Daily Spousal Relationship Health Check

I really want to learn to love my wife better, in ways she understands and appreciates. So I thought I’d let the Scripture guide me. I’m letting the Holy Spirit evaluate my motives in our relationship. I’ve created a Relationship Health Check you can download. Here it is so you can see if you want to download it… Daily Spousal Relationship Health Check Allow the Holy Spirit to show you His thoughts of your actions today. You’re spouse may have [...] Read more »

3 Reasons Why Transparency Sucks

As I set up Hope In Transition this week, I started preparing to speak on the different insights on Hope to different settings, personal and group experiences, and theology. For some reason that got me thinking about “being transparent.” Trying to be transparent may already be passe. I’ve given up years ago trying to keep up with the gurus who have literally studied the church to death. But I still run into people who put value on transparency for transparency’s [...] Read more »

How I Hear the Father Speak

I’ve had different people tell me recently, “I can’t hear God the way you hear God”. While I know I’m the Father’s favorite… I know all of His children are His favorites so to hear Him speak is something that we should all expect. So let’s start with the basics. First, the Father spoke, and the visible and invisible came into being. When He sent His Son, a title He accepted was “the Word”. Yes, there are seasons when the [...] Read more »

7 Steps That Set Me Free with Truth

We need Truth. All of us can get focused on the lies we tell ourselves and the lies of the one who seeks to kill, steal and destroy. I’ve found the only solution for it is to allow the Father to regularly search our thoughts and show us any wicked way we’re walking in. When we can hear the Father’s voice chains fall off of our souls; wounds still festering are healed. Knowing He’s there in the dark places of [...] Read more »

How I Learn To Listen

Lately I’ve been hearing “wait for a week”, it gets me thinking I should slow down and consider God and give Him time so I can hear. I just made a list of of a number of projects I want to get done before I start a huge writing project. It’s not going to be easy fro me to wait…at least I know I’ll hear Him when I listen. This is one of the ways I’ve learned how to listen. [...] Read more »

Why I Pray Hiding Prayers

Hiding Prayers Do you know that most pastors will say that Monday is there worst day of the week? Do you want to know why? Because what they should be doing Sunday is what Paul wrote to the Corinthians: We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from [...] Read more »

How I Operate in the Prophetic

How do I operate in the Prophetic? The gifts that are for strengthening, encouragement and comfort of others are for every spirit-filled believer. We are not all called to be prophets, but Paul was clear, he wished that all would prophecy. (1 Corinthians 14:5) Here’s how I started operating in the prophetic. 1. I eagerly desire. We are told to eagerly desire spiritual gifts. (1 Corinthians 12:31, 14:1, 14:12, 14:39) If we do not have a strong desire to move [...] Read more »