Over the last two weeks we have been exploring some practical keys to understanding God’s will for our lives. In review, here are the first four: 1. Walk with your God: We must seek to know Him and not just seek to know about Him. Read that statement again…there is a huge difference. 2. Surrender […]
Last week we began a discussion of discovering God’s will for our lives. I realize that countless books and articles have been written on this subject, and I do not claim to be able to actually add anything new to this subject, but desire to share a little learned “horse sense”. In summary from last […]
I worked many years in secondary education. Young men and women were continually wrestling with knowing God’s will for their lives. They wanted to follow His plan but struggled to understand what that might be. I could always relate to their struggle, attempting to discern His will is challenging. I can still relate…knowing the will […]
Last week we began a discussion of “things” that our God LOVES. There are many passages in Scripture that reference things that God finds detestable, but Proverbs 6:16 provides a very precise list of 7 items. We can unpack that verse and discover 7 things that God also loves. Here are the first three in review from last […]
Psalms 86:12 says, “I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave.” Isn’t this incredible…the God of the universe really LOVES us. I wonder though…what else does God love? […]
Happy New Year! In His mercy…our loving Heavenly Father has given you and I an incredible gift…another year to make an impact for His Kingdom. How is this for a New Year’s resolution…let us begin each day of 2016 with a transforming encounter with our God. We all have a hunger to know why we’re […]
Well the Christmas of 2015 is past but I could not quite set it aside without this little “gem” of a thought…you and I must purpose to be like the donkey as we head into this new year! Donkey’s were domesticated 2,000 years before Christ. Abraham (Genesis 22:3) and various Judges (Judges 10:4; 12:13) rode […]
Each year around 172,000 babies are born on Christmas Day in the United States (so I have read – don’t fact check me). Regardless of the number, each is a reminder of the central fact of Christmas: “To us a child is born, to us a son is given.” But unlike every other child ever […]
For the last two weeks we have been discussing Spiritually Destructive Lies that we are guilty of telling ourselves as we attempt to cope with life’s circumstances. Here-to-fore we have considered that if you are to be the Man of Intention that God has designed you to be, and if you are going to the effective leader God […]
Last week we began a discussion on self-deceit and its destructive nature. We have a penchant for self-deceit. I imagine Freud would call our lies defense mechanisms, but Scripture would affirm something every INTENTIONAL Christian man knows…lying is a sinful, destructive behavior. I imagine we could come up with a long list of lies…but for the sake […]
