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Want Patience Now? : )   – Who doesn’t! Recognize the Realities of Life Life Is Not Fair It’s Not All About You You Don’t Always Get What You Want Money Will Never Solve Your Real Problems Nothing Lasts Forever In This Lifetime Positive Mindset Live in The Now/ Today You Need to Get Out of […]

Today I read the first chapter of my book on prayer, Simply Pray. If you are interested in purchasing it, it is available on Amazon for $6. There is a kindle version and a paperback  available. You can also find links at www.runwithhorses.net on the resources page.

Colossians is one of my favorite books. Every chapter encourages us to be truly thankful!

Ten-Gai-Nai (Upward-Outward-Inward) Ten- Everything starts with God – Joy and Obedience Luke6:22 “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great

God calls us to be thankful in and for our trials! How are you doing at keeping your attitude right when life throws you a curve? God says rejoice, HE is doing something in your struggle. 

Discipling your children   Importance of discipling your children.   What do we mean by discipling?   Were you discipled? By Who? How?   Shared resources. Encouragement.   Helping them follow Jesus, to be a disciple themselves.   What do they need to know? Age-appropriate   What have you learned along the way that has

Listen What? Definitions Listen vs. Understand vs Hearing Engaged listening What hinders it? Distracted, not focused. Poor timing. Environment noisy, distracting. Physical pain, sickness Assumptions, assuming you know without actually listening, preconceived ideas Critical spirit kills people talking Should we ever not listen? Gossip/slander Listen to heart/message behind the words (problem, whining, speaking untruths); address

Group size and Disciple Making – Does It Matter?   Faith Communities Today Research 2020 “Our best estimates are there are between 350,000 and 375,000 congregations of all faith traditions within the nation. The trends around size will be addressed in a bit, but the vast majority of the country’s congregations are small. 70% of

Developing Strong Character William Straton Bruce, The Formation of Christian CharacterCharacter is nature and nurture. It is nature cultured and disciplined, so that natural tendencies are brought under the sway of the moral motive. His natural individuality marks off a man from his fellows by clear and specific differences. But this individuality may be non-moral.

A Kingdom Focus for Your Marriage   WHAT choices priorities, focus values relationships   WHY temporal vs. eternal Too easy to get distracted by world/life value gives purpose, clarity of purpose guides decision making, use of resources/time/energy makes life simpler, narrows choices/options Relieves fear for future, needs adds stability; foundation, solid basis for life