dealing with obstacles

No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,

The obstacles we face are of all different parts of life. Some are tied to relationships. Some are filled the issues of money. Some are internal. How we deal with those obstacles is a big deal.

Some things ought not to influence us. We often let things that mean very little have a big impact on our lives. A little water comes into our lives as a ripple, and it becomes a tsunami that wrecks our lives. That happens with things that matter and things that don’t matter. It is a choice we make as to what we allow to get our heart beating, our stress elevated and our fear running a marathon.

2 Corinthians 10:5 NLT

We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.

It is time to capture the things that come through our lives and give them the ability to do what is important. Here is a reminder: people are important. By judging the happenings that roll our direction we can make our lives much stronger. One of the ways this works best is to not stress over things that will be gone in a short time. Put more time and effort into the things that will be with us longer.

The verse above is not just about the bad stuff in taking the bad captive and kicking it out of our lives. It also works with capturing the good stuff and helping it stay in our lives for a long time.

Obstacles really are opportunities to grow and to strengthen our lives. Before the obstacle comes in we need a plan. When the obstacles arrive, we have a way to deal with them that will be productive and helpful. Further, by the way we deal with these obstacles helps people around us learn who we serve and how great our God is.

Romans 8:28 NLT

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

God wants to build our lives. He will as we allow obstacles to make us thrive rather than to just survive through them. Dealing with obstacles should make us more like Jesus and less depressed. It is important to learn how to best to deal with obstacles!

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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