Stick to the dig!

There are weeks when life has such a wrap around me that it's hard for me to wrap around what God is doing or speaking to me. This has been one of those weeks. Usually the earliest part of my week is the easiest, I can see and perceive what God is showing me and speaking to me through the word more than at any other time. Why the earliest part of my week, I might just be wired that way but I'm thinking it has to do more with the fact that my week has yet to become filled and crammed with work, life or problems that needs fixing.

So what did I do this week? I stuck to my spiritual shovel and kept digging. That's what I would tell you "Stick to your dig" Keep digging through the word of God and through prayer until you can understand and perceive what God is doing/saying. Stick to your dig!

A story is told of two brothers who bought land in California during the gold rush era. The brothers had high hopes of making it big! Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months and nothing was happening. The brothers begin to lose hope and soon they stopped digging and sold the property. The next person that bought the land began digging in the same exact spot that the two brothers had stopped. The new owner dug 6 inches more and hit the jackpot. Let this story encourage your heart today. STICK TO THE DIG, your closer than you think!

Get Hungry for Wisdom

When I was growing up, occasionally we would have frozen entree's (tv dinner's). I say occasionally because my mom can cook, BIG TIME! Ok, back to the frozen entree's. I used to love eating those Hungry Man entree's, especially the chicken dinner with mashed potatoes, corn and to top it off chocolate pudding. BAM!

Just like a Hungry Man entree can provide a complete meal, Wisdom will provide a complete life!

Here's what Godly Wisdom will do for your life:

1) Shield- There are two teachers in life, experience and the other is wisdom. One will hurt more than the other. Too many folks are living today with failures, decisions and hurt that happened years ago. Wisdom will shield your life, it will fool proof your life, it will protect you. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. Proverbs 2:7

2) Sign- One thing certain in life is at times life will be uncertain. We need signs in our life of escape, direction, guidance and counsel. We don't have all the answers, don't have what it takes to make it successfully through life by our own thinking. Seek His will in all that you do and He will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:6

3) Strength- The wisdom of God will bring strength to your life and strength for life. The wisdom of God sustains our life both physically and spiritually. Then you will have healing to your body and strength for your bones. Proverbs 3:7

4) Success- A full life is a life full of wisdom. Wisdom is the tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly. Proverbs 3:18

Get Hungry for Wisdom!

Hope Anew

A phrase stuck out reading Psalm 78 today. "So each generation should set its hope anew on God" Psalm 78:7

It's so easy for one generation to blame the previous..."this didn't happen, this should of happened, this is why we are where we are today?...can you hear the complaints? Have you felt that way? As I read Psalm 78:7 though I felt such incredible grace for today. Each generation has an opportunity to set it's hope anew. Each generation will have a chance to discover, create, and live for God anew; despite what may have taken place in the past or where we stand today. Each generation will have it's opportunity to make it's mark for God. Is there anything more powerful than hope? Hope let's us know that our best days are ahead of us, that opportunities still remain, untapped potential still exist. History making dreams are still out there, history making songs, history making purpose, history making people walk the earth today.

Set your hope anew in the Lord today, there's a grace upon you to live, encounter and see something new today. What hope will you live, what hope will I give, what hope will I leave behind. The next generation is depending on what you set your hope on. Set your hope anew on God...

Two sizes too small

Occasionally when I arrive home and slip off my shoes a pair of little feet will slip right in after. My kids walk around the house slipping and sliding, the real fun begins when they try running in shoes way too big for their little feet.

God's purpose in our lives will usually feel the same way, two sizes too big for you. God size dreams, God size purpose, a God size calling will always make you feel two sizes too small. To grasp even the smallest bit of understanding of what God wants to do through you it's enough to rattle your knees.

So how do you gadge progress? How do you know if your making any headway at all when you feel two sizes two small? Here's what I would tell you.

When you begin to embrace what was previously impossible, you've grown two sizes bigger. If your taking steps today that previously you feared to take at all, you've grown two sizes bigger. If your dreaming bigger today then you did yesterday, you've grown two sizes bigger.

Two sizes too big for you is never too big for God. Today is important, get growing!