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Dreaming bigger...

Nov 30, 2017
3 min

Dreaming bigger...

Once we begin to see how big God really is, we can’t help but dream bigger. Living with dreams we can achieve on our own speak of a small God. Reality is, we have the attention of the Almighty God. He spoke the universe into being and can certainly handle any dreams we fear might be just out of our personal reach. If Ephesians 3:20, “He is able to do more than we ever asked or imagined possible,” is really true (which in case you are wondering, it is), then think of the bigge

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Does the enemy ever shut up?

Nov 16, 2017
4 min

Does the enemy ever shut up?

Nehemiah walked way from his job, his title, his security, his entire life and surrendered to the bigger plan God had. With a caravan full of the King’s best men, he arrived in Jerusalem and secretly went into planning mode. He told no one what He intended to do. (Partially because he hasn't figured it out yet!) Each night he went out and surveyed the damage done to the wall. Assessing the damage allowed him to know where the work needed to start first. When the time came, h

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Stepping on your ladder....

Nov 9, 2017
4 min

Stepping on your ladder....

There is redemption promised for the broken things in our lives. Problem is, in our broken state they are often hard to recognize. Sitting brings Him near. Crying initiates His healing. Repentance realigns us with His bigger purpose, and our surrender allows Him deeper access into our spiritual formation. We invite Him into the building, giving Him permission to get His hands up in our mess. We let go – a lot. We trust Him, even when it’s hard. We spend massive amounts of ti

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Surrendering to the Process

Nov 2, 2017
4 min

Surrendering to the Process

Our faith can parallel closely to our physical health. What we do in the physical to take care of our bodies – how we eat and exercise – can easily be compared to how we care for ourselves spiritually. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, “ Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do i

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Partnering through prayer...

Oct 19, 2017
4 min

Partnering through prayer...

The reality is, God is already working in your life. He's already present and busy doing something. All the time. Our job then, when brokenness hits, is to realign our posture to be where He is. Sitting helps shift our posture because it calms us down and changes what we look at. Prayer isn't our opportunity to get God on board with our plans. It's actually our opportunity to get on board with His. When our weeping moves to praying our brokenness moves to bigger. If we will r

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Why brokenness is not the enemy...

Sep 25, 2017
4 min

Why brokenness is not the enemy...

The brokenness around you is never to much for the God within you. The world teaches us to keep it together, but Jesus invites us to let it go. At the end of ourselves, we are only ever at the beginning of Him because our God is not the Redeemer of all things fixed, He is the Redeemer of all things broken. In our hands, the painful pieces task us with an impossible rebuild. Without the proper resources, we settle for Band-Aids as a quick fix rather than the root healing neces

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