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Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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I carry a gun… I want to be able to protect my family, my church and those who are unable to protect themselves… Its concealed, I don’t flaunt it… life is not very enjoyable if you do not have protection.

 

Vasthi…. who is it. 

 

 

We do a lot to have protection, carry a gun, take classes, watch your surroundings, we spend a lot of money…

But why… because it is not about protections but rather safety. We want to feel safe. 

 

Have you ever heard a pilot confess that every landing is a controlled crash… its kind of true. A massive multi ton piece of metal filled with 100’s of gallons of incredibly combustible fuel with a few hundred people riding on it about 40k feet up in the sky… what could go wrong, and how would one get this to the ground….

 

Life sometimes feels like it is falling from the sky, but we are told we have Gods protection. How do we access it? Through a consistent life of prayer. 

 

Listen…Psalms 91:1-2 (KJV) 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Marge and I claim Psalms 91 when every we fly and travel. I heard that every landing is a controlled crash, when I heard that I confess and declare every time we take off and when we land. Psalms 91:11-12 (KJV) For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Marge and I have flown a couple thousand flights equal to over 10 round trips to the moon. We have claimed God’s protection and the prayers of the saints. Thank you for praying for us.

I declare and decree that no weapon former against me shall prosper and all those who rise up against me shall fall. I declare that I am the head and not the tail, that all His promises in the covenant with Abraham are mine. His thoughts of me are of good and not of evil. I abide under His shadow and He covers me with His wings. I shall not fear the terror by night or the pestilence at daytime. He is my shield and my buckler.

He is my fortress, my God, in Him I will trust and not be afraid. He has not given us the spirit of fear but of Power, Love and a Sound Mind. We have power over all principalities, rulers of darkness and the enemy himself.

 

But these are just words unless you activate them with faith… and that comes from knowing God’s faithfulness… from knowing God intimately. 

Look we understand from PS. 23 and other scriptures we are his sheep and he is our shepherd. Sheed fall into danger and   out of protection in a few obvious ways. 

By trying to provide for themselves

by trying to protect themselves

By trying to lead themselves

by trying to save themselves

 

They can’t do any of those and that is why they need a shepherd… ALL THE TIME. They must not just have a shepherd, but they must be in the shepherds presence all the time. 

When scripture says pray at all times… 1 These. 5:17 it is saying practice the presence of God… staying in his presence.

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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Lets talk about just simply getting things done. How do you get more done… not just for God, but also your job, your goals etc…

 

We always focus on what we want to do… is that bad? Not at all, but it is getting the horse before the cart as they say. the question is not what do you want to do, but rather what does God want you to believe? 

I WILL SAY THAT AGAIN, ITS NOT SO MUCH WHAT DOES GOD WANT ME TO DO, BUT RATHER WHAT DOES HE WANT ME TO BELIEVE. 

 

Lets look at the real work world. Studies show that if a boss focuses more on believing in his employees so that they shift what they believe and how they see themselves productivity goes way up. Rather than just telling them what to do. 

the truth is 90% of leadership is how you think - 90% of productivity is how you think. It is not an actual skill set. When people say oh they have a real knack for leadership… or they can really get things done… what is really understated is that they really know who they are, there belief system is different. Its not a skill set, it is a mindset. 

Lets dumb this down even further… we are human and it is easy to let our emotions get the best of us… we can feel stressed, depressed, lonely, anxious, worried, upset, frustrated, lacking, insecure, full of questions… 

We can feel that way… what is the fastest way to change an emotion? A feeling? Simply choose a different belief. Im Anxious… so I will change my belief system to this… I am anxious because God has me on high alert for a change in my life for the better. Im anxious because God wants my attention because he wants to speak to me. I am insecure because God wants to show me where I need more of him.. and what a gift that is.

Or even more radical… Im lonely, but I will change my belief system. God says he will never leave me nor forsake me.

I won’t have enough money… but God says he shall supply all my needs. If I am willing to change my belief system it will change my emotions. 

Listen just because its true for you does not mean it is true. But if its true for you, then it will be true. I will say that again, just because its true for you does not mean it is true. But if you believe it is true than it is true for you. So uh… huh? what? And if you believe it is true for you than you will live, work, act, and expect what you believe is true. 

