When our church began growing (think about your family or business), I had to adapt. I took down pictures of what used to be. I painted the walls black. I went on TV and didn’t ask for money. The church bought one campus and then another. I would wake up…
Feelings are fickle. They go up and down with our blood sugar. We cannot trust our feelings. Here’s what happens. When you freak out, your chest might begin to contract, you start to breathe faster and become anxious. Then you start thinking, oh I know she’s going to die. She…
Sometimes we sit around talking about the good ole days. It seems like we remember them as being better than they were. Why is it so easy to forget the bad and to only remember the good? Do we want to get rid of indoor plumbing or electricity? And yet…
When the pressure is on the most likely outcome is an explosion. This is what happened when I was a kid and one of my friends put on my favorite Michael Jackson Thriller jacket. We made layaway payments on that jacket forever. Then when I finally owned it, my friend…
God is not as concerned about our outward condition as our inward condition. A lot of churches may try to clean you up on the outside, you fail, and then you think the church is full of hypocrites. The church is full of people who look right and smell right…
We need to overcome the expectations that others have for us. Sometimes it takes 20-30 years to let go of what others expect. It can take years to peel off the layers and it can take just as long to embrace our true identity. As we let go of the…
Our impulses drain us. They drain us of our integrity; they drain our bank accounts, and leave us spent. The prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) didn’t know who he was. Instead of following his instincts. His father was wealthy, and as the son of a wealthy man he had a call…
Changing our thinking affects our mindset, our perspective, and our happiness. When we first got the job we celebrated the occasion. We liked the job. Now we dread going to work. We probably even make more money, and yet we are still unhappy. Why is that? Maybe the house or…
God is looking for a church that is full of supernaturally filled people pursuing the presence and power of God so that people’s lives can be changed. God is not looking for a megachurch full of thousands of people, some people who are committed, some people who are not committed,…
The wind is a powerful thing. We see the leaves rustle, we feel our hair move, and we know something is happening. Yet we cannot see it, catch it or contain it. When we walk in the spirit the “wind” starts blowing and stuff starts happening. We need to stop…
If it’s dark, it’s not God. If it’s in you and it’s dark, it’s not God. The darkness leaves when God enters. Think about it. The darkness hides things, the light reveals them. That’s why night clubs are dark and why they are most active in the hours of darkness….
Well it’s in our chest obviously! Or is it? According to the bible, For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:21) As we examine our lives, realize that an individual does NOT have to be in full-time ministry to be giving their time to God….
