God does not want your unwilling obedience. If you believe your religious adherence to certain behaviors, practices, rituals, or beliefs is saving, think again. Salvation is a matter of your heart, your soul, your mind, your identity, your whole self being remade in the image and likeness of God — being born again to new
Tag: Purpose
Called and Commissioned To Bless
When God called Abraham to follow Him, He commanded him to leave behind the life he had known. “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.” – Genesis 12 As God calls you into your destiny and offers you a better future, a hope
What Are Your Life’s Lyrics?
If your life was a song, what would your lyrics be? When people think of you, what words spring to mind? When people work for you, what experience do they have? When people meet you, what is the impression you leave? There are myriad choices that you make ever day to shape the lyrics of
The Gift of Sexuality
TIME magazine reported this week that 19% of women who attend college today will be sexually assaulted during their time at university. That is almost 1 out of every 5. As the father of 3 daughters, I don’t like those odds. But, even more than that, I don’t like what that says about what we as
God is Calling
God is calling. You have a special purpose that is unique to you. No one else can accomplish it. If you don’t do it, no one else will. You are qualified. You are capable. You are ready. God is calling. Your calling may be a profession. It may be a mission. It may be a
365 Days of Blessing
Ever been in a place where you couldn’t find the bottom to bottom out or the top to climb out? You were looking for an external driver to change and it just didn’t come? No matter which direction you took you always seemed to come back to the same situation, the same challenge, the same
Offering What You Have
You have something to offer right now. You may think that you have a long way to go before you will be ready to bring something to the table or make a difference, but God sees greatness in you today. You may look at your life in comparison with others around you and think that
Called to Conquer
Every human being created is called to conquer. You were built for victory. You were designed for success. You are an overcomer, planned from the beginning to defeat the enemy and bring the power of God to bear in every situation that is facing you today, tomorrow, and forever. You can see God’s fingerprints in
Easy as 1-2-3
The only things that are obvious, are things you already know. So, when you are facing a new challenge, it can seem daunting to the point of impossible when, in fact, you actually are equipped for the challenge and are going to succeed. And, once you have conquered, overcome, persisted, and achieved in a situation,