Month: November 2015

Doors: How to recognize them

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Crossroads Have you ever been at a Crossroad in life? We all have. In fact right now in our world, after the #parisattacks, nations are at crossroads. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! The French President told his fellow countrymen a few days ago, “We are at war!” And rightly so! Other nations are adjusting their approach to the growing threat of ISIS. And just a day or two ago, 20 or more governors have decided against bringing Syrian refugees into their state. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! In fact right now, Congress wants to halt the process of bringing Syrian refugees into the United States. This is not a debate about whether they are right or wrong; I’m just trying to point out – that life is sometimes filled with hard choices and difficult circumstances to navigate. The valley of decisions – You may be facing one today: Should I go back to school? Should I change careers? Should I confront that person in love or seek reconciliation? Who should I marry? Is he/she the right person? Where should …

Doors: Blog Series

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Part 1: The Shepherd Sheep Relationship Doors are divine opportunities God purposefully and thoughtfully sets before us. God sets these doors before us so that we can walked through them. It takes seeing eyes; hearing ears and understanding hearts to recognize them. It takes courage and obedience to walk through them. The Door of Freedom (Acts 16:26) The Door for an effectual Work for God (1 Corinthians 16:9) God’s Open Door of Preaching (2 Corinthians 2:12) The Door of Witness (Col 4:3) Utterance The Door of Opportunity and none can shut it (Rev 3:8) The Door of Salvation is always OPEN! (Rev 3:20) His Name is Jesus! The door of Hope – Joshua 7 Door of Healing and reconciliation Opened doors of unique friendship and partnerships To recognize and walk through these doors we must cultivate a relationship with the Father. In fact throughout the scripture God invites us into: Shepherd and Sheep Relationship – Psalm 23 is a classic example that relationship: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. It’s good to know …

Platform Generation

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We live in a day and age where numbers really matter. The number of followers and friends you have on social media matter. It matters so much that people buy followers to make themselves look influential. Studies show that people spend up to 9 hours a day trying to boast their status in the blogger sphere and on social media. This phenomenon is so strong that even the number of members in any organization can change the status of both the organization and its leadership – positively or negatively. Positively they are able to leverage their influence to change the world. Negatively they become self-absorbed, narcissistic and needy for the praise of men. Sadly, when it comes to numbers, a lot of people think you need a huge following to change the world. I disagree! For example: If your church is small, it doesn’t mean you need to fold your hands and be mediocre. It doesn’t mean you remain silent. I pray that your church grows; I pray that you find what it takes to bring in …

Let Him set you up!

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Every hard working person deserve a promotion and or a raise. Unfortunately, the way of hard work is not the usual route taken today. There is a game, for lack of a better description, that is being played everyday in the work place. People are trying by the minute to position themselves, set themselves up for promotion every minute of the day. Everyone’s trying to get ahead, and they do it at the expanse of others. It happens all the time, a team member or a friend steals the ideas of others and take credit for them. Co-workers, business partners and close associates put roadblocks in the way of others in order to take what belongs to them. Sadly, people forge friendships with the sole goal of using others to get to where they want to go – professionally, politically, socially, etc… This same scenario is played out in “the church.” Yet, these people stand behind pulpits and act as if they are more spiritual than every body else. But when you take a closer …