When we talk about surrendering to God it is not about surrendering our heart, but rather surrendering our mind and our belief pattern. 

You need faith for what? To believe! 

You have heard me say the worst thing about being deceived is you don’t know it, but once you know you are deceived you are no longer deceived… however that does not stop us from living under that deception because even if it is not true, we can still believe it.

I won’t ever lose weight. Yes you can, you know how, you have seen others in worse case scenarios lose weight, 100’s of pounds… you know it is true… so you are no longer deceived, but you believe it, so it is true for you. 

 

John 8:31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

 

Jesus says right here, it is not enough to know the truth you must hold on to it. You must continue practicing it.

Its not enough to know, you must believe.

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. Shawshank redemption. 

 

YOu can get through just about anything if you have hope. Hope is the gas to living faithfully to the end of the trial. 

In todays world I see a lack of hope… people see the headlines and hear all the social media and news experts talk on how bad everything is…

and in fact despair sells… not hope. But even in the hardest of times. (and I am not saying we are not in some perilous times) But even in the worst of times we can navigate with joy and comfort if we understand the power of hope. 

 

In Romans 5:3-5, Paul says that we can rejoice in our sufferings because we are a people of hope: “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us” (Rom. 5:3–5, ESV).

 

I love the translation that says HOPE does not disappoint. And it surely doesn’t. But how does one get hope while going through the pain of life? 

 

 

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

We see 3 critical elements in this verse. First God is the God of hope. It is in his nature, it is his DNA, if you were to squeeze God hope would come out. its simply who he is. 

 

If you know God you should have an everlasting source of hope. Secondly it answers when we can expect to get hope… NOW. NOW is the time for hope. 

Not once our problems are solved, not once we win the lottery or get a wife or a new job or the kids are out of the house… but NOW. 

 

Third and this sounds weird but hope is cyclical. The verse says the God of hope will fill you so that you may have hope. So we know God, he fills us with hope and it strengthens our understanding of who he is bringing us more hope. 

 

And how is this done? buy the power of his Holy Spirit. Today may you simply call out to God and say Father, I need who you are - HOPE - to fill me with who you are - HOPE. and so I now trust, rest and expect your spirit to fill me. And watch what happens, yOU will start to see new things, new possibilities and new opportunities in the struggle of life, It will grow in you.

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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What did you eat for breakfast today? what about yesterday? What about 3 days ago… if you known and you can answer for all 3 days you probably are eating the same thing and its probably not very good for you. 

 

If… and I say IF breakfast is the most important meal of the day.. why do we eat piles of outdated highly sugared cardboard substituted Quote unquote wheat based or grain based garbage. 

 

In the united states there are over 2.7 billion boxes of cereal eaten a year. and over a 1000 different varieties…

including warm cereals like oatmeal, grits, cornmeal and porridge… porridge? Really… when was the last time you had porridge… ME? never. Does cold pizza count as breakfast? probably not. 

We spend over 11 Billion dollars on cereal a year… 

The average person eats 3 pounds of sugar a year just in cereal…

and who eats the most cereal? Why our kids of course… because kids of all people deserve to be started off in life with garbage carbohydrates and volumous amounts of sugar and a get in free to the dentist card. 

 

You say Garth where is this going? I don’t know… well actually the point is this. We all have our habits for breakfast… and typically our worst eating habits are our first meal of the day.

 

So my question to you is “what do you feed your spirit first in the day?”

I can tell you right now, for many its not much better than what we feed our physical bodies in the mornings.  

 

We feed it what tastes good. News, music, a podcast (except mine of course) but seriously think about this… when you eat a good healthy breakfast- lets say 2 eggs, bacon, some oatmeal and a glass of grapefruit juice… once your done with that you don’t typically crave cereal. No one says, great breakfast but what was missing was frosted flakes I hear theeeerrreeee great. 

 

How much of our human inner appetites would starve if we had a solid daily spiritual meal in the morning. You don’t have to eat a lot but you should eat regularly. You should eat a balanced spiritual diet of Gods word, prayer and praise. 

