Nate Echos Podcast

Most people don’t regret what they believed, they regret how they lived.the gap isn’t between what we know and what is true… The gap is between what we know and how we live.Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu said: “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”God never called his people to live next to people… or sit next to people in a church service… but he did call us to share our lives with them. Hospitality 1 Peter 4:7-11Peter describes hospitality as costly! It requires forgiveness and easy to grumble about. Hospitality exposes your gaps… your gaps of knowledge, compassion, the things that make you angry, forgiveness, and wisdom! Then we get to invite Jesus to fill our inadequacies. So instead of just being neighborly, what if we ate with our neighbors? What if we were hospitable?There is no Biblical evidence for outsourcing evangelism… even if it is to the leaders of your church.If this is who God is forming us to be… then something has to change.But what if… the very thing we’ve been avoiding… is actually the thing God wants to use to grow our faith and reach the people around us?So the question isn’t: “Should I be a better neighbor?”The question is: Am I willing to open my life to my neighbor?

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader," - John Quincy Adams

So how do we make leader decisions?

Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety"

What if the only thing you fall back on when there isn't a clear direction, then you are doomed for leadership failure.

Colin Powell is famous for these 13 Rules for Leadership.

What one do you like?

Consistency is a drug that amplifies what it is applied to. 

Consistency will not guarantee success. But you can’t be successful without consistency. 

Consistency is the art of doing something regularly and without fail. It’s about showing up, day in and day out, even when motivation wanes and obstacles arise. 

1. Consistency breeds discipline

2. Consistency builds momentum

3. Consistency keeps setbacks in perspective

Galatians 6:9 – "Let us not become weary in doing good..."

Sometimes, doing good can be tiring. But this verse reminds us to keep going. Don’t give up!

Let's Make Today Great!

Here are three things to add to your life to make this year better than last year!

It's good to go through a descalification process. To get rid of the things that are getting in the way. If we want to make today great, we must make room for better things.

Reflect on your year. What are things that will benefit you to lose?

1. Clutter

Clutter helps my mind be distracted. If I want to be focused, then I cannot be distracted.

“Simplicity is not the absence of clutter, that’s a consequence of simplicity. Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object and product. The absence of clutter is just a clutter-free product. That’s not simple.”— Jonathan Ive

2. Bad Habits

There is a version of each of us that is not thrilled with what we are doing. We know it’s a bad habit or one that we are not proud of, but we keep doing it because the toxicity has not reared its ugly head yet. 

“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.”
― Jim Rohn

3. Unproductive Relationships

There are people in our lives who cannot or will not grow with you into the person you want to be, and God is calling you to be. Surround yourself with people who are pushing you to be the better version of yourself, not those who are indifferent to your success, values, goals, or character.

“Don’t trade your self-respect for someone elses. It’s easy to lose theirs and hard to get yours back.”

Alex Hormozi

Welcome to the Nate Echos Podcast!

Have you ever wanted Joshua 1:9 to be true in your life? "This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

We often miss what is right in front of us. God's presence isn't conditional upon our recognition of it. Here are 4 ways we can easily miss God's presence in our life.

1) Be Unavailable.

Even though we are aware of our availability, we still need to be aware of our UNAVAILABILITY.

2) Be Rushed

"On our part, we need to turn away from taking the Bible merely as a book of ethics and instead come to The Word for nourishment" - Witness Lee.

3) Be Autonomous

Imagine how many God moments we have missed when we try to solve a problem that God wanted to use to display his presence.

4) Be Forgetful

Reinforce your memories with memorials.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

0:55 - Joshua 1:9

1:14 - 1) Be Unavailable

2:10 - 2) Be Rushed

3:33 - 3) Be Autonomous

5:00 - 4) Be Forgetful

5:45 - Don't miss it

Are you sick, or is there something more going on? Can you trust yourself to lead yourself?

Today I want to give you three practical ways you can be intentional with your conversations 

1. Invite someone to church

It sounds old school, but here is what I have found. If they attend or not, it always gets a response.

2. … And what else? 

As people, we like to talk about ourselves. If someone is telling you about their rough day or what is going on in their life, don’t hesitate to ask them, “and what else?” This question can quickly get someone to go deeper than just a surface relationship.  It always takes the conversation to a deeper level. 

3. Talk about your faith

This always makes people feel funny like you are pushing your faith on someone else. However, we do it all the time with our sports teams, our kid's accomplishments, the news, or our favorite podcast that just dropped a new episode. Why is it weird if we mention what God showed us in our devotions this morning, or a way God has answered prayer, or anything spiritual? 

4 Ways you can become "more wise"

1. Wisdom comes from intimacy or frequency - VALUES

- Where your intimacy lies is where you become wise

2. Wisdom is the willingness to listen

- Don’t assume you already know it.

3. Wisdom leads to simplicity

- If things are only getting more complex it demonstrates a growing information 

- If things are only getting more clear it demonstrates a growing application of the information because you are moving from complexity to clarity

4. Wisdom should grow

- Luke 2:52 " And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man."