You know that many runners enter a race, and only one of them wins the prize. So run to win! 1 Corinthians 9:24
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You know that many runners enter a race, and only one of them wins the prize. So run to win! 1 Corinthians 9:24
"It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential." — Bruce Lee
Q: what is “the fog” that you battle in your pursuit of Christ?
I want people to like what they taste when they’re around me.
Jesus was constantly attacked and criticized by the Pharisees. They viciously condemned his theology, doctrine and lifestyle. Blasphemy was there battle cry against Him. But, have you ever asked "why were they really so worked up?"
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10
We need to return ALL that ‘junk’… that is, go to the person or people where the words, attitude or behavior was ‘unwrapped’ and ask for forgiveness.
Q: Is Christmas a time of “extravagant wastefulness” for you?
You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own. 9 It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about. 10 God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. This is why he sent Christ to make us what we are. Ephesians 2:8-10
I've always lived by the thought, "begin with the end in mind" -- I apply this to many areas of my life (from sermon prep, to ministry focus, to financial planning, to exercise objectives, etc)…
God is bigger & better than just a ‘church Santa Claus!’
Life is like a hallway with many doors — it's important not to hang out in the hallway for too long — but choose a door. Open it. And, enter whatever’s NEXT!
