Naming, Claiming, and Proclaiming

the Abundant Life

Who am I? Good question. Who am I, really?
A very good question, a soul-searching question.

I am in search of The Abundant Life.
Why choose the abundant life? What is it? And where may it be found?

Join me in my journey to The Abundant Life.

Why desire it? W hat is it? Where is it?

Thought For an abundant day

Top 5 Things You Don’t Want To Hear—But Need To

Why might you not want to hear these words? Is it because they expose your vulnerability, require surrender, starkly uncover your lack of control, and require a change of heart that is threatening?

Why might you need to hear these words? Is it because what you thought works doesn’t work, that you never have enough, and don’t know how to fix what is broken?

Consider these words. Pray over them. Feast on how they can nourish your soul.

You can’t earn your way to heaven: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast,” (Ephesians 2:8-9, NKJV)

God knows your thoughts before you have them: Psalm 139 “Lord, you have examined me and know all about me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts before I think them.”

No one is good (not even the best of us): Mark 10:18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone.

Blessed are the poor in spirit—surrender your pride: Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

You have a hole that only God can fill: St. Augustine “For you made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.”

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my journey begins daily

today i will...

I begin each day with short reflections based on Study, Prayer, and a commitment to Action (my Bible SPA).

What amazes me is the ease, breadth and depth of these thoughts that can only come from the Holy Spirit. I conclude each reflection with a mention of God’s altar because it is at God’s altar where blessings are bestowed, gratitude is offered, and wholeness is made. And God’s altar may be found anywhere and everywhere, and especially in my heart.

Begin Cleansing From The Inside-Out

Today I will initiate an inside-out transformation, seeking first a spiritual purity that leads to a life of purity in word, thought, motivation, deed, and relationships. For this transformation to happen, I must study what Christ teaches about His kingdom, not my...

Unleash The Power Of The Holy Spirit

Today I will unleash, by inviting and accepting, the dynamite* of the Holy Spirit into my life: the power to resist temptation, to rise above tribulation, to re-make myself according to the teachings of Christ.Genesis 39:10But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out...

Follow A Better Path

Today I will follow a better path to God’s kingdom and that is to go beyond merely complying with what the laws of the Old Testament (external requirements) demand to acting on what the spirit of the law commands as expressed by Christ. Moral and ethical correctness...

Surrender

by Don Metznik | Apr 21, 2024 | Short Provocative Thoughts

Is It Time To Surrender? God seeks us relentlessly.We resist him incessantly.He will never surrender. The question is, will we.

Discernment

by Don Metznik | Nov 23, 2023 | Short Provocative Thoughts

Lord, give me more discernment and let me share mine. "God never gives us discernment so that we may criticize, but that we may intercede." (Chambers, Utmost, November 23) Three things cause contempt with God:Confidence in human ingenuityDistraction by the cares of...