On the first day of this year I was praying together with our church leaders in Durrës, Albania. As we were talking and listening to God, He directed me to ask them to list every hindrance that they believed was blocking their growth as a church. The list was long and included things like culture, […]
For the last few days, we have been looking at how to find and run the race that God has set before us. Let’s go back to Hebrews 12 (AMP) for a moment: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute […]
God’s idea of success is much better than any picture of success we could ever imagine. God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we could ever ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). Your idea of success for your life will never compare to what God desires for you. I would define God’s kind of […]
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead.” Philippians 3:13 NET 3. Forgetting the things that are behind. #4 Keep moving forward – don’t camp! Many people have a […]
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead” Philippians 3:13 NET Today I continue with four points on how to move forward towards your future filled with hope. Here’s the third point: […]
If you want to move forward you have to move forward. It’s simple, really. You can’t go where you need to go as long as you’re camped where you are camped. It’s irrelevant whether where you are is good or bad – if you want to move forward you have to let go and make decisions […]
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the […]
How was your 2017? If you had to sum it up in one word, what would it be? Do you sum up your year in a positive way or a negative way? As I was browsing through social media before and after New Year’s, I was surprised at how many Christians were negative about 2017. […]