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Metamorphosis: Abrupt Change in the Animals Form

Friday, June 5th, 2009 by 7 Comments

Happy Friday!

This is a pretty big day for my family… our son Coree GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL at 7pm! Raising kids has to be one of the scariest things to do in LIFE… especially in todays world. There are so many THINGS pulling at their heart strings… so many pressures pulling them towards the dark side of the force.

So this morning I want to THANK God… for answering our prayers and GIVING us a son that loves Jesus and his family! Coree is such a beautiful person… has one of the most creative spirits I have EVER encountered. He is hilarious and HAPPY, bringing so much JOY to our family! Not all the time… he certainly has his MOMENTS. LOL

Over the past few months, I have noticed strengths in him that I never knew he had. There were so many things I wondered about… fearing that just maybe he hadn’t caught some of the principles we had been modeling for him these past 18 years. And when it seemed that he wasnt paying attention in the least… out of nowhere, he METAMORPHOSISED into this AMAZING butterfly!

I think that’s how it is with kids… PRAYERFUL PARENTING is the cocoon that turns our creepy crawly monsters into beautiful winged creatures.

This is also how it is for ADULTS… PRAYERFUL mentoring, modeling, coaching, training, and teaching… mixed with the supernatural help that comes from Gods Word and Gods Spirit… creates the cocoon that turns us into BEAUTIFUL and FAR MORE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES… and we are always being changed from lower glories to higher glories until the day we leave earth! 

METAMORPHOSIS:

  • Is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively ABRUPT CHANGE in the animal’s FORM or STRUCTURE through cell growth and differentiation.
  • The process of transformation from an IMMATURE form to an ADULT form in two or more DISTINCT STAGES.
  • A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ONE, by NATURAL or SUPERNATURAL means.

So then, God is working in us as we walk with him… bringing about ABRUPT changes in our form and structure through growth and differentiation. We are in the process of transforming from an IMMATURE form INTO and ADULT form through MANY DISTINCT STAGES! We are changing from one form into a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT one by natural and SUPERNATURAL means! 

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, ARE CHANGED (same Greek word we derive our english word, METAMORPHOSIS) into the same image from GLORY to GLORY, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye TRANSFORMED (same Greek word we derive our English word, METAMORPHOSIS) by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Philippians 2:13 For God is WORKING IN YOU, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.

So don’t get discouraged all you creepy crawly monsters… you’re turning into beautiful winged creature… and this takes a little time! Just know that when you CLIMB out of this current phase of transformation, you’re going to notice STRENGTH and BEAUTIES you’ve NEVER HAD BEFORE! 

And YOUR FATHER will want to TELL THE WHOLE WORLD HOW PROUD HE IS over how well you are turning out! 

Have a super day everyone… don’t forget church at Destiny Family Center on Sunday at 10am… and then Coree’s graduation party at our house starting at 1pm!

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Welcome 2 Your Next Great Adventure!

Monday, April 13th, 2009 by 3 Comments

Good Monday Everyone,

I wonder if diversions should be welcomed as great adventures? We work so hard to establish nice little patterns for our lives. We try to make so many perfect moves. We try so hard to automate as much as possible. We flip out when circumstances arise to shock us with unwelcomed CHANGE. 

I wonder if we should count adversity as an act of evil or an act of grace? Has all this pressure and all this agony come into your life to bring you down OR has it come to LIFT YOU UP? Is the universe rallied against you OR is the universe NUDGING you into the NEXT GREAT ADVENTURE?

Instead of weeping in a spirit of hopelessness, should we fall down and worship at the feet of our FATHER with a renewed sense of FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE!

God is BIGGER than people… and God is BIGGER than our imperfections! Therefore, we should never feel like ANYTHING from our past has any real shot at canceling our future in Christ!

Think about this: If reaching your divine destiny depended upon YOUR PERFECTION, it would never happen! If you had to make the correct turn at all ten thousand intersections this decade, you would end up in the wrong place way out in the wastelands!

