Couple of things

Hey just a couple of things I wanted to share with you that I am praying about and hope that you would join me in this prayer:

1) Pray for the campaign and our weekly tithe. The truth is that we live in a generation that has lost the meaning of giving FIRST to God what is rightfully His then we can give elsewhere.

2) Please be praying for our next series "REPLICA Religions That Promise Hell" There is so much deception in this world right now concerning what is actual truth and I know that satan will not go down easily.

Excited for whats coming...

Its been a while

I know its been a while since the last post, but I have taken some time to reflect on my writing, the content that I post and the story that I am telling. I feel like I have been "Under Construction" so to speak...

I think that its easy with blogs and facebook to constantly be putting out information but how often do we take time to receive information? How much am I reading and spending time growing and learning?

Im excited to start up again with some new ideas and better content...hopefully ;)

Stay tuned

Relationally Bankrupt

Continuing in Part 2 of our dating series, Im continually blown away by how many people I talk to that cant figure out why they are single or cant seem to make a relationship go the distance.

For the most part, when I talk with them and begin asking questions, the truth of why they are single becomes increasingly clear...They have NO plan!

Proverbs 21:5 says that "The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage..." and having a plan when it comes to dating will go a long ways in determining not only your own success but also the success of the relationships you enter into.

The problem is that people are either too lazy or unwilling to take a few days and pray and plan, and thats where part 2 of Proverbs 21:5 comes it, "but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty." Most move blindly and way too quickly in relationships ending with disastrous results...RELATIONAL BANKRUPTCY...

Go slow and plan...

Great Leadership

The value of a leader is based on his or her willingness to be in the trenches with those they are leading. If a leader is not willing to dig a ditch or get shot at during battle then the likelihood that others will follow is slim...

Read this post from Michael Hyatt and was blown away...Read for yourself here.

Taking back our eyes

Ive been really moved lately by the "Eye Sex" generation that we live in now.

As Matthew 6:22 says that your "eye is the lamp of the body" and some of the studies I have been researching about the way that violence in the media can affect not only development of children later, but even how they perceive violence around them.

Studies are showing that more and more people have become desensitized when it comes to what pain and violence is today. Now transfer that to how much "Sex Marketing" is around us and its no wonder why we see women and men devalued for nothing more than objects to be lusted for.

The truth of Christ's words 2000 years ago continue to ring true now, as we sit smack dab in the middle of a generation that has allowed our hearts, souls and minds to be filled with contempt for humankind.

Lets take back our eyes and not allow them to rest until we've focused so hard at the cross we see nothing else!

30 Minute Reality

After reading the statistics that, 75% of teens are having sex before the age of 20 and the CDC reports that there are over 19 million new cases of STD's occurring each year in students between the ages of 15-19, Im convinced that its the churches time to teach the truth about SEX.

We live in the MTV generation that sees reality happening in 30 minute segments of cut and produced television and instant gratification of any desire or want is the goal in life.

The truth is that things like teen pregnancies, abortions, STD's and rape can last a lifetime, and this shortsighted view of 30 minute reality continues to gather more and more victims every day.

We must take a stand and choose not to live in 30 minute segments of personal gratification put live in eternal satisfaction from the One who gave it all!

Hours and Counting

Completely excited to kick off our new series in just a few hours and share some of Natalya and my experiences through dating and marriage.

Just a few thoughts to think about for tonight:

1. Do you see yourself the way that God sees you?

2. Do you see the people you date the way that God sees them?

See ya tonight!