How to Get Wise to the Devil's Lies

Buying a used car can be tricky.  They may tell you all about how wonderful that old car is but do they tell you about the oil leak?  The rust underneath?  The bent frame or the flood the vehicle went through?

Satan doesn’t tell you everything, either.   When we read the story of Adam and Eve, we get the full picture of Satan’s “sales pitch.”

HERE ARE THE THINGS THAT ADAM AND EVE WERE NOT TOLD WHEN THEY INNOCENTLY REACHED OUT AND PLUCKED THAT FORBIDDEN FRUIT:

2020: Your Year of Clear New Vision

Your eye is the most sophisticated camera in the world.  It takes lenses, reflection, focus, and communication to send “sight” to the brain.

Your spirit must be equally focused to communicate “insight” into your soul. 

Here are three steps I use to “see” further into 2020 and “focus” that image into my soul:

Presents...or presence?

The commercialism of Christmas is in high gear.  Amazon trucks are rolling.  Malls are packed.  Trees and tinsel prepare for the Christmas Day “loot.”

There is a “presence,” an atmosphere in Christmas that’s about a lot more than Santa Claus.

HERE, FOR ME, IS THE “PRESENCE” OF CHRISTMAS:

How to Shape Your Own Destiny

Destiny” is a big word.  It sounds like your whole life in seven letters. 

Actually, it is easier thank you think.  Destiny is when you connect your purpose to the purpose of God.

God has a purpose.  It is eternal.  It was there before the world began.  Some parts of that purpose, however, will not be done until we connect our purpose to God’s purpose.

Here are my four main concepts of how to shape your destiny:

How to Make This Thanksgiving Epic

I was surprised the other day when someone told me that many Americans are not even celebrating Thanksgiving.  They see it now as a pointless, even worn out holiday.  Some even disagree that our founding leaders were godly people.

Ok.  I agree it’s more than turkey and cranberry. 

Here are my thoughts about the “why” of Thanksgiving and the things moving in my heart right now about it:

Endurance is the Name of the Game

What a stunner.  A man just ran a marathon (26.2 miles) in under 2 HOURS. 

Eliud Kipchoge easily broke the “impossible” goal.  His secret?  “If I keep on running, my body responds.”

Endurance is the ability to push yourself toward your goals when your body, mind, and spirit say, “I’ve had enough.”  Actually, you haven’t. 

What are the secrets of endurance in your life, your marriage, your legacy? 

This is How You Restore Your Past

RESTORATION.  I love that word.  It speaks of hope, of past mistakes being made up for. 

God is a God of restoration.  He doesn’t ignore failure.  He gives us the courage to face failure and defeat what defeated us.

Try these ideas about restoring your past failures: