Set apart for a purpose

To be sanctified means to be made holy and set apart for the will of God.  In Matthew 16 Jesus asks the disciples,”Who do people say I am?” Then he asks them, “Who do you say I am?”  Peter says, “the messiah the son of the living God.” Jesus responds,...

Sanctified

In 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Paul says, “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.” I...

Smooth seas don’t produce skillful sailors

There is a quote I read that says, “Smooth seas don’t produce skillful sailors.”  The idea that conflict and trials worked out, produce ability, maturity and skill.  A skillful sailor is one who has been in and through all kinds of different conditions....

Consider the birds

In Matthew 6:25-27 Jesus uses the picture of the birds to describe how God provides but worries don’t. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body...

Correct priorities make a big difference

Creating priorities helps to discover what is most important.  Life is full of activities and our minds are full of ideas. It can be really easy to focus all of your energy and attention on the secondary things and neglect the primary things.  Meaning it’s...

Vision – Strategy – Action

In the last Daily Cultivation we talked about how frustration arises when we don’t have clarity about who we are, why we are, and where we are going.  The three stages of process that without clarity, create frustration are: 1: No vision – no picture or...