Abundance & Scarcity

Abundance

“An extremely plentiful or oversufficient quantity or supply”

— Websters Dictionary

Scarcity

“Insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth”

— Websters Dictionary

What words would you like to define your life, home, family, ministry, workplace etc.?

The difference between those who have an abundance and those who have scarcity is: Belief. 

Do you believe that there will be more tomorrow or less?

Do you believe that hard work does pay off?

Do you believe that you can make a difference?

What do you believe? 

I have seen over and over again that the people who believe in abundance have an abundance. They seem to make things happen in life by shear will and effort. I can't explain beyond the grace of God and belief that abundance is real. 

I have also seen people who believe in scarcity be destitute and poor. They never seem to be joyful with what they have and never have enough. In contrast these people seem to invite failure into their lives. They don't finish projects and they don't dare mighty things in their life. 

“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

— Philippians 4:19 ESV

Do you believe in a God who will supply all of your needs up to the riches of the glory of Jesus?

I do. 

Start your day today believing something different and see how things change. 

Dreaming Big in 2016

The following is a repost from one of my mentors Dave Kraft. I had the privilege of working with him at Mars Hill Church. Two hour long meetings with him helped me love Jesus more and lead people better. I highly recommend his blog. Enjoy! 

Friday, January 1, 2016 at 4:58PM

Dave Kraft

 In 2016 may you, by his grace, as you are led and empowered by him…

~ Attempt things you may not have ever attempted

~ Believe things you may not have ever believed

~ Trust people you may not have ever trusted

~ Let go of things you may have been hanging onto for way too long

~ Take steps of faith you have been afraid to take

~ Forgive people you have been unwilling or unable to forgive

~ Dream the dream you have forgotten or given up on

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by

the things you didn't do than the things you did do. So throw

off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the

trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”

-Mark Twain

In 2016 the sovereign Lord of the universe and of your life wants to do the:

Improbable

Unthinkable

Unbelievable

Impossible

Ridiculous

Amazing

WOW

Because:

“Anything God

Has ever done

At any time

He can do NOW

Anything God

Has ever done

Anywhere

He can do HERE

Anything God

Has ever done

For anyone

He can do for YOU”

-A.W. Tozer

Why not HERE?

Why not NOW?

Why not YOU?

“Now glory be to God who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts or hopes.” Ephesians 3:20 (The Living Bible)

Article originally appeared on Leadership from the Heart (http://www.davekraft.org/).

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Just Say "No" to The Gray Twilight

As I start this new year, I want to begin with my favorite quote from Teddy Roosevelt. None of us want to live in the "Gray Twilight" of life. Without vision we all end up lost and wandering through life, feeling defeated and accomplishing very little. So, get a vision for your life and dare to see it through to the end. Start 2016 with passion and let this quote inspire you to dare mighty things this year, to say "No!" to the gray twilight of life and start living in the bright lights of the arena. 

Thank you for joining me this year as I write about faith, family, and leadership. 

Thank you Brene Brown for writing an amazing book that introduced me to this quote. 

"It is not the critic who counts; nor the one who points out how the strong person stumbled, or where the doer of a deed could have done better.

The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who does actually strive to do deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends oneself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he or she fails, at least fails while daring greatly.

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those timid spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."

Teddy Roosevelt