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"Such great ministry tools... I read lots of 'e-spirations'... This one is quite timely and always great nuggets of wisdom."- Michal
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"Great devotional with a LOT of truth. Thanks!"- Becky
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"Phenomenal word! Applying to my daily life. Please keep it going."- Michal
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"Thanks for that blessing. It was timely."- Quentin
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"Thank you for sending these. I want you to know that they help me."- Micah
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"Thank you for letting wisdom be contagious."- Carole
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"Such great ministry tools... I read lots of 'e-spirations'... This one is quite timely and always great nuggets of wisdom."- Michal
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"Great devotional with a LOT of truth. Thanks!"- Becky
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"Phenomenal word! Applying to my daily life. Please keep it going."- Michal
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"Thanks for that blessing. It was timely."- Quentin
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"Thank you for sending these. I want you to know that they help me."- Micah
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"Thank you for letting wisdom be contagious."- Carole
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"Such great ministry tools... I read lots of 'e-spirations'... This one is quite timely and always great nuggets of wisdom."- Michal
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"Great devotional with a LOT of truth. Thanks!"- Becky
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"Phenomenal word! Applying to my daily life. Please keep it going."- Michal
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"Thanks for that blessing. It was timely."- Quentin
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"Thank you for sending these. I want you to know that they help me."- Micah
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"Thank you for letting wisdom be contagious."- Carole
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"Such great ministry tools... I read lots of 'e-spirations'... This one is quite timely and always great nuggets of wisdom."- Michal
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"Great devotional with a LOT of truth. Thanks!"- Becky
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"Phenomenal word! Applying to my daily life. Please keep it going."- Michal
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"Thanks for that blessing. It was timely."- Quentin
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"Thank you for sending these. I want you to know that they help me."- Micah
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"Thank you for letting wisdom be contagious."- Carole
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"Such great ministry tools... I read lots of 'e-spirations'... This one is quite timely and always great nuggets of wisdom."- Michal
When I was prosperous, I said, These two verses summarize David’s emotional roller coaster. When life runs smoothly, I think I’m unstoppable. Then one little thing breaks, and I think my world is over. Throughout the day, my moods get flung all over the universe. On the big graph, my daily emotional swings are only little blips. We love David because he gave himself permission to ride all his emotions. Why not? Let the emotions come... And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the LORD. Seeking God doesn’t just accidentally happen. We have to be intentional. We have to prepare our hearts. Preparing takes time. It takes work. It takes humility. Ben This is, all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport (now Tenerife North Airport), on the Spanish island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, killing 583 people, and making it the deadliest accident in aviation history. Norman Williams was one of sixty survivors. I listened to his story. One thing that stood out to me was that many of the people... But now, listen to the Lord who created you. Rejection can take bites out of a person’s core and whittle away at the very substance of who we are. It can give the devil a foothold by making us think we’re on our own. It cuts us off from the herd and makes an open target for wolves and vultures. Because I’ve been ransomed, I belong. I belong here, I belong to... Here’s how we can be sure that we’ve truly come to know God: if we keep his commands. If someone claims, “I have come to know God by experience,” yet doesn’t keep God’s commands, he is a phony and the truth finds no place in him. John doesn’t hold anything back here. This is how I know whether Jesus is my shepherd. Also, if... Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is! Matthew 6: 22, 23 If I think my phoniness is sincere, my darkness is deep. Gina My life had fallen into the deepest, darkest night of the soul I had ever known. I was spiraling down, down, deeper and deeper. In 1996, my book, Weeping May Endure For a Night had just been published. People were calling me for advice I didn’t know how to give. They thought I could help them. I wanted to help them. So Alvin Landis and I went to a seminar called Helping People in Need. It was three days of training for pastors and counselors. The pressure and darkness in me was so great, I left in the middle of one of... We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that the extraordinary overflow of power will be seen as God’s, not ours. Though we experience every kind of pressure, we’re not crushed. At times we don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option. 2 Corinthians 4:7-8 “We are like common clay jars. . .”