The Ride

Rusty James wants us to actively live the Word of God by not only hearing it, but doing it by word and action. Just like we operate with heightened senses when we find ourselves in new territory, we should strive to live each moment to the fullest rather than just getting by... with little impact... in our sleeper cell.

Rusty looks a the Wedding at Cana and another well regarded miracle and asks the Lord to provide some on-the-spot understanding during The Ride. Looking at how Jesus stands in the way of dead traditions (or at least non-living ones), we can get a picture of how real meaningful change can happen in the journey of one who looks to the Author of life rather than all the plentiful counterfeits.

Rusty James looks at one of the most quoted scriptures of all time and looks at the context that required it's delivery from Jeremiah. Let's be clearly looking to Christ and be forward minded, resisting the strong urge to become hoarders of past hurts and other such pitfalls. Confront issues - Yes. Give them over to God - Yes. But wallowing in the nostalgia of our pain is not gonna do you a lick of good in the long run.

Rusty James equates his work on a business app to how we should approach the immeasurable wealth found in the Word of God.

Rusty looks at how our God has provided safety mechanisms to protect our 'systems' in conditions that we cannot handle alone. This podcast encourages us to remember times when we have made bad decisions, not as a indictment, but as new wisdom for future decisions. Let this changing of our mindsets engage the Master Reset - finally giving Christ the Lordship in all the areas of our life.

Rusty challenges himself to actively pursue the wisdom of God by actually making real time to dive into the Word. We set time aside for other pursuits that leave us empty in the long run. Let us deliberately begin some discovery into the very thing that can bring us life. Also, you don't want to miss the conclusion where the spirit of God gently guides us through a powerful, real world example of 'Doing the Word'.

Rusty remembers his teenage years and wants parents to know everywhere that even though you may not see the results of your parenting right away, know that God's Words sown into the life of your kids, does not return void. Some keys to ensure this happens is to 1) Do the Word and not just preach it, 2) Plant seeds of God's wisdom as preparation for the crazy road of life ahead and 3) Don't enable your young adults so that they have everything they need. The irony of ironies is that they actually must cultivate their own need... to need... God... more than they need you.

Rusty looks at a deep darkness and wonders why is it that evil can happen in the world. Instead of focusing on the symptoms though, Rusty looks at the underlying cause and the solution and how trusting in God is really the only sane option in a world prone to insanity.

Rusty talks a bit about actively sharing the Light of Christ and then seeks the Lord for more to discuss. He is not disappointed as Heaven downloads the mother lode. Tune in to see what happens next.

Rusty is encouraged as he encourages us today. Remembering the authority God has given believers, he prays for his son's upcoming scoliosis surgery and looks at how David, a man for God's own heart, was wise enough to ask for help to learn his Father's will.