God's Strategic Will

GIVE! Give of your time, give of your perspective, give of your resources. Bless as you have been blessed. Freely you have been given, freel...

God is responsive to our situation when we believe what? Hebrews 11:6  New International Version And without faith it is impossible to pleas...

It's not one lie, it's many. They come from every direction. Don't focus on the lies! There are to many to comprehend. Know Trut...

Choice finds it's root in the substance of truth. Truth can set us free from the determinism of "cause & effect". Freedom ...

As I read Ecclesiastes to the two sons of my old age. Hudson shared his joy in discovering that the Bible expressed how he felt. My surprise...

It's like the 40 years in the wilderness. God killed off all those who had unbelief. CALAMITY will be our wilderness. 

Give God a pile of ashes. He takes and compresses it into a charcoal pencil and begins to draw. Beauty from ashes. Our story is told in ...

39 You search the Scriptures because you think in them you have eternal life. These are they who bear witness of Me. 40 Yet you are not will...

How is it possible that Moses changed God's mind about destroying Israel? The implications make my brain hurt. Exodus 32: 7 Then the ...

Gosh. "Stretched and Strengthened"? Yes, there is a story to be told... Not a story, a "testimony" to be shared. It'...

Our willingness to learn is diminished by the success of what we know because we think success is proof we have attained. Intellectual secur...

We all have a path we are walking. It's a unique path that no one else has walked. When Jesus says "narrow is the way" He is s...

You can only "Rest in the Lord" when you understand that anything more you do will only get in the way of what God wants to do. It...

The Strength of Being Blameless.  BLAMELESS :  /ˈblāmlis/ adjective:    innocent of wrongdoing. Knowing no accusation is true. Being free of...

SYNONYMS FOR jurisdiction... administration, arbitration, authority, command, commission, control, discretion, district, influence, power...

Matthew 3:11 "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy...

A changed life!

Matthew 24: 3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And wh...

Matthew 26:41 Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 2 Cor. 2:9 ...

I've enjoyed the books of several Christian "mystics". Andrew Murray, Watchman Nee, and A.W. Tozer. These are people that God ...

A multitude of voices! Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Snapchat, all telling me the truth??

Each of us goes through seasons in our life. That is not what I am talking about. The season upon all of us is Global. I'm only one poin...

I know I can't. I am lost. Wait, I know the one that can! I will trust in his guidance, provision and care.

First be a man of humility, then be a man of conviction. Because you know what you believe and why you believe it. Correct a wise man and he...

What does it mean to be led by the Holy Spirit? Romans 8:14 All that are led by the Spirit of God they are the children of God. Deuter...

11 Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me wit...

In the Economy of God's *Kingdom there is no leadership but that of the Holy Spirit.      * Household

There is no peace for the liar, especially when he lies to himself.

Ain't No Devil Gonna Tread on Me | Devotional Reading Plan | YouVersion Bible : When Jesus Christ came, he crushed the head of the de...

Cognitive Dissonance? Cognitive Distortion? Cognitive dissonance may be defined as the state of having inconsistent or conflicting though...

The present "Here and Now", the Presence of God, Led by the Spirit, Authority, Power, The Battle, Righteous Peace and Joy, Kingdom...

Do you have a "personal relationship" with God? "I am the good shepherd". I know My own sheep, and they know Me,... ...

trust, or belief, or confidence, or conviction, or credence, or reliance, or dependence, or optimism, or hopefulness, or hope, or expectatio...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfocus An ability to "Focus" to the exclusion of distractions. How is this an attribute of s...

God's will is that your balance sheet be balanced! Deficit: short·fall  /ˈSHôrtˌfôl/  noun: shortfall; plural noun: shortfalls a d...

noun - plural noun: vagaries an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior. The vagaries of life a...

Identity, Self-conception, interpretation, and a unique perspective. Patterns of behavior are a result of who we perceive ourselves to b...

There is never a time that the Holy Spirit is not present in our lives. Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority...

I call it the Here and Now. The present moment is "where" and "when" we exist and have our being. Our understanding re...

The "Here and Now" is where we pay attention. To pay attention means to consciously focus on one aspect of that which we are aware...

Choice is all about your ability to choose. If you say "I have no choice" than you believe a lie. In the old testament, God says ...

Romans 14:17 For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy Spirit ...

To play it by ear is to act according to the situation. Playing it by ear means you work with what you get. The original meaning of this t...

