December, 2008

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Lazy…so very Lazy

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

I was just reading the book of 2 Timothy and I read a verse that I’ve read many, many times but it struck me in a new way this morning. Writing to Timothy, Paul says this:

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God

It struck me that Paul didn’t say the Holy Spirit will fan into flame the gift of God, but he told Timothy himself to do it. Whatever God has given us, He expects us to cultivate. Whatever gifting or talent He’s entrusted to us, even if it’s really small, we’re responsible for.

This is the last day of 2008 and I’ve been doing a self-evaluation of sorts and I realized that I’ve been border-lined lazy as of late. I’m kinda mad at myself but I also have a renewed drive for 2009. I’ve picked out a couple things that I’m going to invest more of my time in; I want to fan into flame a couple gifts that God has given me that are still in their infant state. At the end of the day, I know I’m responsible for them and I really don’t want to find out someday that I’ve wasted them.

Consumer Worship

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Impacting My Family Tree

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

I’ve been trying to learn more about financial stuff lately. Bethany’s been teaching a course at church called “Financial Peace University” and it’s been really great. The major thrust of the course is really about getting & staying out of debt which I think is so relevant for today and especially for the Church. In one of the lessons, Dave Ramsey (the host) talked about impacting your family tree in regards to finances. It really hit home with me. I want to provide for my family; kids & grandkids for many generations to come. And I want to make an impact on my spiritual family tree by giving tons of money to people, ministries, my church, etc…

I’ve been listening lately to a roundtable discussion held at  Morningstar Ministries (one of my favorite places on earth!). It’s called the KBA (Kingdom Business Association) and it’s a prophetic look at the current financial situation; how we got here, where we’re headed & so forth. I recommend you check it out here. I think there’s a practical side of handling our finances that will impact the spiritual side of it.

divided we fall

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Destiny

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

So this is my first post in a new blog. Something tells me I should come up with something silly or witty; but i got nothing. So I guess I’ll be true to the purpose of the Blogging World and tell you what I’m thinking about today.

I’ve been carrying around a strong sense of destiny lately. Something inside me yearns to accomplish everything I was created to do. I’m trying to get over the philosophy of “just getting through another day”. I guess I don’t want to finish the race and find out that I haven’t run my route. All I know is that when I ponder Destiny, it drives me to seek God all the more fervently. I love that about Destiny.

All this ties into the Red Sea; but more about that later.