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

Christ Is The Master Recycler

We recycle many things: paper, plastic, metal, water. Airplanes recycle air to purify it. Recycling is good economically—it saves money and costly resources—and morally, in the sense that all of creation is precious and we are not to wantonly waste it.

What about lives? Are lives recyclable? Of course they are, and Christ is the master recycler.

Consider words we find in the Bible like Redeemer and Savior. All point to reclaiming, reusing, and restoring our lives from what we could consider as wasted, depleted, or of no value to the perfection that faith promises.

We are told that Christ is in us and we in him. We are told that the Holy Spirit lives within us. And we are told that God so loved us that he gave His Son so that we would not perish. These are the ultimate statements that, regardless of our condition at this moment or any moment in the future, we can be recycled—remade—gloriously into the person He desires us to be.

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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.

Dare To Believe

Today I will dare to believe; believing, I will avoid the temptation to play it safe in uncertainty, to be unwilling to move mountains, and to fail to entertain great hopes in the unfairness of the day.

Seek Guidance Through Vision

Today I will seek a guiding vision from God, for without guidance I will surely perish; I will cast off restraint and lose self-control. His guidance abounds through His Word, His Son, His creation, and His still small voice within. Proverbs 29:18 Where there is...