There is a battle in your mind for your mind! Look closely at these statistics. The average person has approximately 60,000 thoughts a day. Yes you read that right but let me write it different so you don’t miss it. The average person, that’s you and me, has approximately sixty thousand thoughts a day! If...
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Planned for Purpose: Uniquely Designed
INTRODUCTION: You have been uniquely designed my friend! You are unique! Synonyms– Exceptional. Phenomenal. Abnormal. Rare. Extraordinaire. Peculiar. Freak. One of a Kind! You are uniquely designed because you have a Divine Designer! You are not an accident. God has never had an accident! You have a designer! That’s important to...
Spiritual Disciplines for Spiritual Health: Lessons on Purpose from the Book of Esther
INTRODUCTION: Purpose belongs to and is initiated out of a relationship with God. Romans 8:28: “Called according to HIS purpose” (it belongs to Him) Ephesians 2:10: We are His Masterpiece, created for good works, which HE planned long ago. Definition of Purpose = Intention — God intended for YOU to fulfill HIS purpose according to...
House to Home
Spiritual Disciplines for Spiritual Health: My Purpose
INTRODUCTION: Have you ever heard or said these words before? “You did that on purpose.” The reply to someone saying that is almost always, “no I didn’t, it was an accident.” God has never had an accident! As you read the Bible you discover that God is a God of purpose. ...
Spiritual Disciplines for Spiritual Health: The Attitude of My Prayers
INTRODUCTION: We all know the value of Prayer! “Devote Yourself to Prayer!” Taking it one step further, I believe the Holy Spirit wants me to highlight the following thought. What is the attitude of my prayers. How am I praying? Am I praying God honoring prayers? Ephesians 3:20– “Now to Him who is able...
5th Quarter Leadership
Spiritual Disciplines for Spiritual Health: Loving the Unlovable
Rush hour traffic. Long grocery lines. Professional sporting events. Youth sporting events. Some marriages. Social media. Your heart. At times, All of these have the same thing in common..a lack of love. This word is probably the most commonly thrown around word. “Oh, I LOVE that movie” or “I LOVE the smell of coffee in...
Spiritual Disciplines for Spiritual Health: Waiting on God
The important thing to remember when waiting on God is that our timing is not his timing. 1.Patience is key (James 5:7-8 NLT) Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look...
Spiritual Disciplines for Spiritual Health – Hearing God’s Voice
Discipline– Regimen, practice, training, raise up, nurture! 1 Corinthians 9:24-27– “Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal...