Here’s an Idea
Hilarious Menu Snafu
It happens every time. My husband loves Chinese food so if we go out to eat, it’s high on the list of options. His favorite dish is Mongolian Beef… Read More
Talking to You
Chase God
C.R.D.I. – The 4-Step Alternative to Beating Yourself Up
Move past wasting your time, energy, and your sanity beating yourself up. Adopt these 4 simple steps today and swiftly move past setbacks and nettling behaviors that you want to overcome.
You are Samson Redeemed!
What if God personally revealed his plans for you before you were born? God had plans for Samson before he was even conceived in his mother’s womb. He was to be the leader that would rescue the Israelites from their brutal enemies, the Philistines. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson – tackling self-absorption (conclusion).
Self-absorption is a short walk to self-worship, a horrific form of idolatry. When we are self-absorbed we are inward focused and bent on achieving our way, our purposes, in our power, for our glory. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption #10 – The Underperformer.
Samson underperforms for his capacity. It is striking to note his brilliance and giftings and to compare them to what he has to show for his life. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #9 Histrionic
Not only is Samson histrionic, but she is drawn to/attracts histrionic personalities into her inner circle. She allows them to stay there against her better judgement and gives in to their pressures. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #8 Sheilded
Samson gets away with things that most people don’t get away with. God protects him in mind-boggling ways, and he survives situations that many others wouldn’t. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – # Deceit
Samson weaves a consistent thread of deceit into his life. He has woven an undercurrent of lies for so long that he actually believes them. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #6 Mega-Personality
Samson is a strong and powerful personality. He or she is actually larger than life. She is very influential in numerous circles. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #5 Passionately Intense
Samson is a sensual and very passionate person. He or she feels and experiences things very strongly. She has strikingly poor insight. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #4 Spiritually Blind
Samson is spiritually blind, which manifests in numerous ways: Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #3 “I’m right, You’re wrong!”
Samson disregards the expressed counsel of those around him – unless he idolizes them, in which case they do no wrong. Until they cross him, in which case they are worse than the devil. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #2 Immature
He throws adult tantrums. He wants what he wants, when he wants it, and how he wants it. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #1 The Calling
The Samson in your life is called to be set apart to God. He has a divine directive or calling from God. This is likely marked by clear, sometimes unusual spiritual circumstances surrounding certain aspects of his life. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson – tackling self-absorption
INTRODUCTION
Have YOU ever thought of YOURSELF or a loved one as self-absorbed? Join me as I delve into a 10-day deep dive into the spirit of this great man, that we may:
- grasp God’s mighty plan for us and our loved ones.
- see exactly where Samson went wrong regarding self-absorption.
- rescue our souls and those of our loved ones from the abomination of being self-absorbed. Read more…
The PPRR APPRRoach to PPRRoblem-Solving.
We can all agree that that we are facing one Pprroblem or another. Some people’s are gargantuan while others’ are miniscule. The P.P.R.R APPRRoach can be applied to all sizes. They can be learned by children and adults alike. They apply at home, at work, at school, at the store, on the playground – everywhere. Ready? Master-strategist, the prophet Nehemiah exemplifies them beautifully. Pprress in… read more
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How to Shape the Future Today
Does your spiritual life feel limp today? Could you use a blast to power and lift your life and that of others? Today I am enthralled by the power I hold in my hands as I unfold E. M. Bounds’ article Putting God to Work. This is one of those works that has the capacity to revolutionize your spiritual walk. In it, he explores the potential horsepower we have with the heavenlies, with our world, and with ourselves through prayer. Meditatively contemplate the points I outline below. Each point is a burner firing up the hot air balloon of your life. Be transported. Be transformed. Shape the future.
10 Prayer Afterburners
What if prayer meant practicing being in the presence of God…
- Prayer is a specific divine appointment, an ordinance of heaven, whereby God purposes to carry out his gracious designs on earth and to execute and make efficient the plan of salvation.
- Prayer puts God’s work in his hands and keeps it here. It looks to him constantly and depends on him implicitly to further his own cause.
