People Pleasing (Part 1)

"Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ." ~ Galatians 1:10

One of the things I had to be delivered from in my life is people pleasing.

Often times, we're so caught up on pleasing people, or making them happy, or not disappoint them, or tip-toeing around them, that we end up not doing the things that God has called us to do.

But make no mistake - to please God, you will have to disappoint people.

It's inevitable. There's no escaping it.

The quicker you learn that lesson, the quicker you can walk into your destiny.

More to come!

God bless,
J.W.

Be Great (Part 2)

"For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it." ~ Matthew 16:25

Life is good (Genesis 1:31, John 10:10).

So, why, in Matthew 16:25, does Jesus say that whoever desires to save his life will lose it?

Isn't it good to save something that is good? Wouldn't it be commendable?

So, why would you lose something for doing something good?

Simple.

God doesn't want you to settle for good. He wants you to go for greatness.

Be great today!

God bless,
J.W.

Be Great (Part 1)

"For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it." ~ Matthew 16:25

Because we are human, God has purposely designed us to have limits.

We have limited time, limited resources, limited energy - all because God wants us to be dependent upon Him. If we didn't have limits, we'd be God.

That said, you only have room for a certain amount of things in your life.

Don't fill it up with "good" at the expense of "great."

God bless,
J.W.

Train Up A Child (Part 8)

"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." ~ 1 Corinthians 9:24-25

Ultimately, God is not training us just to train us. He trains us to get results (1 Corinthians 9:24).

Just like a runner trains to win the grand prize, we ought to train ourselves in such a way as to win our prize (Philippians 3:14).

What is that prize? Very simply, it's the John 10:10 life. It's the Ephesians 3:20 experience. The Luke 6:38 principle.

God wants to give us His very best. But in order to get His best, we have to give ours (Mark 8:34-36).

What are you giving Him today?

God bless,
J.W.