Faith is the substance of hope and foundation from which it grows. Faith activates purposeful actions that reveal the heartseed belief. Faith makes way for purpose living.
Make good choices. It’s the declaration I give my children when they leave. It should be the one I give myself when I leave as well. Good choices require consistent focus, and I don’t always have the consistency necessary to make things right. It’s amazing how the moment you think you have it all together,…
The reality of church is that the church is not what it was designed to be. I’m disillusioned, disappointed, or else just plain disgusted. I haven’t quite worked out the semantics yet. The only thing I know for sure is that I’m not happy with our current organized religious situation. Maybe it is the unpleasant…
We went to Cowboy Church on Sunday. The name alone should have told me that things would be different. If you know cowboys, then you know what I mean. I remember when I went to a bar in Texas, I was amazed that the cowboys were wearing starched blue jeans – that was their fancy…
Physical training has its place, but Spiritual training will last forever. You have to make a choice about how you will invest, and only one direction has lasting repercussions. Scripture Focus 1 Timothy 4:8 (Amp) For physical training is of some value (useful for a little), but godliness (spiritual training) is useful and of value…
Patience paves the path to a life of peace and joy. You need a firm grasp on patience for those times when life gets so crazy it knocks you off balance. And you need to grow up that patience before the crazy shows up. Scripture Focus But let patience have her perfect work in you,…
Temperance allows me to take control of your journey by investing in learning more and developing your understanding. 1 Corinthians 9:4 “Do we not have the right to food and drink?” Paul wants to know if being an apostle and leader limit what he gets to go. Our journey through 2 Peter 1: 5-7 has…
When you apply your heart to learning then you grow up knowledge. When you grow knowledge, you make a way for understanding. It starts when you apply your heart. Proverbs 23:12 Apply your heart unto instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge. I am a know it all- just ask my children. I…
Understand virtue to create a bold change for your life. 2 Peter 1:3 (Amp) For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue). We all have…
The more you practice keeping the Faith, the more you’ll be prepared to stand firm in that Faith no matter what the circumstances. When the storms come – and the storms do show up – then you will be able to bend but not break. The Truth gives you the focused flexibility to stand. Scripture…
Break on through. You can get from here to there when you define your there, make a plan to move, and then start stepping until you break on through to the other side. 2 Peter 1: 5 – 7 (KJV) And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;…