Much like the strings on a guitar, we live life under tension. If we're playing hard, we will go out of tune. This episode is about keeping our faith in tune. 

Proverbs 28:1 says, "The wicked flee when no one pursues them but the righteous are bold as a lion." Think about that? Lions don't struggle with insecurity, fear or an identity crisis. Lions also spend their time with other lions. In the episode we talk about how to stay inspired by choosing the right pride. 

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life." Proverbs 13:12

Sometimes hope gets "put off" because it's misaligned. Our goal in life should be to grow into our potential and what we hope for (or desire) is key to whether that happens of not. How can we find the right place to put our hope? How can we use that hope to maximize our potential? 

Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks, Shark Tank host, entrepreneur) recently talked about how great businesses will be born out this time of adversity. Now more than ever we need to be taking steps of faith toward our hopes & dreams. We want those steps to be blessed by God don't we? In this podcast I talk about making the kind of steps mentioned in Psalm 37:23-24:

The steps of a man are established by the Lord,

I totally ripped that title off from Jon Acuff - check him out www.acuff.me. 

Jesus said, "I have compassion on the crowd...." Matthew 15:32 What a great time to let your light shine. We all have something to offer to Christ for the sake of others. It's in time like these that the size of our faith and the size of our heart is truly revealed. 

Do you have needs right now? Of course you do! And you need people to help you.  Whether that means money, advice, encouragement, a job, etc.,  you and I need people to have "big eyes" toward us. Therefore, we need to have "big eyes" toward those we can help. Biblical principles hold true in every season.

In his book Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis referred to spreading the gospel like a "good infection." In the face of this very bad infection, let's be intent on spreading the good infection! Problem present possibilities! Obstacles create opportunities! God's stock market is not crashing. He still has all we need to accomplish what He would have us do in this moment!

These are crazy days but we are not powerless. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors. We do not have to hunker down with a survivalist mentality. As a matter of fact, this is the time to look for possibilities in the problems and opportunities in the obstacles!

Proverbs 17:22 says, "A cheerful heart is good medicine but a broken spirit dries up the bones."   All dream chasers experience highs and lows on the journey to success.  Because we love what we do,  there's an even greater risk of burnout -  because we're always doing. Over time, even the highs can become mundane and monotonous. If we don't take intentional steps to avoid burnout, we can lose the joy in the journey. In this episode we talk about the need to separate to regenerate.

One of the greatest gifts we can give is the gift of inspiration. When you win against all odds, you inspire others by proving it can be done! That's how we spread our impact and influence far beyond our own dreams and goals. David killed Goliath and it wasn't long before everybody was killing giants!