For our struggle is not against human opponents, but against rulers, authorities, cosmic powers in the darkness around us, and evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm. – Ephesians 6:12 First of all, there is a struggle. You know this because you’re in it, and you’re expending energy being engaged in it. But here’s the …
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Lambs, clothes, goats and fields
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. – Proverbs 27:26 Use your assets to pay for your liabilities. That’s one of the powerful lessons from Rich Dad. It’s also one of the key lessons from this verse in Proverbs. Lambs are for thy clothing. Lambs lead to …
Fly higher
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. – Isaiah 40:31 There’s a place for fussing over the laws of Gravity…and there’s a place for revelling in the laws of aerodynamics. There’s a place …
If you’re hungry
A person’s speaking ability provides for his stomach. His talking provides him a living. – Proverbs 18:20 …start talking. Speak things into being. Start a conversation. Listen to what’s around you and give a response with your words. Use your words. Everything you see was created using words. So if you’re hungry for something in …
He sees you
His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. – Revelation 19:12 He sees you. He sees you with eyes of flaming fire. He sees you with a gaze that burns with intense desire. He sees …
How to have whatever you say
For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. – Mark 11:23 Stripped down to its individual components: Whoever Says To this …
Drive them out
And ye shall drive out the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it. – Numbers 33:53 The land is yours, but it’s got squatters in it who are keeping you from taking ownership. Canaanites, Jebusites, Hivites, Amorites… Worry, anxiety, low self-esteem, poor time management, …
Take what God’s given you
And ye shall drive out the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it. – Numbers 33:53 Winning the lottery is only the first step. You still need to show up to collect the money. Ordering a meal in a restaurant is only the beginning. …
Work what you’ve got
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. – Proverbs 12:11 What you’ve got may not be what you’d like it to be…but work it anyway. Maybe you’ve only got 2 strings on your violin, or 10 minutes a day of interrupted time. Or maybe …
I want to do it with you
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. – Genesis 2:24 Have sex. Discover our passions. Raise a family. Help each other bind the wounds of the past. Start a business. Start a band. Write a movie. Make a movie. Travel …