John 14:6  Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to know the Father except through me. Romans 8:14 For a...

Ad·dic·tion - noun: the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity. We are all addicts of somethin...

The other night I lay in bed and realized how little I understood when compared to God's perspective and understanding. The current circ...

If we are Spirit, Soul, and Body as most Christians believe, how do I make sense of it? Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you ent...

Oh Lord! Do we build the Kingdom of God or our own Ministry? Do we recognize what you are doing? Then take what you've taught, documen...

The desert is a place where God “tests” his people. To see if they will obey him or not. Are they trustworthy?  It is a place where He deals...

I've come to realize that worry is a distraction. You may think your worry is justified. That the time you spend worrying about it is r...

Ephesians 6:12  For our battle is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of th...

Usually attributed to Buddhist practice but the Bible calls every believer to be aware of and submit every thought to the Lordship of Christ...

Refers to my inertial frame that exists as an identifiable circumstance even as things change around me

Hosea 4:6. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Prov. 29:18 Where there is no Vision (When people do not accept divine guidance) ...

John 20:21-22 (GNT) Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I send you.” 22 Then he breathed on them and sa...

Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent Me to heal t...

I just realized when I'm inconvenienced, that is the opportunity to serve.

Paraclete first appearing in the Gospel of John Here is the context of the passage in John 14:15-14:27 with the translation of Paraclete a...

“The will of God is not something you add to your life. It’s a course you choose. You either line yourself up with the Son of God…or you cap...

https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ salvation Synonyms and Antonyms of salvation the saving from danger or evil... We spent the ni...

2 Corinthians 2 : 9. My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. 10. If you forgive any...

March 31st to April 1st. April took me to a place I wouldn't wish for anyone. It started with an innocent pain in the lower abdomen tha...

Do you ever think about your thoughts? Have you ever realized that you were arguing with yourself? I'm not talking about a debate on wha...

Good advise. "Pondered". I take that as thought about it a lot. I bring it up because I realize now, because of "social med...

Grace is free and unmerited blessings of God. Favor is God’s unusual liking to us. Mercy is God not punishing us as we deserve. Refe...

At first I thought about "wait" as a postition of inaction. Like waiting for my friend to catch-up with me. Then "wait"...

Just learnt this.

The world is full of distraction. It takes up our time, it occupies our attention. It seems we have a lot to spare. In fact sometimes I p...

Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. God's Guidance = God's Grace! "The path I should go, the s...

God does nothing except by GRACE! Is this true? Hmm. What is God's Grace? A free gift. Unearned. That no one should boast. Okay. His ...

These are terms that define our uniqueness. They are terms that from the observer are, to an extent, negative. They are terms that give ev...

Happiness is reaping the fruit of your labour. Joy is knowing you stand blameless before the Lord of Eternity even when there is no fruit. ...

The key to peace is Prov 3:5-6. My sheep hear my voice, I know them and they follow me... He promises to guard our hearts and minds.

In it's most basic form, it is simply participating in the relationship God wants to have with you through the Holy Spirit. This can ...

At first you think that your family and everything you experience in that sphere is how things are for everyone and you learn to deal with t...

We often tell young children "you can be/do anything you want".  But growing up means sacrificing all the "potential" to...

To many definitions to firmly understand the meaning, yet... Many think they are "highly" competent to represent the Kingdom of G...

Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is...

This is a funny movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Heart_Huckabees .... Existentialism?... The Father of Existentialism?... The &quo...

...“‘In him we live and move and have our being’;...

Who am I? Why am I here? What's the point? Does anything matter? The simple answer is... Yes you matter, you can make a difference, an...

Is it an intrinsinct quality of character?

I need to understand the meaning of the word.

Is the "Kingdom of God" in the new!

We should break it down. Speak the truth in love. 3 words... Speak. Truth. Love.

in·or·di·nate inˈôrd(ə)nət/Submit adjective unusually or disproportionately large; excessive. "a case that had taken up an inordina...

James 4:17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. Is it not wisdom to know what the right thing to ...

The Innocence of obedience? As a child it is unequivocal. But impossible to maintain. Parents are hardly an example to trust, but we are ca...

Back to that I go. Distraction. Occupy your time. Use it up. If the enemy can't deceive you he will try to distract you. Not just with...

16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If...

Unity does not equal uniformity. Diversity provides needed perspectives for unforeseen opportunity. All that are led by the Spirit of God ...