Sometimes I run ahead of my father, my Heavenly Father. I get so excited that I run, heading straight for disaster. I ignore all road signs telling me to yield.

You are doing many great things, but are they ordained by God, or are you doing them for yourself? 

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

Dad, I want you to know how much I love you.

I want to tell you all of the reasons I am thankful for you.

It is ok to stop pushing. Sometimes letting go is the best thing to do for your well-being.

Let's join Team God: following God, listening to God, hearing his correction, losing ourselves to God, gaining confidence through God, and supporting each other as a team. Team God.

God calls us to “no longer live like the Gentiles” Ephesians 4:17. Those who are not believers “wander far from the life God gives “Ephesians 4:18.

Sacrificing versus investing

Are we giving something up or investing in the future?

I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power

Ephesians 3:7

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

Luke 6:38

In order to deepen our knowledge, we must read, pray and surround ourselves by other believers who can help challenge our thinking.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 41:10