Is your life really as messed up as it may seem right now? Should you accept your current set of circumstances as a sure sign of defeat… and should you just throw in the towel… stop dreaming… stop aiming for all those beautiful dreams?

Be careful not to assess your progress through human reasonings. For GODS WAYS ARE HIGHER THAN OUR WAYS and GODS THOUGHTS ARE HIGHER THAN OUR THOUGHTS! If he is GOD than he has a trillion ways of getting each of us safely to our destinations! 

So when life seems to throw us a great big curve ball… and life seems to punch us out cold… and life seems to smack us WAY OFF THE BEATEN PATH… we should NOT despair my friends! Instead, we should raise our faces and lift hands to the deep BLUE SKIES and BLESS THIS BRAND NEW GREAT ADVENTURE! 

Proverbs 3:1-6 

 1 ”My son, do not forget my teaching, 
       but keep my commands in your heart,

 2 for they will prolong your life many years 
       and bring you prosperity.

 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; 
       bind them around your neck, 
       write them on the tablet of your heart.

 4 Then you will win favor and a good name 
       in the sight of God and man.

 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart 
       and lean not on your own understanding;

 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, 
       and he will make your paths straight.”

Ok… so there you have it… another paradigm for the same set of circumstances! Selah! Think about this… meditate on all the opportunities this inconvenience could be bringing about. TRUST my friends! TRUST that God is still CRAZY ABOUT YOU… he is STILL WORKING ALL THINGS OUT FOR YOUR GOOD! 

I pray that todays blog adds TREMENDOUS value to your amazing lives! God bless you all… have a most ADVENTUROUS DAY!

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Just a Nice Video… :)

Sunday, February 15th, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Good Sunday Morning Everyone!

Got home from the conference last night… a bit overwhelmed… but very hopeful! The value of training is so underrated in today’s culture. Greatness is only a few coachable years away… greatness is not complicated, though it is very complicated at first glance! Greatness is available to each of us… when we are teachable, transparent, and willing to CHANGE a whole lot!

Church at DFC should be pretty amazing today… hope to see you here @ 10am. If you’re out of town, catch us LIVE on the Sunday Webcast!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2AW_FtHeK8

Enjoy the video… go to church… enjoy God… and His amazing people!

Chat with you guys tomorrow morning!

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Adaptability: The ABILITY to Change :)

Friday, January 2nd, 2009 by 2 Comments

Good Morning Friends!

Hope you’re all enjoying the New Year. This is day two… time to activate your resolutions!

This morning I want to share something with you about the subject of change. In Luke 5:37-39 Jesus talked to his disciples about the need for people to be flexible… adaptable.

“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine must be stored in new wineskins. But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.”

It’s a very sad thing to watch forerunners conceive, birth, raise, and release something glorious into the earth… and eventually reject what they once adored. So many humans lack the ability to adapt. As we age, we loose our flexibility. We get set in our ways and we become stubborn. We long for “the good old days” and we despise the taste of progress.

Watch generations as they age. In their early years, they are the revolutionaries. They make the world a better place through their innovations. They make ancient revelations relevant to modern generations. And it’s hard to conceive that so many of these revolutionaries end up as the primary obstacles to the next revolution.

Adaptability: the ability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances

Do you possess the ABILITY to CHANGE or BE CHANGED… to fit CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES? Or, are you already getting left behind… are you already FADING AWAY into nothingness? Without adaptability, we can be assured that even the BEST OF US will be left behind. So, check yourself today… make sure you are teachable, flexible, open to new ideas, easily led, and always humble enough to learn from the younger innovators of your world.

So far in my own life, I feel like I’ve been able to make somewhat of a revolutionary difference. The real challenge of my future is taking this revolution beyond my generation… and that will require adaptability.

I’m petrified at the thought of becoming an obstacle in the pathway of tomorrows progress. I dont want to miss new opportunities because I’m so personally awed and attatched to some antiquated way of doing things. So with this New Year, I’m spending quite a bit of time asking God to MAKE ME ADAPTABLE AGAIN!

Have a super day you guys! Chat with you tomorrow!

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