I just want everyone to know that I am super pumped right now! The past several weeks have been absolutely amazing.  God is teaching me and showing me so many different things.  Do you know how it is to know that you know something, but then it gets confirmed and you know that you really know it? That is the kinda stuff that has been going on in my life and it has really got me excited about what God is up to.

I just wanted to take a moment to say to all of you that read this blog and share words of encouragement – thank you! Your sticking with me and allowing me to have a little impact in your life means more than you can know.  I want more than anything to be able to help people discover that there is a God, He cares about you and He really wants to have a personal relationship with you!

I am so looking forward to our teaching time tonight at Northwood – it is going to be a great time of learning about how to really give God control. And I cannot even began to try and help you understand how excited I am about this coming Sunday.  God is going to take this church to a great and new place or get ready to shut it down!  I am hoping, praying and working for the great and new place!

I hope you enjoyed the ramble – I’m out!

We all need to grow! Everyday that God gives you another day on this planet is an opportunity to grow for His glory and other people’s blessing.  Here are five questions that we all ought to ask ourselves on a regular basis to make sure that we are growing in the right direction!

What Are You Learning? You are never to old to learn.  It has been my observation through my short life that the people who seem the youngest are those who are always seeking to learn something new.  Learning means growing.  Take time today to learn something new.  Read a book, have a meaningful conversation and really listen to all that is going on around you!

How Are You Praying?  We can’t make it through the ups and downs of this life without having conversation with our Creator.  God loves you and wants to have conversation with you.  Our praying should consist of our going to God about our troubles, and it should also consist of our going to God with our whatever.  Take some time today to get in some quiet time with God – you will be glad you did!

When Are You Giving? If everyone took and nobody gave, then this would be a very messed up world!  Take a good look at your life and observe the times that you are giving.  If we are not careful – we will get into a routine of only giving when someone has given to us.  I am not sure that this is really giving at all.  True fulfillment in life flows out of our giving and seeking nothing in return.

Where Are You Going? Fail to plan and plan to fail!  You have to know where you are going and it really helps if you have a plan on how you are going to get there.  Take a few moments today to think about where your life is taking you.  Is it where you really want to go?  If not, then make the necessary adjustments!

Why Are You Still Reading? You’ve got work to do – if you are going to do all the growing that God has planned for you – so get busy!

This coming Sunday we will be taking a look at how the Holy Spirit empowers us to be witnesses for Christ! The Holy Spirit of God provides Believers with power, purpose and passion!  We need to get out of ourselves and full of Him!

Power Up! God’s Spirit gives us the power to be a great witness for Him.  If the Gospel has changed your life, then you can’t keep it a secret!  Ordinary people can do extraordinary things when God is on and in them!  Open up your heart and life for God to flow to and through you!

Pursue Purpose! Take a little time to read through your Bible and you will discover that the Holy Spirit is given to us on purpose for a purpose!  We have the Holy Spirit so that we might accomplish the purpose of sharing Jesus and the difference that a relationship with Him can bring!  We have the Spirit, so that we can open our mouths and actually have something meaningful to say that makes a difference in people’s lives and eternities!

Passion Pump Up! The Holy Spirit being present and active in your life is more important than you realize!  Don’t doubt the Holy Spirit and don’t doubt what you are capable of when empowered by the Holy Spirit!  Living for and serving God is not easy, cheap or always comfortable, but it is fulfilling.  In fact it is the most fulfilling thing that you will ever do, because it is the thing that you were created to do!

Remember:  You are special to God, regardless of what anyone else thinks or has to say! God has a plan to use you and the special gifts that He has given you for His glory and the blessing of all around!  You can’t fulfill yourself, but you can be fulfilled – if you will open up your life to His plans and purposes!

Live in His power, pursue His purposes and enjoy living in the passion of it all!