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.

Ask God To Break My Haughty Spirit

Today I will ask God to break my haughty, prideful spirit that I may allow Him to make me into what He teaches me to be. What I want is what the world entices me to want, and it is not poverty of spirit, meekness, or to mourn. What I want leads to despair,...

Be Grateful For Living Waters

Today I will be grateful for the living waters that Christ provides, for the spiritual thirst that these waters satisfy, for the wounds that these waters cleanse, and for the refreshment that these waters offer in a world that sucks us dry.John 7:37-38On the last and...

Get Out Of Christ’s Way

Today I will get out of Christ’s way and let Him do the heavy lifting. This is a clear message, one that brings both responsibility and comfort; responsibility to trust Christ and not ourselves, and comfort that Christ is in control. It is an admonition against pride...