Definitely a Determined Day!

Today is the National Letter of Intent Day for college football players. Our local college, Boise State University, is planning to sign many "All Star" high school football players.

Are you an "All Star?" Do you want to be one?

I have good news for you! You can be as great as you want to be.

All you need to do is ask the greatest "All Star" there is. He is your Creator!

He created you and knows how you are designed to function. He knows your personality, your abilities and everything else about you.

If you are tired of trying to "measure up," why not "Treasure Up?!"

Listen to His voice in The Message from Matthew 11:28-30:

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.

He will reveal who you are and where you function BEST as you get to know Him!

A Learning Lesson!

8% of this new year is almost gone! February is coming around the corner.

Last Saturday, January 24, our team conducted our first Identity Formation Seminar for 18 -32 year old Emerging Adults. We had a powerful time together.

All of us learned some new things. Each one of us if formed as a person through social relationships.

All of us have experienced shame-based messages that have warped us in our identity formation. We discovered that grace-based messages can replace the shame.

Grace means the ability to be who you were created to be and do what you were created to do. Grace means that you are deeply loved, completely accepted and highly valued. Period. Nof if's, and's or but's or coulda, shoulda, woulda statements.

So today could be the beginning of a whole new life for you. Watch what you say. You subconcious mind beleives everything your mouth says.

Think and speak the BEST, not the Worst, the BEAUTIFUL, not the ugly, things to PRAISE, not things to curse (The Message). I am available to listen to you and help you.

Your Perspective

All of us have experienced deep disappointments and discouragements. We have many choices from the experiences.

We can either learn and grow or we can lament and become bitter. It is painful to work through disappointments. It requires courage to face and work through discouragement.

We must rely on the One who created us. We need His grace. Grace is a Person. His name is Christ. He gives us the ability to be who we were created to be and become and do what we were created to do.

If we call on Him, He answers. He wants to help us! He wants to help us more than we want to be helped!

We need safe people who call upon Him to help us!

If you don't know Him or anyone who knows Him, call upon Him!

He will reveal Himself to you and direct you to the right people at the right place in the right time!