“We, though, are going to love—love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:19‬ ‭MSG‬‬ #ValueDrivenCoach #LearnLiveLove #TheWay #Jesus #God #LoveWins #blessed #Inspiration #Motivation #Joy #Peace #revival #housechurch

Many times in the past I’ve “felt” a certain way, so I desperately sought scriptures to see if how I “feel” is right. Basically I was looking for a way to justify my feelings through scripture, rather than learning to shape how I should feel based on Scripture. Today God reminded me that my feelings are normal but they aren’t the determiner of what’s right in how I am to live. Today I felt these words in my spirit: don’t be deceived into sin because of how you feel. Just because you feel justified in that action doesn’t mean you are. I called you to be more than feelings. This drew me to Jeremiah. And so I share this today…. ““The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out. But I, God, search the heart and examine the mind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things. I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭17:9-10‬ ‭MSG‬‬ Only God is perfect. Jesus was the only perfect man. Are we trying to be like Jesus who many mocked and called foolish and weak for not getting himself off the cross. Or are we trying to be like our other Bible heroes who did it “our way”? May the Holy Spirit cause us all to press into His word and spend more time in the red letters to learn how we can more closely resemble Christ. Amen. #ValueDrivenCoach #LearnLiveLove #TheWay #Jesus #God #LoveWins #blessed #Inspiration #Motivation #Joy #Peace #revival #housechurch

People share these acronyms for fear as if they’re the only two options: “Forget Everything And Run” Or “Face Everything And Rise” Basically they’re saying if you don’t fight, you’re a coward. I call BS! How about we remember that time when a dad thought his daughter was dead. He had what we would consider “good reason” to be afraid. What did Jesus say in Mark‬ ‭5:36‬ ‭though? “…don’t be afraid. Only believe.” How about we stop shaming people with acronyms about fear and realize that no matter what the situation, we have a redeemer in Jesus. Sin, redeemed. Failure, redeemed. Sickness, redeemed. Death, redeemed. For EVERYTHING we have a redeemer! There’s a new acronym for you with FEAR… For Everything, A Redeemer Now go and love somebody for God sake. ##ValueDrivenCoach #LearnLiveLove #TheWay #Jesus #God #LoveWins #blessed #Inspiration #Motivation #Joy #Peace #Redeemed #Fear #FearIsALiar

So much great scripture this morning. Todays takeaway is this for me… If you seek to impress others, whether with your prayer, your giving, your charity, your kindness…no matter what it is that you do if you do it for the sake of getting attention, that attention IS your reward. But if we do good without expectation of reward. If we do good PURELY for the sake of loving someone else because they too are God’s beloved…with no want of reward…God will be pleased, and THAT is the ultimate reward. ““Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. Otherwise, you have no reward with your Father in heaven. So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward. so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward. But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. When you pray, don’t babble like the Gentiles, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words. Don’t be like them, because your Father knows the things you need before you ask him.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:1-2, 4-8‬ ‭CSB‬‬ #ValueDrivenCoach #LearnLiveLove #TheWay #Jesus #God #LoveWins #blessed #Inspiration #Motivation #Joy #Peace #Love #GoldenRule

Watching #Frozen2 at Movies Under the Moon with my amazing wife @thereal_darakoenig and awesome step daughter @bella_hufflepuff and yes I said frozen 2 ?

My wife shared this today and it’s sooo good!

How many times have you had something go wrong and thought to yourself “God is punishing me for (fill in the blank with your latest struggle with sin)” I want to share some good news with you: Good isn’t like that. Jesus paid the price for everything you’ve done and will do. That doesn’t mean you should keep on choosing sin over righteousness, but it does mean you should choose to remember that you’re loved and forgiven regardless. The enemy, Satan, wants you to live with feelings of shame. He wants you to live in fear of God’s wrath but if you’ll just read His words, and trust the story, you’ll realize that the enemy is a liar because you cannot do a thing to make God stop loving you. Today let me encourage you to live Forgiven! Live every moment as a person who has been given forgiveness eternally. Live in response to that live. Live in response to His Grace and Mercy! Live a full and free life for God through Christ Jesus because you ARE forgiven. ““But I, yes I, am the one who takes care of your sins—that’s what I do. I don’t keep a list of your sins.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:25‬ ‭MSG‬‬ #ValueDrivenCoach #LearnLiveLove #TheWay #Jesus #God #LoveWins #blessed #Inspiration #Motivation #Joy #Peace #housechurch #forgive #freedom #christianity #christianitytoday #orthodoxchristianity #christianitypost #christianity101 #progressivechristianity #christianityquotes #truechristianity #biblicalchristianity #christianityposts

In todays society we are always fighting for honor and status and wealth but the Bible says if we want those things our path is simple… Humble ourselves before God… “The reward of humility [that is, having a realistic view of one’s importance] and the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord Is riches, honor, and life.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22:4‬ ‭AMP‬‬ When we realize God is our provider we can stop grasping for more and trust that he will provide it all! #ValueDrivenCoach #LearnLiveLove #TheWay #Jesus #God #LoveWins #blessed #Inspiration #Motivation #Joy #Peace

Our natural desire during times someone causes us unjust harm is to fight. Whether it is the disrespectful ex-spouse, the thieving neighbor or government overreach…we have what feels like a natural inclination to fight. It’s our ‘animalistic’ nature trying to take over. In Greek, this is referred to as SARX. But the Bible tells us not to give in to our SARX when we someone commits an injustice against us, but rather we learn this from Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians: “See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek that which is good for one another and for all people.” ‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:15‬ ‭AMP‬‬ “All people…” not just Christians. Not just those who agree with us politically. “All people.” Not just those with the same theology. “All people.” Not just our friends and people that like us. “All people.” When we choose to show kindness to people who commit an injustice, we are showing an example of the undeserved mercy that God has shown us through Jesus. Today let me encourage you, as Holy Spirit is encouraging me. Do your best to fight your SARX and instead, choose to be as Christ Jesus by praying for those who are committing injustice. From the Facebook haters to the ex-spouses to the tyrannical governments to the person who cuts you off in traffic that you just want to show that special finger to…yes they make us SO SO angry…and YES…Jesus called us to pray for them. When we choose prayer over evil, it removes any chance of someone saying “you talk the Jesus talk BUT…” I know many of my Christian brothers and sisters want to be seen as powerful and mighty lions and warriors and God bless ‘em for it. I get it, we all want to be like Jesus the Lion of Judah, but not Jesus the Lamb who was slain for the salvation of all. Personally, I’d rather be known for and seen as a humble lamb, even if it means being mocked by all those “warrior lions” because I chose to err on the side of modeling Christ’s love in a zealous way rather than ‘roaring’ like a Lion and turning people away from Christ because of my ‘roar’. #TheWay #Jesus #God #LoveWins #blessed #Joy #Peace #housechurch #lovelikeJesus #dontrepayevilwithevil

#WorshipWednesday “And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said, “Let all of God’s angels worship him.”” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ #ValueDrivenCoach #LearnLiveLove #TheWay #Jesus #God #LoveWins #blessed #Inspiration #Motivation #Joy #Peace