And everyone will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and bring glory to God the Father. Philippians 2:11 There are lots of things in life that we would like to deny or will deny even though they are true. Have you ever hear someone say while looking at a picture of themselves, “that doesn’t look anything like me!”? Maybe you never thought that if you didn't get on the scale and weigh yourself you [...]
I stopped by my Grand Mother's house today to pick up some flowers she wanted us to have. Granny Hobbs is 91 now and for as long as I can remember she has given everything away. My daughter asked me, "Why is she giving us that stuff?" Well she also included a case of Yoohoo, Sunny D and cookies. I told my daughter, "Granny Hobbs came into this world with nothing and she will leave with nothing", [...]
Not all journeys begin with a vision, but every vision is the beginning of a journey. As I mentioned in my last post, I am talking about something that originated from the heart of God, not the desires of man. We have all felt strong desires and placing them in beautifully crafted words and called them a vision. Church leaders are notorious for this , the proof being captured in many churches' three part vision statements. [...]
Life is an incredible journey and it is easy to lose sight of it if we only focus on the moment. Some moments in life can be paralyzing if we let them. Those of you who have done much flying have been stuck in a city or airport when you needed to be somewhere else. It's a layover, not your destination. None of us decide to permanently stay there. However, we are there. We make [...]
For growth to happen there has to be change. So why do we resist it. We want to grow but we don't want to change. You want to be out of debt but don't want to change how you spend or sacrifice what's costing you. You want to have that body but don't want to change your eating or exercise habits. You want to break that habit but won't change your behavior or admit you [...]
