Fishing or Catching

Do you like to fish? Do you enjoy sitting along a lake or river casting your line in the water seeking to hook a fish? Is it more enjoyable for you to fish and catch nothing? Or, to catch a good batch of fish? How do you feel about catching people for the kingdom of God?Continue reading “Fishing or Catching”

Given Talents

Have you ever been given a large sum of money? Did it change your life? Have you been put in charge of a large sum of money for business? Did it make you nervous? Did you feel like you had a huge responsibility? Do you know you have been given a lot already? If weContinue reading “Given Talents”

Fruit of the Kingdom

How fruitful are you? Do you consider yourself a diligent worker? Does your work to produce good fruit? Or do you wait for someone else to do it? Do you realize God is expecting you to produce fruit? We all have worked or currently work for a living. We know our bosses expect us toContinue reading “Fruit of the Kingdom”

Be a Laborer

Are you a hired laborer? Do you consider yourself a hired laborer? Have you ever worked in a field? Have you labored in the hot sun hoeing a row of beans or corn? Do you enjoy physical labor or desk labor? Do you ever think about laboring for Christ? Whether we like to think ofContinue reading “Be a Laborer”

Bear Good Fruit

Do you think of yourself as being a good person? Would you like to be a better person? How do you define a good person? What if you could receive guidance and help in becoming a better person? Would you accept it? Most of us want to be better than we are. We want othersContinue reading “Bear Good Fruit”

One Mind

Have you ever been in lockstep with someone else? Have you and another been so in tune with one another you can finish each other’s sentences? Have you ever been able to anticipate what your boss is going to ask and able to have the answer ready? We all have moments when we are ofContinue reading “One Mind”

Focus Determines Fate

Our focus determines our fate. As I mentioned in a previous blog entry, there is an old saying, “You are what you think.” What are you focusing on? What are your goals? Do you have goals? Is there someone or something that drives your thoughts? Whether we realize it or not, there is something orContinue reading “Focus Determines Fate”

Sacrificing for God

Do you sacrifice yourself for others? Are you willing to give up your preferences in order to serve someone else? Have you given a pat on a back to someone who needed it? Do you understand what it means to sacrifice for God? Most of us are willing to occasionally give up a preference weContinue reading “Sacrificing for God”

Spiritual Gifts

What are your gifts? Have you spent time to evaluate them? Do you know how to use your gifts? If not, are you willing to learn? Are you using them to further the kingdom of God? We are all given gifts by God. More specifically, Jesus gives each of us one or more gifts. SomeContinue reading “Spiritual Gifts”

Legacy

How do you want to be remembered? What do you want your legacy to be? Have you given it much thought? Have you worked out a plan to make that legacy real? Are you working on being the person you want to be remembered as? With the passing of Ravi Zacharias a couple days ago,Continue reading “Legacy”