In the 1950s, a skinny preacher named David Wilkerson infiltrated a gang-controlled neighborhood on the streets of New York, preaching the Gospel. One of the most notorious and most feared gang leaders, Nicky Cruz, approached the preacher one frightful day and said, “You come near me, and I’ll kill you!” Wilkerson replied, “Yeah, you could do […]
In Ephesians 2, Paul reminds us that we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God has prepared in advance for us to do. This scripture highlights a profound truth: God has already mapped out a path filled with opportunities for us. However, the question isn’t whether God has prepared […]
Mother Teresa said, “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” Composers, Hal David and Burt Bacharach, were on to something back in 1965 when they wrote…“What the world needs now is love, sweet love.” If there is one word that should define Christians, it is undoubtedly LOVE. […]
In twenty years of coaching people, I have found that the common element that holds most people back from greater success is fear! Fear can be a person’s greatest adversary. It’s the feeling that grips your stomach and the voice that whispers you can’t when you’re about ready to make a leap. But what if the […]
Proverbs 10:4 “Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.” Lazy Hands Make For Poverty Laziness equals poverty. And it’s not just financial poverty, but spiritual poverty. Understand that poverty is not a number…it is […]
Albert Einstein said, “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” One night my family and I were sitting at the dinner table eating our meal together and sharing stories from our day. My daughter asked me what I had done at work. I told her I had the opportunity to speak […]
Faith can only grow when faced with obstacles. Take a moment to let that sink in. If you knew how things would turn out, would it really be faith? True faith requires stepping into the unknown, trusting that something extraordinary will happen even when you can’t see it. God doesn’t lay out a roadmap for […]
Philippians 1:6 (NIV) Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. You do not climb a significant mountain without an unwavering sense of commitment to the destination. You do not get to the top without being dedicated. Only […]
You will never fulfill your mission if you do not believe you can. Many things will try to stop you and keep you from accomplishing your mission, with the biggest obstacle being your own belief in yourself. No matter what obstacles you face, know that your mission is fueled by the faith to believe in […]
One of the scariest feelings that can overtake us is fear of the unknown. Our minds tend to imagine the worst when we do not know what lies ahead in our future. Fear is a pessimist; it has no hope. When fear of the unknown comes upon us, it turns our minds into a wonderland of uncertainty […]