Mark Affleck

Spiritual Growth

GOT MARGIN?

It’s all about margin.    You are no doubt thinking that what’s coming next from a “full-speed-ahead CEO” like me is that margin is all about striving for a life balance and taking time to smell the roses…right?    Wrong.    For me, creating the margin necessary to live a committed life following Jesus is […]

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MAGNIFICENT MOSAIC

The spiritual fruits embody everything good in life, and they form a composite view of Christ himself. We can produce these fruits only when we trust God and put Christ first in our lives. The fruits of the Spirit join each other to create God’s magnificent mosaic of love and strength.    “But the fruit

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IT’S WORTH THE WAIT

Have you reflected lately on God’s promise to be a refuge in times of trouble?    That we can cast all our cares on him no matter what the circumstances?    That we can trust him completely to keep us from being shaken.    Like baking a cake, it’s worth the wait. Let me explain.

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GOD’S DASHBOARD

It is dangerous to ignore our car’s check engine light flashing its plea for attention on the dashboard. Of course it is. Our car may keep running, but eventually it will break down and we never know when it will happen. The worse part about this scenario is that if we keep ignoring the lights,

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YOU CAN DO IT!

Endurance is persevering even when the pressure is extreme.    Endurance is the ability to withstand life’s toughest challenges.    Endurance is winning the day-to-day battles under God’s protection.    God promises us perseverance, and he assures us we will prevail. We can know with absolute certainty that we are on the right path and

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