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…
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?…
What if 2018 would be the year that you would get things done? What if even more than getting things done in 2018, you would grow in your relationship with the Lord and develop the Fruit of the Spirit in your life deeper? What if you had a guide to help you grow? What if you had encouragement along the way? What if you had someone challenging you? A Fruitful Year is designed to help you plan and get things…