I think satan wants to repress our thoughts, our goals, our ambitions, our lion chasing dreams so much so that we dont make a difference in this world...he wants so bad for us to remain silent, to "fall asleep" in life...We need to "Wake Up"...satan wants to make us insecure and think, "who are we to do anything?"...man i am about to go ballistic and face satan head on and get seriously competitive with the loser....in fact, Christ has made it so easy for us because He has already WON!!! Christ has already defeated the loser! Harooh!
If you would just focus for 10 minutes everyday what God wants to do through you and in you, it would blow your mind...but satan does not want you to know it, he wants to hypnotize you to sleep and make you dead weight...
So what areas of life do we need to "Wake Up": Knowing, Sewing, Growing (serving). I could write a book on this, but Ed Young goes into detail on it, so I encourage you to go listen to Ed Young in the "One Prayer" series podcast where Ed's One Prayer for The Church is to "Wake Up!"
Question that will change your life...
Here is a simple area of how you can take inventory...ask yourself this question, a question that will change your life if you will meditate on it, chew on it, and absorb it...I learned this from Andy Stanley....ask your self this question:
"Why has God Blessed me so much?"
"Why has God Blessed me so much?"
We are normally asking God to Bless us, so turn it around for a moment and ask the question with a new perspective...
You may not think you have much, but stop comparing yourself to other people...God has Blessed you because someone else is in need...If you had asked yourself this question five or ten years ago, I can almost guarantee the way you mangage your finances would be different...
You may not think you have much, but stop comparing yourself to other people...God has Blessed you because someone else is in need...If you had asked yourself this question five or ten years ago, I can almost guarantee the way you mangage your finances would be different...
Listen, enjoy the fruits of your labor, there is nothing wrong with that, but Give God your first and your best...Like Mark Batterson says, "Leadership is producing more than you consume." So consume, by all means live life, but make sure you are producing more!!!
You take the risk, you make the tackle!
When Jesus was speaking to a large crowd in Mark 6, the disciples said, send this people off and give them some supper. "Jesus said, "You do it. Fix supper for them." In John 21.17, Jesus asks Peter three times if he loves him, Peter replies, Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep."
It's like being a strong safety in a football game, don't be "asleep" and wait for someone else to make the tackle, "Wake Up!" and you go make the tackle!!!
Listen, God wants your life to count, He wants you to leave your mark in life and SHINE for His Glory..."Wake Up" and take God-Ordained Risks. When you do, you will be a Blessing to others and your life will be so Blessed that you will embrace uncertainty and discover the Greatness of God like you have never imagined before! Harooh!
