There is a saying I often refer to when I or my team at work is faced with what seems like an insurmountable task, I ask the question; “how do you eat an elephant?” and then I give the answer; “one bite at a time.” My professional life has taken on a new twist with…
Category: Holy Spirit
A day of sadness and gratitude
On this Good Friday morning as I do my devotion, I am reminded of Jesus’ suffering over 2,000 years ago. Today I know it is important for me to observe and appreciate the events of “Holy Week” every day. I need to die to myself and live with my resurrected Lord. Jesus’ death and resurrection tells me I…
What are you “looking” like these days?
A couple of weeks ago I went to Las Vegas on business. I don’t particularly like Vegas but I try to make the most of it while I am there. One thing I do enjoy about Vegas is getting up at day break and running the strip. I run for 60 minutes every day while…
“Just Do It”
I just finished up an intense week of “purpose” in my life. As I’ve mentioned before, my purpose as a follower of Jesus is all about bringing others to Him and He blessed me with some awesome opportunities to witness at work and in my free time this past week. It ended with a pre-intervention meeting with the…
Is it really that easy?
The other day I ran across scripture from 1 John 4:15, “If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the son of God, God lives in him and he in God.” I thought “wow God sure did make it easy for us.” All we need to do is acknowledge that Jesus is the son of God and…
Draw closer…
For those of you struggling spiritually, mentally and/or physically at this time try holding onto the following scripture. These verses came to me this morning as I was praying for a dear friend and her family who is being challenged with the diagnosis of cancer. Although we may desire to always walk closely with Jesus, I have found that…
If you pray why worry…
and if you worry why pray? I remember hearing this saying years ago and it really hit home. Back then I would find myself praying for something and shortly after the prayer my mind was back focused on a worry. Today I know worry and anxiety are both self-focused and self absorbed conditions. I try my…
Weakness is Strength
This past Monday during a recovery meeting I attend, we were discussing death and the various fears associated with death. A friend of mine said his biggest fear of death is not for him but for those close to him who have not yet found Jesus. My mind started to wonder and I asked this question to…
Right Now
One of my favorite rock songs of all time is Right Now by Van Halen. Great tune with an awesome keyboard opening and powerful lyrics. One of the greatest causes of the death of dreams is procrastination and over-analyzation. I learned a long time ago if you are going to do something then do it! That is…
Great Thinking
“Walk with the wise and become wise, associate with fools and get in trouble.” These powerful words come from the book of Proverbs 13:20. When I read these words a week or so ago I thought to myself “one of the main differences in my life today compared to my life of addiction is the…