on the walk

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Ephesians 1:15-23

You need to know three things: the hope of your calling, the riches of being part of God’s people, and the incomparable power of God for those who believe. Knowing and trusting God’s power is the key to living a passionate and risky life for God. If Gideon didn’t trust God’s power, he could never have gone to battle, and if you do not know God’s power you will never be able to live your life full-out.

Today’s Challenge:

What is an area of your life in which you need God’s power? If you knew that God’s power was sufficient for you what would you do differently? Talk to a trusted friend and ask for prayer and then take a step that depends on God’s incomparably great power. Continue Reading »

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Revelation  3:14-22

Did you notice in the reading that the comfort of wealth led to complacency with God in the church in Laodicea? Churches that drift through the world making little difference are no use to God’s kingdom. God wants passionate churches that serve the world and transform the people they encounter. Passionate churches are made one passionate person at a time. Ask God to renew your passion for God’s church today.

Today’s Challenge:

What are some obstacles that you face to living a life passionately for God? When has your life been dangerously comfortable? How can you help your church be a church with passion that runs hot for God? Continue Reading »

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Judges 7

God’s good plans come packaged with risks. Gideon was a remarkable risk taker. He had a battle strategy that would only work with God’s help. That is the kind of risk taker that God needs today. Our own plans that are too small leave no room for God to work and God wants to work with us. So we need plans that are big enough and risky enough that God has plenty of room to work.

Today’s Challenge:

Seek God for a plan that will only work if God helps. If you can do it on your own, then your dream isn’t big enough. Write down a risk that you want to take with God. What do you need from God to take that risk? Continue Reading »

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Matthew 23:14-30

No matter where you look, financial advice is easy to find. Good financial advice is a little harder to come by. Advice for life is the same way; ten people will give ten answers. But Jesus’ advice is clear. He wants us to take the resources God has put in our hands, and put them to use for God’s kingdom. You may not have money to invest, but you have resources that God can use if you will lay them on the line and risk them for God.

Today’s Challenge:

What are your assets? Is it knowledge or time? Money or experience? Do you have an extra room or an extra car? Which assets are you so afraid to lose that they are buried somewhere in your life? If you had one month to live how would you risk those assets for God’s kingdom? Continue Reading »

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Ephesians 2:1-10

Christians have been saved from so much. Because of Christ, you do not have to pay for your sins, or fear the fate of death. But in his letter to the Ephesians, Paul doesn’t want you just to notice what you have been saved from. He wants you to notice what you have been saved for. Paul says that in the gift of salvation you have been re-made for good works that God has prepared for you to do. Living Passionately is all about boldly pursuing the life for which God created you and saved you.

Today’s Challenge:

Do you believe that God has created you and saved you for something? Write down anything that prevents you from believing that God has a purpose for you. Are you willing to live your life according to the good works God has for you to do? What are the obstacles you face in living out God’s purposes? Do you trust God to work in your life despite those obstacles? Continue Reading »

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Philippians 1:19-30

Paul is in Prison, on trial for his life. He does not know if he will live or die. He may have just one month to live. But he has no fear and no regrets. “To live is Christ and to die is gain.” As he faces his death, all he can see is a win-win situation. As a Christian you can have that kind of confidence in your eternal destiny and in your temporal purpose. Having only one month to live can be a win-win situation.

Today’s Challenge:
If you were on trial for your life, or waiting to hear a pathology report, what would be your big regrets? What is left undone in your life? Choose one potential regret that you can take care of this month. Make a plan to address that regret and share that plan with a trusted friend. Ask them to check in with you in thirty days. Continue Reading »

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 John 1:6-8 (1:19-37)

John the Baptist was a “man sent from God.” That is a good epitaph. John knew why he was on earth and he lived a life focused on that mission. He was not distracted by any worldly attraction. Not long after he gave his final testimony about Jesus he was put to death. John truly had only months to live.

Today’s Challenge:

Can you be a “Godsend” this week? What life could you touch that might lead someone to say that you were a person sent from God? Ask God to give you a glimpse of where you are being sent. Read Isaiah 6:1-8. Use those words to tell God that you are ready to go. Continue Reading »

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James 4:13-17

Do you take the future for granted? James says that the way we talk about the future reveals something about our hearts. Humility requires that we recognize that we can’t possibly know what the future holds. Today is the gift we have. Let’s maximize its value.

Today’s Challenge:

In what ways can you adjust your vocabulary to reflect the reality that God holds the future? Spend the next thirty days speaking this way. Try it out with your family and challenge partners. When you have it down, use it everywhere. Be a linguistic ambassador for living today to the fullest. Continue Reading »

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 2 Corinthians 5:17-6:2

Why do today, what you can put off until tomorrow? Is a motto for many people. But God has a different plan in mind for you. God has work for you to do TODAY. Don’t be fooled into thinking you can live your life ‘someday’. This is your only life and the expiration date is unknown. Paul tells the Corinthians that they are called to be ambassadors for Christ. Just so there is no confusion he goes on to tell them when they are expected to do this. The time is NOW!

Today’s Challenge:

What are you putting off until ‘someday’? List three things that you can move from the someday category to the ‘now is the time’ category. Is there a person or a place where God needs an ambassador? Can you do that today? Continue Reading »

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Psalm 90

Today’s Challenge:
In the space provided list the top five areas that would change if you had one month to live. Be honest with yourself. Is it time management, relationships or something else? How do you want to be different after this thirty day challenge? Ask God to help you number your days so that you may gain a heart of wisdom. Continue Reading »