God has much more faith in you than you have in Him!
But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that. (1 Corinthians 7:7b)
What are your expectations for the remainder of 2007?
What are God’s expectations for you for the remainder of 2007?
How will you steward your time?
Today is graduation day for nearly 430 seniors at Culpeper High School. For each of these graduates, one chapter in the book of their life is closing and a new chapter is opening. This also applies to …

We need to pray for humility and unity!
Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
What is prayer evangelism?
How is that impacting cities and nations around the globe?
In March of 2005, my life changed forever when I met Rick Heeren …

It is impossible to love others unless you love yourself.
“And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” (Matthew 22:39)
What daily choices do you make that show you love yourself?
My life slogan is “Blessed to be a blessing.” My life verse is the Greatest Commandment in which Jesus instructs us to love God with all our being and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Jesus said “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 22:40)
When I love God with all my …

God has an Xtreme and wonderful plan and purpose for your life!
“When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are …

There is no perfect Christian. We’re all a work in progress!
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:7-8)
How will you respond to God’s call?
On June 2, I went to bed at 9 p.m. Around 1 a.m., the Holy Spirit woke me up. I strongly sensed that God wanted to meet with me. So I immediately went …

Coaching is helping others grow faster and better. – Scott Wozniak
“Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” (John 6:31)
In what area of your life do you most want to see a breakthrough?
In yesterday’s devotional, I shared how I just started my 15 week Accelerated Coach Training (ACT) course developed by Lifeforming Leadership Coaching. During our first workshop on June 1, Scott Wozniak, our facilitator, introduced the coaching paradigm.
According to the ACT training manual, here is how several …

 Lifeforming has the tools and methodology to unlock sustainable personal change.
“Go therefore and make disciples …” (Matthew 28:19a)
What is lifeforming leadership coaching?
On January 27, 2007, Joseph Umidi came to Culpeper to lead the Real Talk Training (RTT) seminar. We were disappointed that only nine people showed up. It was our hope that we would be able to round up at least 20 people from the Culpeper area to take a 15 week Accelerated Coach Training (ACT) course together in Culpeper, starting in late February. That never came to pass.
I was …

The irony of spiritual leadership is that we are to get understanding, but not lean on it.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5)
How do godly leaders think?
One of my favorite morning habits is to read one chapter from Proverbs each day and 1-5 chapters of Psalms. This morning after reading Proverbs 1 on this first day of the month, I was particularly struck by the following message in the Maxwell Leadership Bible.
Proverbs 2 and 3 pose an apparent paradox in …