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Living life with reverence, respect, and honor for who God is is how we were designed to live. Making Him the center of our lives is the only thing that will fulfill us a human beings. Chasing goals, dreams, and desires without placing Him first will only lead to an empty, hallow and disappointing existence. God knows the deep desires of our hearts. He placed those desires within us. The quickest way to see those desires here, in this life is to become a servant and seek Him first (Matthew 6:33)

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Paranoid persistence is the fear of not continuing. The fear of what might have been had you been persistent. A winner is just a loser who tried one more time. And because the loser did not make one more attempt, the history books document yet another loss. Another disappointment. Another failure. I’d like to encourage you to develop a paranoid persistence as you stand on God’s Word to see the promises of God manifest in your life. Your “one more time” just might bring about the breakthrough you’ve been praying for.

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When you trust someone who is supposed to be in control, such as the driver of a car, you lay your head back and go to sleep. Relaxation becomes easy. I’ve driven professionally for many, many years and when my passengers apologize for having fallen asleep I tell them, “As a passenger, the greatest complement you can give a driver is to fall asleep”. There is a body language associated with trust. What’s you body language where your trust in your heavenly Father is concerned?

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Kingdom style mentorship entails more than simply teaching the Word. Jesus taught, modelled and empowered those around Him when He was here. This is true mentorship. To be great mentors we’ll have to take the time to build relationships. True mentorship is a lifestyle. There is no down time. It’s being “on” 24/7/365 and being willing to allow others to see how we live, move, and handle the conflicts that come with daily life. Sharing how we do life is what it means to be a true mentor.

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Who you know can make the difference between getting the job or not getting the job. We’ve all heard that phrase or something similar before. I believe that same principle has a spiritual application. If you know God, then you plus God can overcome any situation in your life. God is our healer, our provider, our protector, our advocate, our consultant, our Savior. He is all things to us and we are nothing without Him. So if all things are possible with God, and I’m with Him, my enemy (and whatever tool he’s chosen to attack me with) are a defeated foe!

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You call me Lord, Lord, yet you don’t do the things I say…(Luke 6:46). We are quickly approaching a season where our allegiance to God will be severely tested. When you reach that fork in the road when you’ll have an opportunity to align yourself with God or possibly suffer consequences, what are you you going to choose? Submit to the governing authorities, but rebellion can also be considered obedience when the laws of the governing authorities conflict with the laws handed down by our God.

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Find the flicker of light in your life and you will drive out the darkness. No matter how dark a room is, one tiny flicker of light overpowers the darkness. Sometimes a flicker of light can be seen from miles away. In fact, the darker the room, the more prevalent the flicker of light becomes. Darkness will never overcome light, but light will always overcome darkness. Keep the spark of your light on. Brighter days will come. I’ve read the back of the book and you win.

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Storms of life can’t move you when you’re tethered to the immovable. God’s Word is immovable. Distractions may come, but think about this for a moment. If the devil had the power to defeat me, why doesn’t he just defeat me and be done with it? Because he can’t. He needs to detach me from the Word in order to defeat me. Be determined to stand strong. The dark clouds of hopelessness may move in. But if your hope remains tethered to the Word of God victory cannot be snatched away from you.

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Giving birth to the dreams, hopes, and visions that God placed within us takes effort and diligence. Having the faith to hold on to that which you know with all certainty you were placed on earth to do can be exhausting. In the wake of discouragements that come, stand strong in the fact that God is not the source of discouragement nor confusion. He would not give you a dream, hope or vision, then discourage you from working toward the realization of that dream.

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The definition of insanity should be different for the Christian vs the Non-Christian. If we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28), then what is the true definition of failure? Things may not have worked out as you had planned but if good is the end result could what you went through really be called a failure? I think the definition of failure is starting out on a prayer journey, not seeing the results you want, then giving up, caving it and quitting.

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Insecurity is security, however it’s security in the wrong things. Insecurities may emerge as overeating, isolation, aggression towards others, drug abuse, alcohol abuse or any number of other destructive behaviors. All of us find security in the wrong things from time to time. I’d like to encourage you to find your security in God and in what He has said about you. Only He can provide true security. There is no peace, joy, or comfort in depending on securities from sources outside of the Word of God.

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Who is in control of your attitude, your mood, your highs and your lows? Do situations and circumstances tend to get you down? Our emotions change from life event to life event. There’s nothing wrong with emotions….in their place. The problem comes when we allow our emotions to run the show instead of approaching life from a spiritual standpoint. Base your words, actions, thoughts, deeds and beliefs on God’s Word which never changes and you’ll be like that tree firmly rooted… Psalm 1:3

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Self control is where ruling and reigning in life begins. How can I rule and reign over the circumstances in my life if I cannot control myself? We face many temptations throughout the course of a day. Practicing what comes out of our mouths, what goes into our mouths, where I allow my thoughts to go, and treating all people with respect and dignity regardless of who they are is a spiritual discipline that will go far toward building a Christ-like image here in the earth.

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Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth (Colossians 3:2). We don’t see with our eyes, we see with our minds. That’s why 12 people who see the same accident have 12 different stories describing it. To set something means to focus on something and leave it there. To set a thermostat is to set it on 70 degrees (for instance) and leave it there. What is your mind set on? Setting your mind on God’s Word leads to life and peace (Romans 8:6).

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Cast your cares on the Lord when things begin to stress you out. God has an answer for every problem that plagues society. And more importantly, God has the answer to every problem you’re facing today, therefore we already have the answer! Simply ask Him, then listen and wait for His response. And when you begin to hear Him speak DO WHAT HE TELLS YOU TO DO! Refuse to worry over problems. You have access to the source of the solution to every problem.

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We go through things as we live out our lives here on earth. But I challenge you to think of the phrase “Going Through Things” in a different light. We go through challenges like a bullet goes through cardboard. We go through obstacles like an airplane goes through the clouds. We go through hardships like a knife goes through butter. The next time someone tells you that they are going through some things, share this imagery with them. Oh, and as we go through things we also annihilate them by the power of God!

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Never follow the masses. This is not our home. We live in an anti-Christ society. We as Christians are going in the opposite direction of the flow of this world. Take a look at the things that are important in the world today and look at them through the lens of Christianity and you’ll see that the world view of things is counter to Christian beliefs. Avoid getting caught up in the flow of pop culture. Be wary of the direction that the masses are heading in. If you choose to follow the leader, make sure you know what direction the leader in heading in.

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Scars are trophies. They can serve as reminders that you are a battle tested, victorious soldier in the Army of God. In the world, scars, particularly physical scars, are seen as ugly. But I believe that God sees our scars as beautiful. No one can deny that Jesus rose from the grave the victorious Son of God, yet He still carries scars from the crucifixion. We will one day see the nail prints in His hands in person. Likewise, wear your scars proudly. Scars come with testimonies.

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World overcomers is what the bible calls those who are born of God (1 John 5:4). As overcomers, we should be compiling a catalog of testimonies. Something happens in the heart of someone who is currently floundering in a sea of doubt and unbelief when they hear the victorious testimony of someone who persevered and has overcome in an area that they are struggling in. The words of our testimony packs power and summons faith in the lives of those who hear them.

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God loves you. Take a moment to meditate on that. The creator of heaven and earth loves you so much that He wants to spend time with you. He loves you so much that He wants to transform you from the inside out. I don’t think we will fully comprehend the magnitude of His love until we look into His eyes in person. I pray that we receive the Grace to see and understand the width, length, height and depth of love He has towards us who are privileged to call Him our Father.

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