On average, people give up after expending just 40% effort. It could be a workout. Or a diet. Relationships. You know…LIFE. This “40% Rule” was popularized by author Jesse Itzler in his 2016 book “Living with a SEAL.” The concept comes from the Navy Seals who use it to produce mental toughness and endurance. […]
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The words glided softly from his pursed lips and landed softly in the room’s quiet air: “God, I cannot do this. I give up.” This story comes from a member of our online tribe who is struggling with, as he puts it, “taming my own strength.” His question to me was focused on how Christians
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This question just in from our global online tribe: “Why do I need to examine my heart and take inventory on my sins? God already knows about them, right?” A key discipline in our fight to live an authentic life in Christ is UNMASKING OUR SIN. We must KNOW our sins specifically in order to
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The essence of our Christian faith is the SON OF MAN coming to seek out and save the lost while other religions call on the FOLLOWERS to seek their “higher power.” Zacchaeus was a rich tax collector who fell into the camp of people who thought they had to seek out God. That’s why he
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Everything people are doing in the world today—everywhere and always–is being pilfered by smart devices and fenced at the online pawn shop and its kangaroo court. With everyone watching everything, it’s harder to “get away” with a crime, bad behavior, or “secret sin.” But all of this exposure has not stopped us from pursuing pleasure
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Another important question just popped in from our online tribe: “Hey Mark, I’m confused by the Bible’s claim that we hide from God. What does that mean?” The answer can be found by going back to the Garden where everything was great for Adam and Eve. They were fellowshipping with God. They were sinless. And
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We are all born LEGALISTS (keep the law to win God’s acceptance) who are vulnerable to being caught in the “Pharisee Trap.” Vulnerable to reject God’s grace. And vulnerable to the false allure of earning our way into Eternity with Jesus. The Pharisees were prolific legalists on a pedestal hovering above all others (1 Corinthians
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The word AUTHENTICITY is being tossed around our 21st Century society like a doughy pie gone airborne in the Bronx. Everyone is looking for what’s REAL. Marketing pushes an ARTISAN vibe to sell its products. GENUINE is a moniker everyone wants to associate with but few ever meet. The AUTHENTICITY “movement” has reached
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God’s “MEASURE OF FAITH” is not available to everyone in the world. But he does give every believer at Salvation a measure of his life-saving faith (2 Corinthians 5:17). Some people, at least on the surface, seem to be an always-flowing fountain of faith. And if we’re not careful and connected to God, we can
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Early in my faith walk I thought it would be possible to toggle between my work sanctuary and God’s sanctuary. But later I learned that a bi-focal option like that does not exist. We cannot be in two places at one time. It’s our sanctuary or God’s sanctuary. Either we work for Heavenly Rewards or strive for
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