- Prayer is but faith resting in, acting with, leaning on, and obeying God. This is why God loves it so well, why he puts all power into its hands, and why he so highly esteems men of prayer.
- The denial of prayer is a denial of God himself, for God and prayer are so inseparable that they can never be divorced
- Prayer puts God, angels, and man to work. “What a wonderful reach there is in prayer!” It brings into play the forces of heaven and earth. God, angels, and men are subjects of this wonderful law of prayer.
- The work of God stays or advances as prayer puts forth its strength. Prophets and apostles have urged the utility, force, and necessity of prayer.
- God has placed himself under the law of prayer.
- Prayer puts God to work on earth and therefore prayerlessness rules God out of the world’s affairs and prevents him from working… leaving man [believers and non-believers] on earth the mere creature of circumstances, at the mercy of blind fate, or without help from God.
- God says, “whatever you need for my cause, ask me and I will do it. Shape the future by your prayers. God says, “It is my work which you are doing. It concerns my causes. Be prompt and full in praying. Do not abate your asking, and I will not wince nor abate in my giving…” As an example, God stayed and answered as long as Abraham stayed and asked. He will do the same with you.
- By leaving prayer out of the catalogue of religious duties, we leave God out, and his work cannot progress without him. The fishes of the sea (Jonah,) the birds of the air (Moses,) the very climate on earth (Elijah) are all brought into subjection to this same law.
Ignite your burners, church. Pray, men and women of God. Pray, believers. Pray, fathers. Pray, mothers. Pray, children. I pray that you would pray. In so doing, you fire up the very pulse of God, his roaring heartbeat. In praying you unleash his heart and unfold his hands. With this new mindset, pray and shape the future.
- We often think of prayer as talking to or with God. What do you think of it merely being in the presence of God?
- What scriptures would support that thought?
- Which of these 10 points most resonates with you?
- Which is a burner you haven’t fired up before or tended to?
- Who can you pray for today with this new mindset and participate in their transformation?
- Who can you share this with and shape their future?
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NB: you can find my original blogs on tribalminded.com/blog/
Here’s an Idea
Hilarious Menu Snafu
It happens every time. My husband loves Chinese food so if we go out to eat, it’s high on the list of options. His favorite dish is Mongolian Beef… Read More
Talking to You
Chase God
C.R.D.I. – The 4-Step Alternative to Beating Yourself Up
Move past wasting your time, energy, and your sanity beating yourself up. Adopt these 4 simple steps today and swiftly move past setbacks and nettling behaviors that you want to overcome.
You are Samson Redeemed!
What if God personally revealed his plans for you before you were born? God had plans for Samson before he was even conceived in his mother’s womb. He was to be the leader that would rescue the Israelites from their brutal enemies, the Philistines. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson – tackling self-absorption (conclusion).
Self-absorption is a short walk to self-worship, a horrific form of idolatry. When we are self-absorbed we are inward focused and bent on achieving our way, our purposes, in our power, for our glory. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption #10 – The Underperformer.
Samson underperforms for his capacity. It is striking to note his brilliance and giftings and to compare them to what he has to show for his life. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #9 Histrionic
Not only is Samson histrionic, but she is drawn to/attracts histrionic personalities into her inner circle. She allows them to stay there against her better judgement and gives in to their pressures. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #8 Sheilded
Samson gets away with things that most people don’t get away with. God protects him in mind-boggling ways, and he survives situations that many others wouldn’t. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – # Deceit
Samson weaves a consistent thread of deceit into his life. He has woven an undercurrent of lies for so long that he actually believes them. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #6 Mega-Personality
Samson is a strong and powerful personality. He or she is actually larger than life. She is very influential in numerous circles. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #5 Passionately Intense
Samson is a sensual and very passionate person. He or she feels and experiences things very strongly. She has strikingly poor insight. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #4 Spiritually Blind
Samson is spiritually blind, which manifests in numerous ways: Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #3 “I’m right, You’re wrong!”
