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Chasing Daylight Chapter 6 Thoughts (Part 1)

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Here are some quotes and thoughts that stood out to me from Chapter 6 of Chasing Daylight by Erwin McManus. Join the conversation at the end if anything sticks out to you…

  • When God’s calling and promises are made clear to us, our response will shape how the journey plays out.
  • God will give us victory in the battle, but He will not fight the battle for us.
  • When you’re moving with God, you must move with an advance mentality. You move forward unless God tells you to stop. You advance unless God tells you to wait. There are certain things that you do not need permission to do. You’ve already been commissioned to do them. There are certain things that you do not need a calling to do. You’ve already been commanded to do them.
  • Much of our religious language has been focused on the don’ts rather than the do’s. In the same way we act as if the primary word from God is Stop when it actually is Go.
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158

After 2 months of hitting a wall…I finally lost a pound.

I was sitting at 159 for a long time, but now I weighed in at 158!

I kind of feel like the person who is standing in front of the Amway seminar talking about all of my success, where as I used to be the one in the audience saying, “Yeah, well that’s you…I could never do that!” Trust me, I am not bragging, but it finally feels good to see results after many years of talking.

People tell me all the time that I need to stop losing weight, but I love fitting into the clothes that I like, even though I have to get new clothes now because about 8 years worth look like tents on me. I would love to not lose weight after about 155 lbs, but how do you stop eating healthy and keeping in shape by playing basketball or working out? (The health book says someone with my build and height should range from 151 to 163) Do I become a couch potato and become lazy? So know this, you may feel you can’t do something, but chances are, you can…this is 33 lbs now that I have lost…

Do you feel like you are sitting in the Amway seminar saying,
“I can’t to something?” What is it?

P.S. I kind of feel like Joel Osteen 🙂

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Here Comes the Bride

I just read this great post by Perry Noble, here’s an excerpt…

Here comes the BRIDE…

Once upon a time a beautiful wedding was about to take place. The people who were invited were all buzzing with anticipation. All of the bridesmaids and groomsmen had assumed their positions, the candles had been lit, the music was playing, the groom was in place and joy was the dominant mood in the room.

THEN the doors open and the BRIDE began her walk towards her husband…and that is when the trouble began.

Some people actually took their focus off of the BRIDE and began to discuss whether or not the people in the room had been chosen for invitation…or if they had merely accepted an invitation. Little groups began to discuss and debate this issue, thus ignoring the BRIDE. [READ ENTIRE POST]

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I am Evil

Well, today I found out that one of Nicki’s aunts and uncles thinks that I am evil because I am associated with the Purpose Driven Youth Ministry (Purpose Driven in general) and because I freely and willingly will give the PD Life book to someone who is searching for “purpose” to their life or a PDYM Book for any youth pastor who is looking to bring balance to his or her ministry.

Hmmm…I guess there is nothing to worry about since this is the same couple who will place their hands on you as if they are giving you a friendly gesture, but what they are really doing is “silently casting evil spirits out of you.” I wondered why they always laid their hands on my shoulders!? Their friend has admittedly said that she has tried on several occasions to cast an evil spirit out of my wife’s step dad who is a devoted follower of Christ. I wonder if I can get them to help me fund my trip to the Gathering in September? Probably not.

So do you have any weird family members? What makes them weird or different?

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What Makes A Real Man?

I want your input!!! I am doing a message at an event this weekend called Warrior 24 with a group of middle school and high school guys. My talk is on what it means to be a REAL MAN. Our theme is STRONGER and our theme verse is Romans 4:20 –

So Join the Conversation about what makes a Real Man!