Adventures With Jesus, Today

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?

It doesn’t make sense. Kingdom ways just don’t make any earthly sense most of the time.

We think things should look a certain way. Work out a particular way. Happen this way. But, that’s not how God does things.

It’s just the same when we read 2 Cor 12:9 where Paul talks about ‘delighting in weakness’.

It doesn’t make sense!

Aren’t we supposed to ‘be all we can be’, ‘never show them you’re weak’ and ‘always be happy’? Isn’t that what we’re raised to believe?

Well, thank God that His ways are not our ways, because so much of what we think we are ‘supposed’ to believe, keeps us dependent on our own ability instead of God’s.

In this episode we’ll talk through how to walk out the Truth of Paul’s words - “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me…”

Come and watch & listen and your life will be transformed by this powerful Truth.

“You have cancer” the doctor said to me with a somber look on his face.

I had a biopsy a few days before and I’d been praying through what it would look like if cancer was found. Would I … 

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?

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"I lost my job" 😔 

My friend looked at me with total despair in his eyes. The thoughts and fears that losing his job had raised in his mind were driving him crazy.

Everyone around him was commiserating and trying to encourage him, but he was really scared.

I looked at him and said, "woohoo, God must have something even better for you then. This is a good day!"

He was shocked.

How could I be so insensitive to him in this horrible situation?

It took a little time, but after we'd sat talking about the reality of Romans 8:28 for a while, his smile began to return to his face.

You see, the TRUTH is that God is ALWAYS doing astounding things behind the scenes in our lives and it's our choice what to focus on.

In this episode you'll discover how to find hope in ANY and EVERY situation you're facing. 

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?

Come across and visit us at TheWaysOfWisdom.com

I’ve heard it said so many times (and said it myself), “oh, I guess all that’s left to do is to pray”.

It happens to all of us. We face a problem and the first thing we do is try to solve it the way we always have. 

• We resolve to work harder

Then, when we’ve exhausted everything we know to do it’s as if the thought occurs to us that the last thing on the list is to pray about it.

Well, what if we flipped the script and prayer became the first thing we do?

What if we went to the One Who has all the answers, and loves us enough to want to walk through the situation with us?!?!

As you listen to or watch today’s episode, I outline 3 practical Truths and steps to take in ANY situation that will draw you close to the One Who knows all, and wants to help prayer be your FIRST step.

As always, Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?

Come across and visit us at www.TheWaysOfWisdom.com

“I can’t believe they did that to me”

“Give me that bag of chips – at least they’ll help me feel better”

Our emotions are real!

And the kicker is that they are God-given.

So, how do we deal with them in the way God created us to?

There are so many beautiful examples in Jesus’ life of how He dealt with feeling…

Betrayed

Bad-mouthed

Lonely

Disappointed

Angry

Overwhelmed

Sad

I’ve been feeling really angry this past week. I flare up at those closest to me and the thoughts in my head aren’t good.

In my frustration I took this to Jesus. He showed me the reality of what is happening, and how to deal with it all.

I’m back to my peaceful place and I’m SO grateful for His love and wisdom.

As you listen to or watch this episode He will do the same for you too.

As always, Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?

Come across and visit us at www.TheWaysOfWisdom.com 

“I wonder what the New Year will look like?”

It’s a question most of us ask in December when we start looking forward to what’s next.

A New Year is kind of like a 'reset’ for most of us…

A time to stop and take stock of our lives.

A time to dream about the future.

A time to put some steps in place to actually get there.

And most of us know how to do that pretty well. Here’s the invitation though.

In Jer 29:11 God says that He has plans for us too. Whoa, wait a minute.

Whose plans would I prefer to follow? The ones I can think up or the ones God has for me?

What if there’s a way to bring your dreams to the table, and God brings His, and between the two of you, you work out a way forward - together!!!

Now that’s a ‘win-win’ situation right there. 

As we step victoriously into 2023, Jesus is inviting you to dream about it WITH Him. Quick, say “yes” :-)

Being able to talk with and hear God is one of the KEYS to a beautifully abundant Christian life. 

When we know that God wants to talk with us and our relationship deepens to the point that we KNOW His voice, it's a real game changer.

In literally thousands of coaching moments and conversations over the years, this is the question that is raised often - "how do I know if it's God I'm hearing, or my own thoughts or the enemy?"

So my fellow coach and friend Sabrina and I sat down and recorded 5 short videos with 5 keys to hearing God and being able to 'walk and talk' with Him throughout your day.

As our thank you for being on this journey with us, we'd like to give you this series as our gift.   

Click the link and you'll be able to join our mailing list and watch the 5 videos that can CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today, will you accept?

https://www.thewaysofwisdom.com/to-receive-the-5-keys

When we decide to go back to the gym as part of our new Year's resolutions 😉, one of the first things we feel is SORE!

Our muscles are working harder than they're used to and we're all too aware of it.

When we say "yes" to going to the next level in our physical fitness, we know that it's going to take willpower, grit, perseverance and we're going to need to keep ourselves motivated to stay on course.

It's just the same when we say "yes" to the next level with God EXCEPT...

when we accept His invitation, He is the One Who is championing us on!

He knows that we will need encouragement. We'll need His help staying motivated. We'll need to know that He is right here with us as we push through the 'growing pains'.

It makes me smile when I imagine Jesus cheering us on (with a sweatband on his head and in His gym shorts). He's giving us water on our breaks and mopping our brow and telling us "you can do it!"

I encourage you to say "yes" to His invitation the the next level with Him - it's truly worth it.

Come across and visit us at www.TheWaysOfWisdom.com

“You can do it”

“You’ve got this”

“Just believe in yourself”

Most of us have seen or heard these comments sometime in our lives. And while they look good on the surface, they are not the Truth.

Let me explain…

Especially in the West, we grow up in the bigger picture culture where having confidence in our own ability is a thing we treasure. It’s all about “you can be anything you want to be”. It’s a beautiful collective motivating factor, but it can lead us to believe that ‘if it’s to be, it’s up to me’.

But when we look at the beautiful invitation Jesus gives us to say, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”, we realize that there is SO much more to life than what we can do in our own strength.

As you listen to or watch today’s episode, you’ll see a super practical way to remember to ’stay in Jesus’ (I call it ‘Jello Jesus’ ;-)). Jesus-confidence is just so much more fun than self-confidence ever could be.

As always Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?