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Take It

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I want to remind you that all you need to do today is take one step.

Trust God and do what He is asking you to do.

Make the call,
Say the words,
Reach out,
Run ahead,
Or slow down.

Take the step of faith God is asking you to.

Do it before you see results,
without assurance of success,
and not knowing where it will take you.

It is a step of faith.

“In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”

James 2:17 NIV

If you are reading this, you are not dead. 

Neither is your faith.

What do you need to do in faith today?

Just One Step

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I want to remind you that all you need to do today is take a step.

Just one.

Trust God and do what He is asking you to do.

You can trust Him.

Make the call,
Say the words,
Reach out,
Run ahead,
Or slow down.

Do it before you see results,
without assurance of success,
and not knowing where it will take you.

It is a step of faith.

“In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”

James‬ ‭2‬:‭17‬ (NIV)

If you are reading this, you are not dead.

Neither is your faith.

What do you need to do in faith today?

Action Steps

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Wednesday

I want to remind you to that all you need to do today is take a step.

Just one.

Trust God and do what He is asking you to do.

You can trust Him.

Make the call,
Say the words,
Reach out,
Run ahead,
Or slow down.

Do it before you see results,
without assurance of success,
and not knowing where it will take you.

It is a step of faith.

“In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”

James‬ ‭2‬:‭17‬ NIV

If you are reading this, you are not dead. Neither is your faith.
Put it into action.

What next step do you need to take today?

What Defines You.

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“He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said.”    

Romans‬ ‭4:19‬ ‭MSG

There comes a point in life that your faith becomes stronger by facing the facts, not weaker.

The facts may not be friendly or encouraging or what you want to face but as a child of God, you can face them. You can deal with reality instead of running from it.

How? By knowing that your circumstances do not define you, God does.

God chose you. 

God loves you.

That thing that God has called you to? You can’t make it happen but He can.

To be who God has created you to be you are going to have to let go of  “doing your best” and embrace “depending on God”.

You new life in God’s family isn’t “success and failure” based.

It isn’t “today, I did a good job”  so I’m feeling good or “I totally messed up ” and being depressed.

You will do a good job. You will make mistakes. This is not about denying how you feel. It is about allowing God’s feelings for you to be the foundation of how you experience your life.

His part is to guide and provide, your part is to follow and trust.

In Jesus, you have full rights as a child of God to live fully persuaded that God is able to do above and beyond all you can ask or imagine. 

He is able.

What are you asking for?

What are you imagining?

What are you trusting God in today?

The Impossible

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“Come”, he said.  Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
Matthew‬ ‭14:28-29‬ ‭NIV‬‬

It’s impossible to walk on water.

It’s impossible to feed 5000 people with a small boy’s lunch.

It’s impossible to heal a man born blind.

Jesus did all this and more while inviting his disciples to join him.

Jesus will invite you to do the impossible without expecting you to do it in your own strength. He knows you can’t do it without him. He fully expects you to fully depend on him for it. 

Peter wanted to be where Jesus was, which happened to be on the water.

Peter helped Jesus feed over 5000 people by doing what Jesus told him to do: pass out bread and fish.

Neither miracle came from Peter’s faith but from Peter’s focus. He was focused on following Jesus, on being where Jesus was and ended up doing impossible things.

When you follow Jesus, you will end up doing impossible things because of who He is not because of who you are.

Whew, that is a relief.

You are invited to do the impossible with Jesus.

Instead of fixating on how impossible it is to walk in the freedom Jesus paid for you to live in, just admit to yourself that it IS IMPOSSIBLE in your own strength.

Without Jesus there is no way you can forgive your abuser, be set free from your past, be transformed by the renewing of your mind, be free from guilt and condemnation, walk away from a lifetime of lies and bondage and embrace the truth that you are a precious cherished child of God who is free to live every day in the lavish love of Jesus Christ.

Don’t focus on what is impossible.

Don’t even focus on your own faith.

Focus on following Jesus and following through on what He has asked you to do.

Today I am praying for you to receive all Jesus has for you, to boldly go with Him to places you have never been before. To experience new life, new love, new freedom, new hope and a new normal. 

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Strong in Grace

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“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”

‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2:1‬ ‭NIV‬‬


What does it mean to be strong in grace?

It means that you understand and admit that your flesh is weak and recognizing that it was, is and will always be weak. It is flesh. It will always fail.

The more you are able to readily embrace the truth that you will never be strong enough in your flesh, the more you can embrace the reality that you need God.

And when you readily embrace God and His help in every area of your life- you are learning to be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

We perceive weakness as a failure, God perceives it as the reality of the flesh.

Jesus does not ask you to make your flesh stronger. He asks you to make your dependence on Him deeper.

What are you depending on Jesus for today?