The Mustard Seed blog
What do you want this year? I’m sure the list might be a long one. But I’m sure there is one thing we all want and that one thing is summed up in the Bible scripture that says, “He that would love life and see good days.” We all want to be able to love life and see good days and we can! Here is how we do it. Forget and forgive the past. Most of our current problems come from what happened
As we go about our day looking to make an impact in people’s lives as well as our own life. We all want to live with purpose. I will tell you the truth with working six nights and at times my mind wonders. I am not putting the Lord first because I get catch up in what I need to do at the monument. This past week I was on cruse control getting 5 to 6 hours of sleep each night. With work and home responsibilities it all got me away from what matters most and that is my personal relationship with the Lord.
Rasmussen's article "The Gospel According to Michael Porter" in Institutional Investor explains the tension between value investors who emphasize institutional power and those who emphasize the numbers. The former is championed by Harvard's Professor Michael Porter and the latter was championed by Benjamin Graham.
How can we stay free from sin? By being captivated by His purpose and believing in who we are as defined by Christ.
“But I thank God, who always leads us in victory because of Christ. Wherever we go, God uses us to make clear what it means to know Christ. It's like a fragrance that fills the air” ~~ 2 Corinthians 2:14 (GW).
The book of Revelation is first about the glory of Jesus (Rev. 1:1). Secondly, it is about future events that He will use in His transition plan to shift history to the age to come. Jesus will only unfold this future plan in partnership with His people. This is our story. It is worth making the effort to understand it. Revelation was written to be understood by everyone.
Keep Dreaming, don’t give up on your dreams. In 1832, he lost his job and was defeated for the Illinois legislature. In 1833, his business failed. In 1836, he had a complete nervous breakdown; they said he was finished. In 1843, he was defeated for Congress. In 1849, They rejected him for a position as the Federal land’s official. In 1854, he was defeated for The U. S. Senate. In 1856, he was defeated for the nomination for Vice President.
November 2, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Balfour Declaration, in which Great Britain declared that "His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object..."
Have you ever asked yourself this during a worship service, “Does this feel authentic?” Most likely you have. Whether as a participant in the congregation or on stage leading the worship service, I am guessing that, as a believer seeking to please the Lord, you have at some point asked the question: “Am I being sincere right now? How can I know this worship is authentic?”
When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we receive the beautiful gift of eternal salvation and are brought into the family and kingdom of God. In participating in life as a part of the family and kingdom of God, we have submitted our lives, and all of our ways, to Him and are choosing to take His ways on as our own, which is a transformation process which is walked out in our daily lives.
We don't ever really hate ourselves, but very often we do hate things we have done. Sometimes our actions are stupid, sometimes they are selfish, sometimes they can be wrong. In looking back at our actions we often feel shame, regret, and even hate. We despise the things we have done or said yet; at the same time we continue to love ourselves. You see, we make a distinction between ourselves and our actions.
