Many people are motivated when they have a keen understanding of “What’s in it for me?” The primary reason that Jesus could endure the pain of the cross was because of the joy that was set before Him (Hebrews 12:2). In the same manner, it is the goal/reward that you are working towards that will help you to endure the pain of the process.
Although the year’s end is almost upon us, you still have time to accomplish those things that you initially set out to do. So don’t delay; make it happen TODAY! Remember, it’s important that you start, but it’s more important that you finish…and finish well!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Giving credit where it is due!
If I ever did anything good. If I ever said anything insightful. If I ever provided encouragement. If I ever gave support. If I ever prayed effectually. If I ever received an award. If I ever gave someone in need a hug. If I ever listened to another's concerns. If I ever said something just at the right moment. If I ever performed exceptionally well at my job or within my field of study. If I was ever empathetic. If I ever gave a healing touch. If I ever spoke a Rhema word into your life. If I ever preached an inspiring sermon or preached until the pews went crazy! If I ever taught a lesson that motivated another disciple's spirit. If I ever appeared intelligent. If I ever accomplished anything. If I ever appeared to be a good ambassador for Jesus Christ.
Please believe that I don't boast of myself, for it was nothing and no one but God's awesome presence doing what He always does!! Zechariah 4:6
Monday, September 3, 2007
Perspective shift
Where we see darkness -- Ignorance
- Separation
- hopelessness
- sadness
- loneliness
- fear
- chaos
- Wisdom
- Covenant
- Hope
- Joy
- partnership
- Victory
- Peace/Order
Psalms 139:11-12
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