Jan 4, 2012 | Other
One of the most significant truths realized in 2011 was that of being an influencer. It seemed as if a WWE-sized struggle was taking place between personal ambition and holy calling. Is bigger always better? Is more, more, more, a sign of God’s favor? Is growth...
Jan 3, 2012 | Other
It has been so good to look back over 2011 and see everything God has done in my heart. It is times like these that I am really glad I journal. Otherwise, a great deal of heart work would be forgotten. Just today, I found two pages full of some difficult heart work,...
Jan 2, 2012 | Other
“Sovereign Commander of the Universe, I am sadly harassed by doubts, fears, unbelief, in a felt spiritual darkness. My heart is full of evil surmising and disquietude, and I cannot act faith at all. My heavenly pilot has disappeared, and I have lost my hold on the...
Jan 1, 2012 | Other
Here we are on the eve of 2012. There is something spectacular about the seconds before the world’s clock turns from 2011 to 2012. Ah! the possibilities of a blank slate. A new year. 365 days to fresh starts. As I reflect on the highlights of 2011, my time at...
Dec 31, 2011 | Other
“Listening is different. It expands on hearing when we pay attention to the meaning of what we hear. We do that when we’re merely hearing the words someone else is speaking. They’re just vibrations in the atmosphere. We nod, smile, perhaps even respond, but are we...
Dec 30, 2011 | Other
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” Here I sit while waiting on Brooke’s car to be serviced. Call me crazy, but these type of...
