WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING?
I’ve caught over 20 Marlin in my life. Some big. Some small. One 610 pounds off the rugged Kona Coast on Hawaii’s Big Island. Memories of peering into the deep cobalt come rushing back to me often, usually when I’m having trouble being EXPECTANT. You see, I was ALWAYS expecting to catch a marlin when my dad and I went out on the hunt. When I’m having...
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
That’s me in the middle of my career as a corporate CEO chasing success. A horrible picture to be sure. But it’s a perfect picture, too, because it is EXACTLY how I felt. How I was. How I was destined to be. Thankfully, the story took a turn in a different direction. Let me tell you the story. I roared out of college and attacked my business career with...
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 a matter of generating “breathing room” for an intimate relationship...
ARE YOU AFRAID OF YOUR SHADOW?
Why do so many believers lack the confidence needed to activate their faith, utilize their gifts, and live out their purpose for Christ and his Kingdom? Indeed, why are we afraid of our own shadow? The parable of the wise and the foolish builders illustrates how important it is to build one’s life on Jesus and activate our faith. There are two kinds of people whose hearts reveal...
ARE CIRCUS CLOWNS CHASING YOU?
“I failed, again.” You’ve heard that line whispered in your ear, right? It comes from Satan, aka the “Voice Villain.” We know that despite our best-laid plans, setbacks are inevitable. But they still produce angst, extreme doubt about our self-worth, and muddle our relationships in life. Yep, fear of failure is not easy to accept, especially when God tells us NOT TO FEAR...
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 of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness...
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH YOUR SALVATION?
An important question to ask when seeking God’s peace in Christ is to consider whether or not we have “done anything with our salvation.” Yes, we have come to faith in Christ, and we have invited him into our lives. This assures us we have escaped hell and have secured eternity in heaven for our souls. But have we lived a life that imitates Christ and uses the gifts and blessings the Holy Spirit...
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. When we are tested in the furnace fire of life, God wants us to immediately fast-forward...
DENYING REALITY IN A BUNKER
Many of us retreat to a “warm and safe” bunker to wait out the storms of life. But in the bunker’s dank and dark space, we become disconnected from REALITY and what God would have us do for His Kingdom—OUTSIDE. God is beckoning us to follow Him into the light and be used to spread the Good News. As followers of Christ, we must be connected to and immersed in the reality of...
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, our trip becomes filled with anxiety where we hope for the best and fear the worst. Our life...