Our first priority is to delight in the Lord. It is not to seek the desires of our heart.
Tag: Leading From the Heart Devotional
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Spiritual Life
‘Where Are You?’
"Where are you?" The obvious answer to that question is a physical one ... but there's a much more vital spiritual answer. "Where are you?" is the simple, three-word question God asked Adam (Genesis 3:9) after he and his wife...
Spiritual Life
How to Start Every Day: This WILL Change Everything!
How did your day start today? Let me take a few guesses. Some of you rolled out of bed and thought to yourself, Oh no. It's Friday the 13th. I wonder what bad thing will happen to me today. ...
Spiritual Life
The Lord Is on Our Side
The Lord is on our side. I came across these six little words as I read Psalm 124 this morning. These words are so vital to our lives that the writer, David, asked the people to repeat them. I took...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Spiritual Life
5 Minute Daily Devotions for Leaders … C’mon Man!
I am reposting some of most-read posts from the past as I speak at the Cell-Church Conference in Brazil. Tomorrow, I begin teaching in Águas de Lindoia, which is in the south of Brazil, about a two and a half hour...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Spiritual Life
Silencing the Monkeys in the Banana Tree
I came across a quote in an article by Henri Nouwen recently that made me laugh and then made me think: Your inner life is like a banana tree filled with monkeys jumping up and down.* This is hilarious ......
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Five Straightforward Steps for Making God’s Word a Daily Part of Your Life
I have been writing about the vitality of God's Word for leaders, whether you lead a small group, a ministry, a church, a business, a family, or yourself. Yesterday I wrote about my love for God's Word. Like the writer...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
A Christian Leader’s Confession: I Love God’s Word!
I love God's Word. To some people that might sound weird. A little fanatical. Some may even say my love is misplaced: it's OK to enjoy reading the Bible,but you should reserve your love for God, right? The Bible is...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Trying Hard in the Spiritual Life: Rx for Burnout?
As Christ-following leaders--of small groups, ministries, churches, families, businesses, ourselves--we know that our relationship with God must come first. If we spend time with him, committed to walking with him, seeking him, and putting his kingdom first, he will take...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Want to Be a Great Leader? Live with Integrity!
Our world is in desperate need for leaders with integrity. A healthy leader whom God will use to carry out his mission, bearing lasting fruit, is a person of high integrity. But you already knew that, didn't you? Yet here's...