. Clay jars are delicate. They crack easily even though they may seem relatively durable. “. . . that carry this glorious treasure within, so that the extraordinary overflow of power will be seen as God’s,... Then Jesus spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes. He told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam.” So, the man went and washed and came back seeing! John 9:6-7 With another man, Jesus used spit without mud and healed him in two phases. First, the man saw people walking around, looking like trees. Again, Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes and his sight was fully restored. The Bible doesn’t tell us how Jesus healed Bartimaeus’s blindness. In Matthew 9, Jesus healed two blind men... A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. Nothing will come easy that’s worth fighting for. This can be from our relationship with God to our daily work. Each day could be our last day and we must work hard on whatever is in front of us, from working on ourselves, to raking leaves God gives us strength and endurance to accomplish whatever we face. Dig deep into ourselves and give... For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 The past couple of years I’ve come to understand that the gospel isn’t a “me” gospel. It’s a “we” gospel. What I mean is that God looks at how we interact with each other. He wants me to develop Christlike character, but not so I can live isolated in my Jesus-ness. The purpose of my Christlike character is to help me interact with others so that we can become a Christlike... What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall... Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, “Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:7-8 How comforting to know when wake I up in the morning feeling empty and inadequate,... The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. Over a recent weekend, I went hiking in northern Arkansas. While walking through the woods, a million thoughts flew through my head. I found my mind thinking about problems and things I want in life. Finally, realizing my mind was distracted and somewhere else, I decided to be present with where I was in the moment – in some beautiful nature with friends. After all, how much better could life really be than that!? Immediately,... 1 Corinthians 15:31 Organizations are fueled by the human spirit and human energy. Like the mighty river that originates from a little spring, everything in the organization begins, rises, and falls from what happens in the leader’s secret heart. It’s way too scary. I remember the years when I wanted to be the top guy, I wanted everyone to look up to me. I thought I deserved it because I’m so passionate and I’ve been through so much suffering. It was all about me. I was so blind. I hurt a lot of people. So, I hid from leadership. I... The word of the Lord holds true, I’ve discovered you can apply the Bible to any facet of your life and it works just like is says it will. The Bible literally is a life-instruction manual. It’s not, “Try this and see if it works for you.” It’s, “Try this. It works for anyone, regardless of their culture and age, even if you don’t believe in God.” The Bible is the only reliable, complete life instruction manual I’ve found. Some people see the Bible as an explanation for how to get to heaven. Others... In a world full of noise and sensual distractions wanting to fill me and whip me around, I can live in and for its pleasures. Or I can lock myself inside a lonely shell. There’s a third option: I can look up to God for help. Must I follow the world’s pleasures until I’m in trouble and then cry out to God? Or can I admit how life works, look up to God now, and keep out of trouble before I get into it? As I observe people, I see many who wear masks of shame, anger, and defiance, some with churchy... From Psalm 39 I said to myself, “I will watch what I do Sometimes my insides feel like the flames in the picture. I feel the hot furnace burning for hours on end, while I try to remain calm and perform my daily duties. Flames and darkness inside. A firewall of prayer and self-discipline between my inner... I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you. Some people fight for positions. They want to stand on a pedestal above their peers for various reasons, such as pride, power, feeling insulated, or the illusion of job security. God wants existing leaders to appoint elders, leaders, shepherds, coaches, and mentors in every city and organization. These people are designated by their peers and senior leader to guide others in the right direction. Once this assignment is thoroughly completed, we move... Let all who are helpless take heart. You, David, felt helpless? The great king, the warrior-poet who relentlessly pursued after God’s heart, and one of the greatest men in the Bible…? You… Felt… Helpless? No. Read that again. The verse doesn’t say you felt helpless. It says you are helpless. It’s a little mind game I play with myself. I say to God, “I’m not helpless; I just feel helpless. God, help me to stop feeling helpless.” Maybe that’s why I struggle so hard sometimes. I tell God I feel helpless. God’s waiting for me to admit I am helpless. “Lord,...
“Nothing can stop me now!”
Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain.
Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
Psalm 30:6-7
2 Chronicles 12:14 
Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
Romans 13:11
the one who formed you says,
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
Isaiah 43:1 
We can be sure that we’ve truly come to live in intimacy with God, not just by saying, “I am intimate with God,” but by walking in the footsteps of Jesus.
1 John 2:3-6
Proverbs 6:10-11
I came that they may have life and have it abundantly
John 10:10
and we can trust everything he does.
Psalm 33:4
and not sin in what I say.
I will hold my tongue
when the ungodly are around me.”
But as I stood there in silence—
the turmoil within me grew worse.
The more I thought about it,
the hotter I got.
