As we grow more mature in life we should see that there is a balance to life and behavior.
Today we hear the young quarterback is an “in the moment ” kind of guy.
Phil Jackson encouraged his players to be ” in the moment” as they were playing.
In business, when you are in front of a client….yes, absolutely be in the moment.
If you are wiring a house with electrical outlets…you better be in the moment.
If you are on a date, not married, and the intimacy is rising….being in the moment…. Not considering the consequences of behavior and bad choices…can bring results you might not desire.
Being a leader with influence, and acting inappropriately… Because you are in the moment reveals a lack of maturity and wisdom.
Being so “In the moment ”
You neglect the consequences…
Is not balanced.
Be balanced.

Be aware that being
” in the moment” might generate momentum
toward consequences
that can alter life.

Balance. Perspective.Context.

Be wise.

Terry
September 19, 2014

A guy told me today that years ago in the middle of a hard time in his life he felt The Lord calling for him to follow.

Then he made a statement which changed the intensity of the story.

He said “And I felt if I did not answer that Call….He was not going to call again.”

The guy felt like he answered God’s final call on his life.

God does allow us to our own devices, when we continually refuse His Call.

My comment to you….If you have been pushing back on a Call from God … Stop.

Count the cost of refusing the pull, that drawing of your heart.
Count the cost of that.

It’s too much. It’s a price you don’t want to pay.

God calling … ???

Answer and ask how you might serve Him. Accept His Call.

If you believe He is Who He says He is…What is there to lose?

Never think God will always call you or will always make everything available

He can pull back from asking, from drawing you. Romans 1 says He does. Never push back and not take His call.

Like the guy I spoke to today….

He felt it was his final chance.

Terry
September 16, 2014

Be useful today….
to somebody.

Is there anyone outside the walls of your home or office who you and your gifts are assisting???

Get out of yourself and get into helping someone else make progress.
If you are young, find someone older who needs a strong back or energized legs.

If you are older….
Go reach out to a young guy, buy his lunch and ask questions to where your experience and knowledge and wisdom can come into the conversation and be of benefit to him.
He does not have that experience.
He needs it.

I encourage you guys who are over 50 ….
Go get involved in a younger guys life.
It will stretch you.
It will liven you up possibly.
It for sure will benefit any younger man you choose to invest in.

Elijah did it.
It brought about Elisha.
Paul did it.
It brought out Barnabas and Timothy.

Be a “Paul ” to someone.
Who might be your “Timothy” ???

If you are under 50….
Who might be a “Paul” to you???

Terry
September 12, 2014

Been a while.

Planes flew into buildings and our world stopped for about a week.
Ever present evil raised its head and the world was rocked .
It’s not gone.

Be alert and aware…as Peter wrote
“As a roaring lion he seeks whom he might devour”.

It roars and the works is rocked….he roars and our lives can be rocked.

But not undone.

We have an Advocate.
We have a Counselor.
We have knowledge of the end of the Battle.
We have access to the Creator.
We have Hope and Light and Victory in that.

Terry
September 10, 2014

Thanks to all of you who came to FIGHT CLUB.
Man Up.

Are you reading the devotional each day?

You have been challenged by your Pastor.
As in Romans 1….There is no excuse.
It’s in the free book at church for you to take. It’s on FACEBOOK, the church’s webpage.
The free access is there.

I encourage you all to be growing in spiritual awareness. The devotion calls it spiritual-mindedness.
It says ” regular communication with God sharpens your senses and fine-tunes your ability to distinguish His Voice from all the rest”.
You want to know Gods Will?
You want to know His Plan for you?
Spend time in Him and with Him.

That time spent is a deposit that you can withdraw STRENGTH from
when you need IT .

Consult and pursue God in and about the small things, as well as the large.
He is NOT a man that He would not tolerate small talk. He desires your pursuit in small things….
He can increase your awareness and sensitivity to Him …..so that you better decipher His Voice
and His Prompts in other areas .

Time with Him and IN His Word is the secret to wise living. It keeps you from turning back to the past, and increases your ability to refuse what your mind and memory try and pull you back to.

Reading His Word and Time spent with Him are the most important factors in spiritual growth.

Your eyes look forward,
Your ears are turned only to hear what is ahead of you.
Your feet are turned forward to walk forward….
Everything was created and aimed ahead and forward.
Do not turn back to the past….God has you to hear Him and move forward with Him into ALL He has for you.

Give Him some time and put your eyes on His Word.

Terry
September 9, 2014

From a devotional… Full of common sense, practicality and “slap your forehead” wisdom. You don’t determine your future, You determine today. Through that you determine your habits, and your habits determine your future. Do something today to move forward. II Corinthians 9:8 Terry September 3, 2014

My prayer to The Father today… Let them see You in me. Simple. Paul wrote volumes about it. It should be our Goal always and everyday. Jesus prayed it and in His Final Prayer in John 17, He declared He had done it and asked that It would remain in His disciples, of which we are. Terry
September 1, 2014

Several of you are raising a teenage daughter. There are so many diverse issues there, a couple of you have more than one teenage daughter.
Pray discernment, patience, strength, perseverance, consistency for yourself and your peers as the process goes on. The teenagers are caught between the adult world and the children’s world. They are told to act grown up… and told not to be too quick to grow up. You see them as the children you gave life to…and see them as young adults trying to find their way. It can be challenging for you and them. Terry September 2, 2014

Our pastors’ sermons have been continually escalating in their depth and definitiveness. We can be benefiting greatly from them if we are paying attention and heeding the message. Read Hebrews 2:1 Seek to have open ears and an open heart to receive what God is saying to us through our Pastor. As the sermons have been escalating, may we be doing the same in our pursuit of Holiness and Right living. The shepherd can lead, the sheep need to follow. Let us follow and pursue The Word, the knowledge of It…which becomes weaponry against the enemy and essential equipment in a prospering life. How much time do you spend pursuing The Word on a consistent basis?? Let it be as our shepherds’ sermons….escalating. Terry
September 2, 2014

Pray for your brothers, guys. We all need it. We all need to know that guys going through life as we are… Pray for us. Who of you know for sure that another guy prays for you at least semi- regularly ??? If we all cannot name 3, then we are failing each other. We do have to ask. Ask for prayer from others. Ask to pray for some guys. Ask them what’s on their hearts so you can agree with them or lead them on a new direction. We should be praying the Holy Spirit into the lives of those around us. If we care, we will. Terry
September 1, 2014