And when you read scripture actually read the bible and not just a devotional. I love devotionals, I have quite a few myself, but it is the crunch berry of my spiritual food. What do I mean? Crunchberries do not have any berries actually in them. Just some strawberry syrup. A devotional is just the syrup… the bible is the meat and potatoes… and is there any better breakfast than steak and potatoes? or hash browns… 

 

Mark 1:35

Verse Concepts

In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.

 

Psalm 5:3

Verse Concepts

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;

In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.

 

Psalm 63:1-5  O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You,  my flesh faints for You, in a dry and thirsty land with no water.

2 I have seen You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory. 3 Because Your loving kindness is better than life, my lips will praise You. 

4 Thus will I bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5 My soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.

There is something about seeking God's presence early in the stillness of the morning. That is the time when our minds and hearts are the clearest.

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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I love collecting old books on medicine, and special cures and on the human body. I read them and get somewhat surprised by 2 things…one - how completely off they are with some things… like the cure for a headache. Goose urine, whiskey and opium… don’t get me wrong, it will cure a headache… but the whiplash effect has got to be a wing dinger. But the second thing I am amazed at is many times even though the book it over a hundred years old they are right on with their insights about the human body. 

I am currently reading apples physiology by Dr. Frank Overton. the book is 125 years old and yet much of what he writes is spot on.

In fact he wrote something in its bout alcohol. he shared about how it affected the face, the blood vessels and the ruddy appearance to those who abuse it. And in the chapter he writes that most sicknesses are first seen in the face. I know that to be true. When I had my first cancer a nurse in the gym spotted it by simply looking at my face. Then when I went to my gastrointestinal doctor he simply looked in my eyes and under my eyelids and said I have cancer.

It made me reflect on matthew 6

Matthew 6:22-23“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Eye GK oth-thal-mos  (we get our word optomologist) 

it doesn’t just mean your physical eye, it actually accounts for your whole facial countenance. by looking in someones face you can tell if they are truly filled with joy!

But even better understood is it also means you reflect what you stare at. So if you are focusing on Jesus you reflect him and the joy he has set before you.

 

Reminds me of a story about 2 brothers who were prospectors back in the california gold rush back in the 1840’s and 50’s. the bought a small plot of land and started digging. for months they would dig, go into town every few weeks for a few more supplies and continue on. Well they finally hit a major vein of Gold. They were so excited they wanted to mine it and buy more land in that area. So they knew they had to keep it top secret. They decided to go into town, split up, act nonchalantly NOT SAY A WORD TO ANYONE and get their supplies and meet back at the edge of town and go back to camp. They did just that… but when they headed back to camp they noticed a few people following them, and by the time they go to camp there were now a few dozen people following them. The brothers both accused each other of talking… but when they finally asked one of the men following them he simply said “no one told us… we just seen it in your face”.

Aaahhh may that be our prayer today. That the lost world of today knows we have the answer because they seen in in our face.

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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It is shocking today - the evil acts of our generation who perform and believe such craziness and show no remorse whatsoever. It might even be more shocking that they themselves don’t see it.

The list of crazy is seemingly almost made up… but its out there.

Gender reidentification at the age of 5, 6 and 7

no longer he and she but it, they, them

Abortion on demand

Socialistic, demonic mindsets

Anti semitism is growing

One world order

One world economy

scientists boasting we will bend humanity and technology together and become Gods…

We ask, “How can they do such things?” But when the conscience is seared — burned out by constantly going against the Holy Spirits warnings— then we become like animals in our behavior. The Bible speaks of this in the following verses, “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron” (1 Timothy 4:1-2).

This also happened in ancient times, according to Paul’s letter to the church at Rome (Romans 1). After a certain period of time, God will give someone with a seared or evil conscience “over to a reprobate mind.” That means the mind cannot be renewed, because the person has for so long chosen their own selfish ways (which really are Satan’s ways) over God’s that it is not possible for them to change. This should be a warning for all who persist in sin.

 

Heb. 3

12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. 14 We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. 15 As has just been said:

“Today, if you hear his voice,    do not harden your hearts    as you did in the rebellion.”

 - 18 And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed? 19 So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief

 

How to stay soft and intimate 

 

Encourage one another, lift one another up, point out inconsistencies.

