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This page contains the resources that I have found useful in my personal and professional life. Admittedly, it is an eclectic list. It contains everything from quotes and books that I like to podcasts, videos, and slideshows.

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I will update this list as I discover new resources. If you have a resource you think I should add, please email me.

A Black-Necked Stilt and Your Vitally Serious Work for God
A Black-Necked Stilt and Your Vitally Serious Work for God
  • Working for God is the point of focus today.
  • How’s your work-life coming along?
  • How heavily invested are you in Kingdom affairs?
  • Are you intense about pursuing all the will of God for your life?
  • Good questions, right?
To illustrate the idea of being intense about your work, a special species of Shorebird comes into view, a Black-necked Stilt. Shallow waters are its domain, but they are anything but shallow in their defense of their territory. Stilts aggressively contend for their pool of H2O. A group of them will band together surrounding an intruder with a flapping wings display meant to show that they’re seriously tough and aggressive about their turf.  You see this tendency displayed all throughout the realm of wildlife. My question to you today is shouldn’t this be the same in the realm of human life?

Shouldn’t Jesus Followers Be Serious about Their Domain?

  • Every day is an opportunity to say ‘yes’ to Jesus – to work in the area God gifted you.
  • We are to buy up every opportunity to advance in the things that really matter.
  • Paul said plainly that, by the grace of God, he worked harder than the other apostles of the Lord.
  • Yes, we walk by faith, but we labor in love.
  • Paul was laser homed in on his calling from God – he aggressively contended for the faith.
  • How about you today?
  • Is it in your heart to give God the aggressive energy of your efforts?
  • You will impact many if you press for the mark, and reach out, reach up, and reach within.

Four Things that Will Unnerve Your Spirit Man

Red-Billed Firefinch
The No Fear Life from the Red-Billed Firefinch

Meet the Firefinch, Red-Billed that is, a bird with no fear of humans

  • No fear? Yes, it’s possible to live life with no fear.
  • In the Bible, that’s God’s direct word to us – ‘fear not.‘
  • He says it over and again.

2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV) — 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Isaiah 35:4 (ESV) — 4 Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.”

2 Chronicles 20:17 (ESV) — 17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the LORD will be with you.”

You Can Live the No Fear Life

  • The Lord would never ask us to do something that we had no way of accomplishing.
  • So, if He said do not fear – you can surely know that it’s possible to do.
  • If animals, like this Fire Finch, can live without fear of humans why would you be afraid?
  • Now, why is it possible?
  • Because He is with us.
  • Why is it possible? – because He is our God.
  • And how about the fact that God will strengthen you, help you, and hold you up?

Isaiah 41:10 (ESV) — 10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

  • Over and over again, we see in the scriptures the fact that we can walk free from fear.
  • No fear… That’s one lesson we can learn from the Red-Billed Firefinch.

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