When I graduated from high school, I had my life all planned out. For years I had felt God calling me into ministry, so naturally I planned to attend Seminary…. But then God asked me to take a right turn in my vocation - He asked me to go into business. At the time I didn’t understand how I could feel called to ministry AND the marketplace, but today I can look back and see that all those years WERE ministry and that he was laying the groundwork for iWork4Him. Isaiah 55:8 says, “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts…And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” We don’t have the big picture, but GOD DOES! So, how about you? Are you saying NO or NEVER to something that God is asking you to consider? Try removing the word NEVER from your prayer life – and see what God does.

1 Corinthians 6:19 says, “do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is IN YOU, whom you have received from God?” Whoa! Think about that for a moment: the Holy Spirit… the very presence of God… lives INSIDE of our bodies! How crazy is THAT! The God of the universe has taken up residence inside of us, where He not only guides us as a wise counselor but also intercedes on our behalf and empowers us to carry out the good works that prepared in advance for us. If God lives in us, and works through us, then it makes sense that our lives should demand a supernatural explanation! Are you living life in your own power or in God’s power? Take a moment today and pray that the Holy Spirit would do something through you that you couldn’t possibly do on your own! – something that demands a supernatural explanation.

Why is it that the grass always looks greener on the other side? Well, in today’s world it’s because the grass probably has a photo filter on it! Did you know that the average person spends two and a half hours scrolling through social media per day?! That’s more time than it takes to workout, make dinner, and clean the house! This constant access to the edited highlights of our friends’ and coworkers’ lives leads us to compare, compare, compare. But Proverbs 4:27 says, “Do not turn to the right or the left, keep your foot from evil.” PAUSE. Looking too much at the filtered lives of those around us can lead to jealousy, discontentment, resentment, and envy. PAUSE So, instead of going on your phone or tablet and comparing your life to your neighbors’ vacation photos, take a moment today to stop and thank God for the blessings in your own life!