Hope you all had a super amazing weekend!

On Saturday, we did a waterfall hike, then hosted Coree and Heavens friends for the first patio party of the year… went to bed late, lost an hour… and woke up EXHAUSTED Sunday morning!

On Sunday, church was OUTSTANDING… then we hosted a group that comes to our church from Richmond (a church ALIVE is worth the drive)… we all had lunch on the patio! (loving the beautiful weather) After that, Emily and I went to Bible College… all I had to do was administer an exam and introduce a new instructor! Then I wrote in my book while Emily finished her classes… then we went home and RESTED until “The Celebrity Apprentice” and LOVED every minute of that! The day ended praying with Coree and Heaven… and drifting off into the land of DREAMS! (except I didn’t have a single dream last night… highly unusual)

I woke up feeling really confident today… almost like a few thousand angles moved onto my property and they are awaiting my orders! I felt this yesterday while I was in my office getting ready to preach… and then in a BIG way while I was preaching… and this confidence still remains almost 20 hours later! Hmmm… there must be something going on. Feels to be something GOOD.

Proverbs 29:25 NIV “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.”

Psalm 3:5-7 NIV “I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side. Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.”

My own fear of peope and circumstances seems to be going away these days… I have never in all my life felt this secure in who I am! I have never in all my life felt this INDESTRUCTABLE! I have never in all my life felt so guaranteed of success! I almost wonder if I’m going to look out the window and see a pen of 777 chickens laying golden eggs! If I look hard enough… I see warrior angels with swords drawn against all intruders! My car looks safer than President Obamas new missile proof Cadillac! I feel a new divine FAVOR in my life… with God, angels, and humans!

All of these things I am experiencing today can be experienced by all of us in varying degrees throughout our lives. While I believe that some of my experience is attributed to the current prophetic assignment on my life… I also believe that much of this is the result of having FAITH for it!

Every biblical promise is accessed and enjoyed through FAITH. If we need healing, we believe in the biblical promise healing and we stand IN FAITH until the physical symptoms recede! If we need a restoration in one of our relationships, we STAND IN FAITH that God is able to work out all things for his glory… and we STAND BELIEVING until the relationship is restored!  

When it comes to having favor and achieving success… we must BELIEVE like this! Because as long as we live under the fear of people and circumstances, we will always come up short. We become what we believe we SHOULD become… nothing more than that!

So, today… change how you believe about your current situation! Start to believe God that there is an ASSIGNMENT on your life… and you cannot fail as long as you go forward! Rise above the low expectations of others… climb up over every disempowering voice… the real ones, and the ones whispered from demon spirits in dark places. Believing like you are a CHAMPION is the biggest hurdle to becoming a CHAMPION!

I pray that each of you get a little caught up in my personal experience today… I pray that you also rise above your fears to be MIGHTY throughout this next decade! God bless you all… leave your comments… let’s chat throughout the day!

Bad day turns into bad week… but its not over YET. Today, I want to encourage anyone that’s ever been against all odds! I think you’re gonna LOVE IT… 

There is always a solution… always a way out of anything that threatens our survival. No matter how dark and dreary life may appear at times as circumstances rapidly deteriorate from BAD to WORSE to IMPOSSIBLE… there is ALWAYS a secret doorway well within the scope of our reach… in EVERY game, there is ALWAYS that one LUCKY play that has the power to put a struggling team back in the game. Momentum CAN shift in your favor one more time. As long as you keep on playing the game!

History proves this a million times. Comebacks are so intriguing! They give us a tangible basis for NEW faith. They suggest that we too can still come from behind and WIN OUR GAME! 

In this life, there will be many many times that each of us will find ourselves down for the count… AND counted down by every spectator. Every once in a while, even our trusty fans will start heading to the parking garage with heads hung in defeat… hoping to get a head start on the stadium traffic. And there we will be left all alone, wondering if there is ANY POSSIBLE WAY THAT WE CAN TURN THIS SLAUGHTER INTO A RESURRECTION! Can we leverage these historical odds and turn them into a historical win!   

The real challenge of every comeback is this: We must never stop scanning our scenario for solutions that most definitely exist!

When Jesus walked up to the tomb of his dead friend Lazarus, all the family was there weeping. They let Jesus know how upset they were that he didn’t get there soon enough. Jesus told them that Lazarus would live again… announcing that He was the resurrection and the life, and whoever believes in him, though he were dead, yet shall he live again! He asked for the tomb to be opened… and he called Lazarus back from the dead. From this, we can know for our own lives and our own life circumstances… that, “It’s NEVER over even WHEN it’s over!”  

So don’t accept defeat as long as there is still time on your clock! Keep your head up and your feet moving… and God will show you A WAY WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY! If you look again… and again… and again… you will most certainly find a way to TURN THIS MESS AROUND! Get up champ… you’ve been knocked down, but not knocked out YET! Get up and fight like there’s no tomorrow… stand for the things worth standing for… don’t get weary in well doing… for you SHALL reap victory in due season if your FAINT NOT!  

“We will never back down, never give in and never accept anything less than complete victory.” –President George W. Bush

“Let’s turn this slaughter into a resurrection!” –Chuck Balsamo 

Hope this helps you guys the next time you’re against all odds! Have a super day… chat with you later!

I hope you guys get to rest some today… hope you get to spend a little quality time with the people who mean the most to you. It’s the weekend… so let yourself off the hook a little and make sure you do SOMETHING FUN today!

I read something very uplifting in Isaiah 35:3-4 today. It’s very GOOD NEWS for anyone with incurable “problems.”

With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,
      and encourage those who have weak knees.
Say to those with fearful hearts,
      “Be strong, and do not fear,
   for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
      He is coming to save you.”

There is no circumstance so far deteriorated that God cannot TURN IT AROUND! If you have TIRED HANDS… be strengthened with this good news! If you have WEAK KNEES, be encouraged! If you have a FEARFUL HEART today, BE STRONG AND DO NOT FEAR… for your God is coming to destroy your enemies! Expect a miracle this morning. Place your faith in this message of good news and start to live as if God is COMING TO SAVE YOU right now! Trust me, it’s much better to live with the expectation of victory, than to live in the constant dread of defeat. Think like a champion… not a chump!  

In my own life, so many times, right at the moments it seemed like all hope was gone… whenever I keep my eyes on the good news, God always came through for me! The victory didnt always come the way that I ordered it up… but it was always PERFECT!   

Don’t forget to show up at Destiny Family Center tomorrow morning at 10:00AM! Yes, it’s that glorious time of the week again… the time when all the beautiful people of the world gather in church houses to build outstanding friendships and worship our outstanding God. Don’t miss out on all the excitement… be there in person or watch on-line… I’m counting down the hours!!!