I read the following from the self-described “wizard of ads.” He said, “People value information, entertainment, and hope. If you give them these from an open hand and an open heart, they will probably forgive your unattractive, outdated and clunky method of delivery.”
We live in a time where so much data is thrown at us in a very polished and professional format. People can hardly catch up with it all, let alone decipher whether it’s true or not.
What we all want to know is this, “Does it work? Will it make my life better?” You don’t have to be a slick salesperson for Jesus. Let Jesus change your life using your biblical tools and then let people see the change for themselves. What Jesus has done in your life will bring hope and the information they need on how Jesus can work for them as well.
Authenticity, not showmanship, is what people are looking for in believers today. You don’t have to have a bells and whistles testimony that says, “Look at me!” No, be the person Jesus created and is creating you to be – an awesome child of God! Let Him shine through you. And you will make a huge impact on the lives around you.
“Set Free Nowww”

I find it interesting that people make up and/or repeat blonde jokes. If believers stop and thought about it, however, people would be making “duh” type jokes about us.
Ephesians 2:4-6, “But God…raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” Right now, this very second, we are seated in Jesus’ lap in the very presence of God! We are in the place where all the good stuff in life – love, joy, peace, significance, security, etc. – is found. Why do we choose to crawl out of His lap and play on the floor? Duh!
Galatians 5:1, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do no submit again to a yoke of slavery.” Right now, this very second, we are free from our drugs of choice. Why do we give up the good stuff of freedom for the enslavement of our drugs of choice? Duh!
Today, leave those duh moments behind and choose to be who Jesus created you to be and do what do with Him.
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I said, “What a bummer!” as I was looking out on waves I could never ride. You see, I don’t get much surf time as the Lord has me living over an hour from the beach. So here I am on vacation within a very short walking distance of the beach looking at some great waves to ride … for someone else.
I’m relegated to surfing smaller waves on a longboard due to my lack of surf time and arthritis in one shoulder. What I was looking at was far from my surfing enjoyment conditions. Yeah, I could have gone out anyways. I’d only have gotten extremely exhausted from the paddle out and been greatly frustrated over not being able to ride any waves if I had. Why put myself through it?
This is part of what Jesus meant when He told us “to watch and pray so that you won’t enter temptation.” Why put yourself into situations that make it hard to listen to and follow Jesus and easier to take your drug of choice?
We must have long memories of both our defeats and our victories. We have to know when to both walk away to and walk forward freedom. Sometimes it’s simply not worth getting the water.
Set Free No“W”ww

I was sitting on a bench over looking the Pacific Ocean when all of a sudden about ten pelicans materialized directly above my head! I thought they were dive bombing me, when I realized they were just flying in formation. I could count their number and observe their tight knit formation, which was evenly space from one bird to the next all the way down the line.
This formation reminded me of the lesson I learned many years ago. Yeah, I know I’m getting older (I didn’t say, “Old!” lol), but I’m still learning fun useful facts. I know the first bird in the formation has the toughest job. It breaks the air causing it to flow around the remaining birds, allowing them to use less energy. When the lead bird gets tired, it simply goes to the end of the line letting another bird take the brunt of the work, which allows the entire team to fly further easier.
This formation also reminded me of why God put over 38 one another phrases in the New Testament. We’re supposed to walk this journey to become more like Jesus with other believers! Yes you can love Jesus on your own, but life-change and victory over your drugs of choice happen more rapidly if you walk with others.
Are you flying solo or in formation with others?
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“God let me down!” Did He? A friend and I were talking about this earlier in the week. Everyone, including prebelievers, have expectations of who God is and what He should do. Yet, if these expectations of God don’t line up with the truth, those expectations will never be met, leaving one disappointed in God, disillusioned with life, and defeated in terms of their drugs of choice.
Therefore, it is super critical for the believer who wants victory over their repeated sinful behaviors to know and understand who their God truly is. Jesus will always act consistently with who He is. And because He is love and is good, He will always do what is best for us.
Now, how He does what is best for us may look differently from how we expected it to. At that point, believers have a choice. Let God replace their misconceptions with the truths about Him; thereby letting Him change their life, which only grows their Jesus story. Or, they can run away from Him saying, “Been there. Done that. Didn’t work.” This only leads to either an unsatisfying life and/or white knuckle ride until they head home.
Hopefully, you’ll allow the Spirit change your thinking and life through revealing who your Daddy really is, which will give you the abundant life Jesus promised to those who believe in Him.
“S”et Free Nowww