Fear Not, Just Believe. Faith is the antidote to fear. Allow love to overwhelm fear.
Pastor Steve Scritpure: Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! Philippians 4:1 NIV need to speak value into others I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the … Continue reading Joy for the Journey
Do you realize that to thrive requires looking beyond yourself? Do you realize that to thrive requires an attitude and an action that is outward in direction? That’s right to thrive we need to do good! That’s right to thrive we need to be about helping others at their point of need! Are you ready … Continue reading THRIVE: Doing good and helping those in need!
This morning I saw a post about how it was National Happy Hour day and I wondered why would or should we limit happiness to an hour of a day? Why would or should we limit happiness to an hour on certain days? Why would or should we limit happiness to one hour when we … Continue reading THRIVE: Why would you limit it to an hour when you could have the full day?
You’ve been given gifts and talents by God! You need to figure out how to use them to serve others! What are the gifts and talents you have received? How might you be able to use them to be able to serve others who are in need of those gifts and talents? Where might you … Continue reading THRIVE: Find your place to serve!
How will you choose to lead? Will you lead by example? Will you lead through service? Will you lead as a visionary? Will you lead by coaching? Will you lead by nurturing and helping? Will you lead by soliciting opinions and advice? Will you lead by setting standards and holding people accountable? Will you lead … Continue reading THRIVE: Lead…
So we are at the tipping point of the week, the middle, what some may even call hump day. To thrive, to get things going the right way, we need to lead with love! To thrive, we need to serve with love! So as we begin today let’s choose to lead and serve by being … Continue reading THRIVE: Lead with LOVE! Serve with LOVE!
As you look at 2022 having almost two months remaining, having started in January, or just reading today for the first time, let’s choose to make the most of what today has in store! Let’s consider how we can maximize our today by making it as large or as great as possible! Let’s choose to … Continue reading THRIVE: How will you choose to maximize?
You do realize that you are where you are on purpose and for a purpose right? You do realize you have a circle of influence first in your home and then in your community right? You realize that you are to serve others for the glory of God right? You realize a key element of … Continue reading THRIVE: Serve others within your circle of influence…
Purpose, ever tried to do something without it? Ever struggled to do something because you didn’t understand or see the purpose? Ever thrived because you understood the purpose and were able to live with, on, and for it? Is purpose a thing or an action for you? Looking up the definition we find the following: … Continue reading THRIVE: Make the most of your day by living with purpose, on purpose, and for a purpose!
Imagine this, you wake up about 3 hours later than usual, and unlike the normal wakeup and get-ready time, you find yourself needing to be prepared to get going in less than an hour. What will you do to ensure you are prepared and how will you make time to get filled up? Will you … Continue reading THRIVE: Even when you get a late start…
Why are you here? It’s not by accident! It’s not a coincidence! It’s not by mistake! God created you on purpose, with purpose and for a purpose! So don’t be robbed of this truth and be devalued or diminished from being able to become everything God purposed and planned for you! Let’s turn to God … Continue reading THRIVE: Living on purpose, with purpose, and for God’s purpose!
Do you have a biblical or world perspective? Do you have a biblical view or worldview? Do you have a biblical or world foundation? Is your perspective dependable and unchanging? Is your perspective something that gets thrown around like a float on the waves? Is your perspective something you can depend on or something that … Continue reading THRIVE: Perspective – what is your viewpoint?
Midweek check-in – who are you serving? Even as I ask this question two things come to mind, first Jesus in the upper room, and second what took place at Teen Reach National Summit where leaders were washing the feet of the people they serve. Do you realize the impact and the benefit of serving? … Continue reading THRIVE: Choose to serve for the glory of God!
Remember how God created us to be overcomers? Remember how God created us to be more than conquerors? Remember how God created us to shine the light of Jesus that brings hope and truth into this world? Remember how God calls us to resist the devil and he will flee? Today let’s be more than … Continue reading THRIVE: Be overcomers by continuing to shine the light of Jesus into this dark world!
As I consider this there are two things that come to mind. One is the sun and the moon and how the sun produces light and the moon reflects it. The second is how Jesus is the light and we are to go into the world and shine. Put another way the Son produces light … Continue reading THRIVE: Let your light shine!
When you think of wanting to thrive, what comes to mind? Is it a specific part of your life? Is it a desire or a drive in what you do? Is it a passion to make it happen? Do you have the plan to make it happen? Do you have goals to make it a … Continue reading THRIVE: How to?
Ever heard that you need to live by faith? Ever wondered what that means? Do you realize that it matters what you have faith in? Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For in this hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is no hope at … Continue reading THRIVE: Live by Faith
Let’s finish the week strong! Let’s finish the week with love! Let’s finish the week choosing to win the race! Let’s finish the week seeking the truth for we know that the truth will set us free! Let’s finish the week choosing love because we know that ‘Love is patient and kind. Love is not … Continue reading THRIVE: Celebrate the truth winning out!
As today begins these two words came to mind. Preparation comes to me in two ways: personally prepared and how God has prepared in advance. Are you ready? Are you prepared? What could happen and you would be ok because you are ready and have already prepared? What would surprise you or move you back … Continue reading THRIVE: Prepared and Protected…
So you are driving down the road, and you see the speed bump ahead sign with the suggested speed limit. What do you do? Does it matter how wide or tall they are? Does it matter how many of them there are? Does it matter if they show it’s a pedestrian area? Does it matter … Continue reading THRIVE: Some may call it humpday, what do you call it?
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