 

Obey the Holy Spirits nudging, his conviction, his direction, 

 

pray for Gods rest and ask him to point out what is causing you unrest. what are you not acting on that might be causing a hard heart… ask him to crack it open.

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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Stop in the name of the Law… does that still work? Did it ever work? Seriously was there a time that you could just yell out “stop in the name of the law” and people were like - Darn it, I was just about to get away with it… but they yelled stop in the name of the law. 

 

Ceremonial Law – this was a brand-new set of laws that God gave to Moses that were specifically for the nation of Israel as a theocracy.  These laws dealt with the qualifications for priests, requirements for how and when to perform sacrifices, cleanliness laws, dietary laws, festival laws and tithing laws. 

Ceremonial Law: This type of law related to Israel's worship. (Lev 1:1-13) The laws pointed forward to Jesus Christ and were no longer necessary after Jesus' death and resurrection. Though we are no longer bound to them, the principles behind the ceremonial laws, to worship and love God, still apply.

Civil(Judicial) Law – All nations must have civil laws to help deal with disputes between their citizens as well as to enforce the morals of the people.  While not all of the Mosaic civil laws dealt with moral issues, a great deal of the Civil laws for Israel did in fact deal with how to punish or make restitution for violation of God’s moral laws.  So, when we examine the Old Testament to search for the moral law of God – we must look for moral laws that stand alone as well as civil laws which prescribe punishment and restitution for breaking God’s moral laws.

Civil Law: This law dictated Israel's daily living (Deut 24:10-11); but modern society and culture are so radically different that some of these guidelines cannot be followed specifically. The principles behind the commands are to guide our conduct.

 

Moral Law – this is law which reflects God’s character and his design of this world. Examples of this law would include but are not limited to commands regarding murder, children honoring and obeying their parents, adultery, covetousness and theft. Moral Law: The moral laws are direct commands of God. A good example is the Ten Commandments (Ex 20:1-17).

 

The biblical view of scripture/law and primarily abortion or homosexuality. When people say that there are laws in the bible about don’t eating shell fish, don’t wear wool mix clothes, don’t wear pants, don’t wear your hair down… one must understand that there were 3 types of law given in scripture. Ceremonial, Civil and Moral. Ceremonial and civil were based on that time in history, context and history. But moral law is based on the character of God, it is unchanging. Jesus affirmed this by saying I came not to destroy the law, but to fulfill it. We could keep the ceremonial and civil, but we can’t keep the moral without the life giving spirit of Jesus. 

 

The moral laws reveal the nature and will of God, and still apply to us today. We do not obey this moral law as a way to obtain salvation, but to live in ways pleasing to God.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting October 16th… in times of chaos it is good to have a strong understanding of the following. 

Is There More to Life than This?Who is Jesus? Why Did Jesus Die? How Can We I Have Faith? Why and How Do I Pray? Why and How Should I Read the Bible? How Does God Guide Us? Who is the Holy Spirit? What Does the Holy Spirit Do? How Can I Be Filled with the Holy Spirit? How Can I Make the Most of the Rest of My Life? How Can I Resist Evil? Why and How Should I Tell Others? Does God Heal Today? What about the Church?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Warren Buffett: Currently, at 90, he has a net worth of more than $81 billion. A large portion of that, however, was accumulated after his 50th birthday. And $70 billion came after he qualified for Social Security benefits, in his mid-60s… how does one gain over 70B after your 65 years of age…. it had little to do with being a wise investor and in fact you can do the same thing he did!

 

Matthew 25

14 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. 15 He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.

16 “The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. 17 The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more. 18 But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.

19 “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. 20 The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’

21 “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!

22 “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’

23 “The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’

24 “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. 25 I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’

26 “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, 27 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’

28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. 29 To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. 30 Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

 

 

 

 

Everyone is waiting for more… more… when is it my turn to have more. Why do you have more than me. I deserve more. I should have more. I would be a good person for more, I would do great things with more… When is someone, anyone going to give me more. Why does God not give me more? 

 

Guess what? You are not responsible nor in control of what you have been given, but you are responsible for what you do with it! Matthew 25:25

 

The parable is a picture of Jesus going back up to heaven and his coming back is the rapture… and then we have to give account.

