Once upon a time, I said that I loved Airwaves that had come on the market recently. Next thing I knew I had a case of it. Yes, it was the case of be careful of what you say you love. I don’t know how long it took for me to chew my way through that case. Honestly, 17 years later I really don’t want to chew Airwaves. Love we use the word to express our feelings towards gum or…
I had a number of thoughts of things I wanted to do this year. I had things I want to finish, things to try. I wrote them down and it looked like a big “to do” list. Then I started to group them together. I thought I had a goal but not quite. As I worked through this, I decided on my word for the year. GROW Somehow the Word of the Year came easier than the goals but then…
The goal of A Fruitful Year is to focus on abiding and bearing fruit with a focus on the fruit of the Spirit. There are two scripture passages that are foundational for A Fruitful Year. One is John 15:1-17; this is the passage where Jesus says, “I am the vine.” The other passage is Galatians 5:16-25 which is the passage with the fruit of the spirit. My plan is that once a month I will just focus a bit on…
I live with a family that plays chess. I don’t play often more like once every ten year but the other week I sat and played a game. I know how the pieces move but not much more. As I sat there, I was continually looking at my pieces and the pieces of my opponent. Since it was me playing it wasn’t long and I had less pieces than my opponent. I was trying and was considering the strength of…
Ready. Aim. Wait. Stop. If there is no target, why continue to shot. You need a target. Do you have a goal? What are your goals for this year? Maybe before we get to writing goals we need to just talk about what a goal is. Very simply a goal is something you want to achieve. A goal is something that you will work towards. A goal helps to guide your actions and decisions. How do you decide on goals?…