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Working Versus Striving

Relationship, relationship, relationship. I know I write about this all the time, but it’s the only way to discern the will of God for our lives. If you are to know when to do something or when not to do something, the only way you will know is how the Lord speaks to you in a given situation.

Open or closed doors, finances, the right people, the right equipment are all ways the Lord speaks to us in how we operate our business. The best one is when something looks like it’s the perfect answer to a question or problem and yet it does not happen. We found what we thought was the perfect motorhome for the second unit. By the time we could talk to the people about buying it, it was sold. It was obviously not God’s will for that situation. We knew there must be something better…and there was. What we ended up buying filled the need, was affordable and yes…all white with no graphics just like the other motorhome.

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Wrestling With God

Been there done that…how many times have you heard someone say that? I wrestled with our Lord on many issues over the years. Everything from how I wanted to live my life to my dependency on the world for all of my needs. While I’d like to say I was a quick study, that simply was not the case. Hard headedness seems to be in my nature…yep, rebellious plain and simple.

But the Lords grace is greater than my stupidity. It took many years, for me to released the future and overall outcome of my life to His will. I no longer concern myself with the ‘big picture’ like I use to. Yes, I still wonder how it will all work out, but I don’t fret over it. You still have to work, you still have to use your brains to figure things out, but the overall outcome is up to Him. My job is to listen and follow direction.

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God’s Preparation for Moving Out

A friend of mine has a saying, ‘Not every good idea is a God idea’. She uses this thought in the context of work and ministry. We adopted this concept the instant we heard it. It has served us well as we walk through life. This is why we take all significant changes or ideas about our business or ministry or lives to the Lord. Once we know the idea comes from Him, then we can move forward with confidence that it will prosper.

This has been the case with our recent expansion. We took it before the Lord and He provided the resources, physical and financial, to move the program to the next level. Our Lord took people (us) who had no idea how to do something (live event streaming) and made it work and work well. We’ve had TV industry experts look at how we do things and they marvel at the simplicity. What we do with 2 or 3 people would take them 5 or 6.

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A Conversation in Heaven

This goes hand in hand with yesterdays devotional. We also went through a period of 7 years where the Lord removed many things from our lives while He prepared us for the place He has us and our business. I can attest that the journey has been hard at times. However, the rewards are well worth it.

No, we haven’t arrived, but we are in a place with our relationship with Him that we can have impact in the lives of those around us. What is of significance is the impact those we meet have on us. It’s a great encouragement to see the Lord touch the lives of His people through our efforts. It makes the tough times worthwhile.

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Trained for War

During my military days, we used the term ‘quick turn’ as a way of expressing the minimum time on the ground before we sent an airplane on to it’s next destination. We are in ‘quick turn’ mode at Motormania TV as we head into a very busy summer for both of our teams. Often during our short stays at home, we will enjoy a meal out…last night was one of those evenings.

We headed off to a favorite local eateries for dinner. As we were seated, we met a pleasant young lady who would be our waitress for the evening. As she took our drink order, she made a comment about the shirt I was wearing. I had on my ‘Not A Fan’ shirt from the book by Kyle Idleman. I explained the meaning of the shirt, (Not A Fan means, I’m not a fan of Jesus, I’m a follower, there is a significant difference.) She was intrigued by that thought which lead to a conversation about our faith.

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Recalibrate Route!

I love this statement from today’s devotional, ‘God’s omnipotence is always one step ahead of our incompetence.’ What a comfort it is to know that even if we mess up, the Lord can fix it.

I truly believed I was a lost cause…that there was no way for me to return to the Fathers house or to be of any use to God. I had made so many bad choices in life, I just figured I was damned no matter what. I had no idea how great the grace of our Lord is…through that, all was forgiven.

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Managing Money

I guard against making money anything more than an ability to pay my bills and live each month as the Lord sees fit. Paul said to the Philippians in chapter 4 verse 12 ‘I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.’

Money can be the root of all evil or it can be a great blessing. I believe it’s a matter of perspective, how about you?

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