 

What is a measure of talent? it can be 16 years of wages, so in a sense it can mean time. it can be money and it can be actual gifting. We all have something to give to God, to be used for God… but if we hang on to it… you get the picture.

 

The wicked servant had the attitude that the master wasn’t fai

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WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO WORSHIP GOD? having a really good voice and singing? Playing an instrument? giving stuff to the needy? making a joyful noise? How about dancing? Or better yet, dancing with flags, in your church… and if you are a guy don’t look like a woman…

 

How do you worship God? Well I would never dance in church with a flag… I have been to churches that do that, and thats fine… it is distracting to me… but I do think if women can dance with flags in church then men should be able to dance with swords. Do a ninja dance swinging it around and flailing like they are killing things… I mean the bible is called the sword in Gods armor… just a thought. 

How’d your uncle die? Uh, sword accident in church… long story, but lets just say if your hands get slippery from anointing people with oil… don’t dance with swords… at least no in church…

 

 

Romans 12:1 NLT

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you.(it’s not enough to just give your heart or spirit or soul) Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

 

If you want to know the secret of success its pretty simple. Watch most people and do the opposite. 

 

When Paul writes to the church he is not just saying don’t copy the world… but don’t just copy the local Christian as well. How can I say that? Because he goes on to say “let God transform you by the way you think”. and so that you prove it by your actions… you test your new mind by becoming what God has called you to do through action.

 

Its not enough to just not follow the world, and its not enough to not just follow the behavior of other Christians, but rather allow God to renew your mind, and change your actions so that you become what he wants you to become. 

 

See in the english we think there is a correlation between conformed and transformed… but there is absolutely none in the greek. In the greek conformed means you literally morph into whatever is most pressing in on you. Like sillypuddy, whatever you press into it, it becomes that shape. The world presses in on us and we become that shape.

Transformed is from the inside out. It is like a seed that planted in the ground, covered and packed down by mud and dirt, covered in gravel and beat on by rain… but guess what it does not conform to any of those elements. It grows from the inside out. 

And how? Be the renewing of the mind. the word here in the greek is noose. It is neutral meaning if you put good things in, it will transform your actions to good things, if you put bad things in it will transform your actions to bad things, AND IF YOU PUT SPIRITUAL THINGS IN, IT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR ACTIONS INTO SPIRITUAL ACTIONS. 

 

 

 

 

Paul Goes on to say… don’t compare yourself to others… even the good people.

Here is what he says exactly… Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

 

What’s he saying… don’t judge your actions by comparing yourself to others. Rather you have a special place, gift, work, job description - honestly judge yourself by asking “am I doing what God has c

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I don’t think any of us like a backseat driver… I sure don’t. In fact I broke my wife of this habit after just a few escapades… she would begin to tell me where to go and how to get there… I would simply follow directions until we were completely lost. She would say “uh, honey where are we?” I would tell her I have no clue… and in fact I one time said “I think we are headed to Iowa”. She couldn’t yell at me, because she realized I just followed her directions.

 

 

It seems like in todays world everyone wants to be a backseat driver to my life… I am sure you feel it to. Everyone wants to tell you what is right, wrong or unfair in your life and in their life AND what to do about it. 

 

 

Matthew 21 HAS 4 LIFE LESSONS THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR TODAY 

20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 4 He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ 5 So they went.

“He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6 About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’

7 “‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.

“He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’

8 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’

9 “The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. 10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. 12 ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’

13 “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

16 “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

 

Real life lessons from Mathew 20

 

1 For most entrepreneurs, business people, People with dreams and goals… timing is 90% of your success.

*These last minute workers had timing on their side.

*So be ready at all times.

*Work hard at all times.

*Learn from your failures at all times.

*Don’t give up trying even when timing does not work out right. 

*Ultimately if you are doing all these things you can trust God for his timing. 

 

 

2 Your energy is a great predictor of your gifting and direction for work.

10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. 12 ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’

 

 

 

3 Consistency is the best indicator of truth.

Science loses, your upbringing loses, what you have been told loses, the media loses… what wins the argument of what is true? Consistency.

What do you see in reality again and again…

Here is an example: Money does not buy you happiness, nor does fame, nor doe