What is It About 2 AM?
What is it about 2 AM? For the past week, I have been awakened at this unthinkable time of the night with a stirring and prompting to just be still (as though I would otherwise be playing a game of Simon Says with the grandkids?) and quiet (as though this would be the time that I would normally be practicing new runs on my guitar?). Fortunately, over the years, I have learned that it is during these times that I’ve sensed God’s prompting to spend time with Him. Can you identify with these promptings? What is it about 2 AM? It is during these times that I have heard His voice and sensed His...
Let Me Introduce You to the Holy Spirit
I am convinced that many ministry leaders and workers fail to flow with the Holy Spirit because they honestly don’t truly know Him. Really? Really! Perhaps they have heard about Him, possibly read about Him, religiously mentioned His name in the Apostles’ Creed, and even dared to teach about Him. But, few really, really, really know Him. How can this be? I believe that this lack of relationship results from the Holy Spirit knowingly or unknowingly being identified as nothing more than a mystical, indescribable mass or force. You know exactly what I'm talking about because you've witnessed...
Dependent Upon the Holy Spirit
Why am I so dependent upon the Holy Spirit? I can summarize it in this simple thought: the greater the assignment, the greater the need for the power to complete it. Quite simply, the assignment given to us far exceeds our natural ability to fulfill the assignment. Without the supernatural power promised in Acts 1:8, the mission will never be completed. Thank God for gifts, talents, and natural abilities. You and I know that these human abilities are profitable… up to a point. In some situations, charisma and personality are great. But, as wonderful as these are, they come with limitations....
Be a Knowsoer!
Before we begin, grab yourself a cup of coffee or, in my case, a can of Dr Pepper. (My spellcheck is going crazy and telling me to place a period after the Dr in Dr Pepper. Any true Dr Pepper lover knows that there is no period in its name.) Finally, sit down in your comfy recliner, and get ready to ponder a really deep question. Ready? Why does the Church readily accept that the "believe" found in Romans 10:9-10... "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man...
The “The” You Need to Know
Here’s a super quick thought for working together with the Holy Spirit. Get a grip on the fact that God actually knows what He is doing. God is unwaveringly convinced that you are THE person who has been strategically placed in THE location to minister to THE people around you. And, you can take this to the bank, NONE of this is by accident. The reality is that we aren’t too convinced of this fact. After all, with our inadequacies and imperfections, surely little if anything can be accomplished through us. At best, we are there until somebody better comes along. Excuses aren’t new to God....
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