Abound in thanksgiving every day because of what Christ has done. Walk the journey. Enjoy the sights that he is taking you past. Each moment and day is an opportunity to grow and deepen your spiritual foundation in Christ Jesus. Appreciate the moments ahead of you. Colossians 2:6-7 ESV 6Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus …
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We stomp our feet before entering the house. We get manicures to remove the excess sediment under our nails. We sweep the floors of it. Dirt. It’s removed from finer things but vital in protecting our fruits and vegetables as they grow. It’s the foundation of the beautiful flowers we gift to loved ones. I …
Every day, I message anywhere from 25-50 people in a day. I ask how life is treating them, and I often am met with skepticism and distrust for reaching out. Some assume I was referred to them for a negative reason. Reaching out doesn’t mean there is a problem; it means I care and want …
Trials will come, but our faith should speak back. Remaining Godly and hopeful may seem impossible but with God nothing is impossible. Have that in every hard season that God is working on you and through you. Even when I failed to see the trials as a joy, I look back and realize God was …
Everyday is an opportunity to see God work in your life. But the first thing we must do is to abide in Him and His Word. He is always speaking and active. We must slow down and listen for what He is doing among us. Then we will begin to see the fruit he is …
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Sometimes, we don’t realize we’re holding a lemon until it feels too late to make lemonade, and then we want to drop it and move on to something better. While trying out for Junior College (JUCO) football, I felt like the lemon. I started playing football at seven and could not see myself doing anything …
I sit in a rented event chair at a company’s sales kick-off event at the Hilton in downtown ATX. The room is full of a global team of individuals. The opening remarks highlight the vision of this SKO is faster, tougher, and together. The -er at the end of an adjective makes it comparative. You’re …
If God is worth pursuing in scary moments, let’s pursue Him even in mundane moments. Learn to trust God during the quiet times, and we’ll be more confident and quicker to trust Him in the harder moments of life. I promise that God listens and cares even when the rest of the world might not. …
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Our life is full of hustle and bustle. We strive to do, perform, and achieve. But the Lord sustains. A night’s rest is more than the body catching up with all of the doing the day before. Sleep is more than just a preparation for a day to come. The waking and sleeping are sustained …
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Discipline = Freedom Jocko Willink shared this idea in his second book, “Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual.” For me, 2023 is about discipline. Better yet, it’s about daily discipline. To achieve discipline on the molecular level, I’m INSPECTING what I’m EXPECTING. I spent the final week of 2022 preparing a daily habit, a weekly to-do, …
