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Growing Your Skills to Give God Your Very Best
How are you doing so far this year as a disciple? That’s the question I asked myself this morning in my prayer closet. Can you believe a month of 2012 is already gone? I paused in my prayer closet today to specifically evaluate how I am doing at my 5 SPARK intentions for the year: Study, Prayer, Action, Rest and Kindling. I want to share with you a quick look at how my intentions are … Read entire article »
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Breaking Growth Barriers, Upcoming Interview On the Laurie Beth Jones Show
Periodically, I write a post that really seems to hit people. One that stands out in my mind is a post that I wrote almost 2 years ago explaining growth barriers called “10 Signs that You are Resisting Change.” I had an overwhelming response to this post. Numerous people read that post and said, “You are describing me.” This coming Monday, August 30th at 10:30 a.m I am going to revisit those … Read entire article »
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Self discipline exercises
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. (2 Timothy 1:7) Last night I was watching a video with my son Matthew that was part of an online course we are taking together. It is a course in developing online products. The instructor actually gives away a number of products to participants in the course. They are completely free to reproduce them and put them online. In the video the instructor was addressing the concern that if he gives the products away won’t the market then be flooded to the point that his students can’t realistically compete. The short answer was no. Mainly because he explained that the sad reality is that 99% of the people who … Read entire article »
Filed under: focus, mindset, spiritual growth patterns, time
10 Signs that You Are Resisting Change
In my last post, Thorns in the Rose Garden of Spiritual Growth, I spoke about how spiritual growth can be painful because significant change is uncomfortable. This post addresses ten common ways people resist change. Think of these things as yield signs warning you to proceed with caution. 1. Constantly changing mentors, churches, Sunday school classes, etc., because you can’t find the perfect one. The only constant in that equation is typically you. When you are … Read entire article »
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Thorns in the Rose Garden of Spiritual Growth
Presidential hopefuls have bombarded us for weeks with the word change. As much as we may want change, when it actually occurs, change is often difficult. This holds true in our spiritual walk as well. A mountain top experience, such as a mission trip or renewal weekend often times leads to an experience of frustration and isolation when we come back home and try to go back to life as usual. Frequently, participants don’t even understand … Read entire article »
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