Samson disregards the expressed counsel of those around him – unless he idolizes them, in which case they do no wrong. Until they cross him, in which case they are worse than the devil. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #2 Immature
He throws adult tantrums. He wants what he wants, when he wants it, and how he wants it. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson is one of self-absorption – #1 The Calling
The Samson in your life is called to be set apart to God. He has a divine directive or calling from God. This is likely marked by clear, sometimes unusual spiritual circumstances surrounding certain aspects of his life. Read more…
The Spirit of Samson – tackling self-absorption
INTRODUCTION
Have YOU ever thought of YOURSELF or a loved one as self-absorbed? Join me as I delve into a 10-day deep dive into the spirit of this great man, that we may:
- grasp God’s mighty plan for us and our loved ones.
- see exactly where Samson went wrong regarding self-absorption.
- rescue our souls and those of our loved ones from the abomination of being self-absorbed. Read more…
The PPRR APPRRoach to PPRRoblem-Solving.
We can all agree that that we are facing one Pprroblem or another. Some people’s are gargantuan while others’ are miniscule. The P.P.R.R APPRRoach can be applied to all sizes. They can be learned by children and adults alike. They apply at home, at work, at school, at the store, on the playground – everywhere. Ready? Master-strategist, the prophet Nehemiah exemplifies them beautifully. Pprress in… read more
________________________________________
How to Shape the Future Today
Does your spiritual life feel limp today? Could you use a blast to power and lift your life and that of others? Today I am enthralled by the power I hold in my hands as I unfold E. M. Bounds’ article Putting God to Work. This is one of those works that has the capacity to revolutionize your spiritual walk. In it, he explores the potential horsepower we have with the heavenlies, with our world, and with ourselves through prayer. Meditatively contemplate the points I outline below. Each point is a burner firing up the hot air balloon of your life. Be transported. Be transformed. Shape the future.
10 Prayer Afterburners
What if prayer meant practicing being in the presence of God…
- Prayer is a specific divine appointment, an ordinance of heaven, whereby God purposes to carry out his gracious designs on earth and to execute and make efficient the plan of salvation.
- Prayer puts God’s work in his hands and keeps it here. It looks to him constantly and depends on him implicitly to further his own cause.
- Prayer is but faith resting in, acting with, leaning on, and obeying God. This is why God loves it so well, why he puts all power into its hands, and why he so highly esteems men of prayer.
- The denial of prayer is a denial of God himself, for God and prayer are so inseparable that they can never be divorced
- Prayer puts God, angels, and man to work. “What a wonderful reach there is in prayer!” It brings into play the forces of heaven and earth. God, angels, and men are subjects of this wonderful law of prayer.
- The work of God stays or advances as prayer puts forth its strength. Prophets and apostles have urged the utility, force, and necessity of prayer.
- God has placed himself under the law of prayer.
- Prayer puts God to work on earth and therefore prayerlessness rules God out of the world’s affairs and prevents him from working… leaving man [believers and non-believers] on earth the mere creature of circumstances, at the mercy of blind fate, or without help from God.
- God says, “whatever you need for my cause, ask me and I will do it. Shape the future by your prayers. God says, “It is my work which you are doing. It concerns my causes. Be prompt and full in praying. Do not abate your asking, and I will not wince nor abate in my giving…” As an example, God stayed and answered as long as Abraham stayed and asked. He will do the same with you.
- By leaving prayer out of the catalogue of religious duties, we leave God out, and his work cannot progress without him. The fishes of the sea (Jonah,) the birds of the air (Moses,) the very climate on earth (Elijah) are all brought into subjection to this same law.
Ignite your burners, church. Pray, men and women of God. Pray, believers. Pray, fathers. Pray, mothers. Pray, children. I pray that you would pray. In so doing, you fire up the very pulse of God, his roaring heartbeat. In praying you unleash his heart and unfold his hands. With this new mindset, pray and shape the future.
- We often think of prayer as talking to or with God. What do you think of it merely being in the presence of God?
- What scriptures would support that thought?
- Which of these 10 points most resonates with you?
- Which is a burner you haven’t fired up before or tended to?
- Who can you pray for today with this new mindset and participate in their transformation?
- Who can you share this with and shape their future?
_______________________________________
NB: you can find my original blogs on tribalminded.com/blog/