Titus 1:5
Psalm 34:2
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Sometimes I can write the story of my future. Sometimes God wants me to give him the pen. Phillip
You aren’t going to limit God by owning your weakness. Erwin McManus
Build something beautiful while you’re in pain. Arlin Detwiler
Art is emotional labor. Creativity takes emotional risk. Seth Godin
I’m the only dad my children will have. It’s never too late to love them. Trace Thurlby
We’re going to live a lot longer somewhere else than we’re going to live here. Dustin Doll
Following Jesus isn’t usually about one big once-and-done earth-shaking transformation. It’s more about constant, incremental improvements and course corrections. Phillip
I wouldn’t want anything from the outer world if I couldn’t also enjoy the inner world. Phillip
The battle of the inner world doesn’t play by the same rules as the battle of the outer world. Erwin McManus
The true warrior fights for peace. Erwin Mcmanus
If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. CS Lewis
Perfectionism is the enemy of progress. Pursue excellence instead. Craig Groeschel
When I was prosperous, I said, These two verses summarize David’s emotional roller coaster. When life runs smoothly, I think I’m unstoppable. Then one little thing breaks, and I think my world is over. Throughout the day, my moods get flung all over the universe. On the big graph, my daily emotional swings are only little blips. We love David because he gave himself permission to ride all his emotions. Why not? Let the emotions come... And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the LORD. Seeking God doesn’t just accidentally happen. We have to be intentional. We have to prepare our hearts. Preparing takes time. It takes work. It takes humility. Ben This is, all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport (now Tenerife North Airport), on the Spanish island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, killing 583 people, and making it the deadliest accident in aviation history. Norman Williams was one of sixty survivors. I listened to his story. One thing that stood out to me was that many of the people... But now, listen to the Lord who created you. Rejection can take bites out of a person’s core and whittle away at the very substance of who we are. It can give the devil a foothold by making us think we’re on our own. It cuts us off from the herd and makes an open target for wolves and vultures. Because I’ve been ransomed, I belong. I belong here, I belong to... Here’s how we can be sure that we’ve truly come to know God: if we keep his commands. If someone claims, “I have come to know God by experience,” yet doesn’t keep God’s commands, he is a phony and the truth finds no place in him. John doesn’t hold anything back here. This is how I know whether Jesus is my shepherd. Also, if... Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is! Matthew 6: 22, 23 If I think my phoniness is sincere, my darkness is deep. Gina My life had fallen into the deepest, darkest night of the soul I had ever known. I was spiraling down, down, deeper and deeper. In 1996, my book, Weeping May Endure For a Night had just been published. People were calling me for advice I didn’t know how to give. They thought I could help them. I wanted to help them. So Alvin Landis and I went to a seminar called Helping People in Need. It was three days of training for pastors and counselors. The pressure and darkness in me was so great, I left in the middle of one of... We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that the extraordinary overflow of power will be seen as God’s, not ours. Though we experience every kind of pressure, we’re not crushed. At times we don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option. 2 Corinthians 4:7-8 “We are like common clay jars. . .”. Clay jars are delicate. They crack easily even though they may seem relatively durable. “. . . that carry this glorious treasure within, so that the extraordinary overflow of power will be seen as God’s,... Then Jesus spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes. He told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam.” So, the man went and washed and came back seeing! John 9:6-7 With another man, Jesus used spit without mud and healed him in two phases. First, the man saw people walking around, looking like trees. Again, Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes and his sight was fully restored. The Bible doesn’t tell us how Jesus healed Bartimaeus’s blindness. In Matthew 9, Jesus healed two blind men... A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. Nothing will come easy that’s worth fighting for. This can be from our relationship with God to our daily work. Each day could be our last day and we must work hard on whatever is in front of us, from working on ourselves, to raking leaves God gives us strength and endurance to accomplish whatever we face. Dig deep into ourselves and give... For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 The past couple of years I’ve come to understand that the gospel isn’t a “me” gospel. It’s a “we” gospel. What I mean is that God looks at how we interact with each other. He wants me to develop Christlike character, but not so I can live isolated in my Jesus-ness. The purpose of my Christlike character is to help me interact with others so that we can become a Christlike... What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall... Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, “Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:7-8 How comforting to know when wake I up in the morning feeling empty and inadequate,... The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. Over a recent weekend, I went hiking in northern Arkansas. While walking through the woods, a million thoughts flew through my head. I found my mind thinking about problems and things I want in life. Finally, realizing my mind was distracted and somewhere else, I decided to be present with where I was in the moment – in some beautiful nature with friends. After all, how much better could life really be than that!? Immediately,... 1 Corinthians 15:31 Organizations are fueled by the human spirit and human energy. Like the mighty river that originates from a little spring, everything in the organization begins, rises, and falls from what happens in the leader’s secret heart. It’s way too scary. I remember the years when I wanted to be the top guy, I wanted everyone to look up to me. I thought I deserved it because I’m so passionate and I’ve been through so much suffering. It was all about me. I was so blind. I hurt a lot of people. So, I hid from leadership. I... The word of the Lord holds true, I’ve discovered you can apply the Bible to any facet of your life and it works just like is says it will. The Bible literally is a life-instruction manual. It’s not, “Try this and see if it works for you.” It’s, “Try this. It works for anyone, regardless of their culture and age, even if you don’t believe in God.” The Bible is the only reliable, complete life instruction manual I’ve found. Some people see the Bible as an explanation for how to get to heaven. Others... In a world full of noise and sensual distractions wanting to fill me and whip me around, I can live in and for its pleasures. Or I can lock myself inside a lonely shell. There’s a third option: I can look up to God for help. Must I follow the world’s pleasures until I’m in trouble and then cry out to God? Or can I admit how life works, look up to God now, and keep out of trouble before I get into it? As I observe people, I see many who wear masks of shame, anger, and defiance, some with churchy... From Psalm 39 I said to myself, “I will watch what I do Sometimes my insides feel like the flames in the picture. I feel the hot furnace burning for hours on end, while I try to remain calm and perform my daily duties. Flames and darkness inside. A firewall of prayer and self-discipline between my inner... I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you. Some people fight for positions. They want to stand on a pedestal above their peers for various reasons, such as pride, power, feeling insulated, or the illusion of job security. God wants existing leaders to appoint elders, leaders, shepherds, coaches, and mentors in every city and organization. These people are designated by their peers and senior leader to guide others in the right direction. Once this assignment is thoroughly completed, we move... Let all who are helpless take heart. You, David, felt helpless? The great king, the warrior-poet who relentlessly pursued after God’s heart, and one of the greatest men in the Bible…? You… Felt… Helpless? No. Read that again. The verse doesn’t say you felt helpless. It says you are helpless. It’s a little mind game I play with myself. I say to God, “I’m not helpless; I just feel helpless. God, help me to stop feeling helpless.” Maybe that’s why I struggle so hard sometimes. I tell God I feel helpless. God’s waiting for me to admit I am helpless. “Lord,...
“Nothing can stop me now!”
Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain.
Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
Psalm 30:6-7
2 Chronicles 12:14
Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
Romans 13:11
the one who formed you says,
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
Isaiah 43:1
We can be sure that we’ve truly come to live in intimacy with God, not just by saying, “I am intimate with God,” but by walking in the footsteps of Jesus.
1 John 2:3-6
Proverbs 6:10-11
I came that they may have life and have it abundantly
John 10:10
and we can trust everything he does.
Psalm 33:4
and not sin in what I say.
I will hold my tongue
when the ungodly are around me.”
But as I stood there in silence—
the turmoil within me grew worse.
The more I thought about it,
the hotter I got.
Titus 1:5
Psalm 34:2
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Sometimes I can write the story of my future. Sometimes God wants me to give him the pen. Phillip
You aren’t going to limit God by owning your weakness. Erwin McManus
Build something beautiful while you’re in pain. Arlin Detwiler
Art is emotional labor. Creativity takes emotional risk. Seth Godin
I’m the only dad my children will have. It’s never too late to love them. Trace Thurlby
We’re going to live a lot longer somewhere else than we’re going to live here. Dustin Doll
Following Jesus isn’t usually about one big once-and-done earth-shaking transformation. It’s more about constant, incremental improvements and course corrections. Phillip
I wouldn’t want anything from the outer world if I couldn’t also enjoy the inner world. Phillip
The battle of the inner world doesn’t play by the same rules as the battle of the outer world. Erwin McManus
The true warrior fights for peace. Erwin Mcmanus
If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. CS Lewis
Perfectionism is the enemy of progress. Pursue excellence instead. Craig Groeschel
