The Christmas story is a perfect picture of God using ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Though it wasn’t easy, it was possible because God was with them. Mary is the perfect example of this. God came in and shook up her life, but He never left her to deal with it alone…and she’d say she was better for it.
Read MoreProfiles that should a persons personality traits, strengths, and spiritual gifts can be really helpful…but only if the person has help understanding what the results mean to their real life. That’s where coaching comes into play. Good coaches will take those profile results and walk through them with the person, seeking to help them fully understand the results. In today’s blog, we present four pointers for coaching someone through their profile results.
Read MoreSeasons are known for having a limit, coming to an end and then changing into something different. We see this in nature and we see this in our own lives. The lives of leaders are no different. Similar to nature, each season in our lives has something to teach us and can vary in their length. God works in and through our lives daily. When we learn the ways He teaches us in each season helps us to glean everything we can.
Read MoreWaiting… Waiting is hard. Even when we believe God has promised something to us, waiting for it hurts. Elizabeth and Zechariah experienced this in two ways…waiting to be parents and waiting on God’s promised one, the Messiah. But after years, God came through on His promise in an unexpected way as He always does.
Read MoreShepherds wouldn’t have been highly regarded in this time. They kept watch of sheep so they would be dirty and smelly. But just like Jesus ancestor, King David, was a shepherd, we see shepherds taking center stage in Jesus story again. Of all the people the angels could have appeared to and proclaimed the news of Jesus birth, God chose a group of shepherds out in the field with their sheep. He could have picked religious leaders or royalty, but he chose a people considered to be lower class.
Read MoreChristmas is known as the most wonderful time of the year! We all celebrate it without question…but why? Christmas is the celebration of God Himself coming to Earth to live among us, to show us what life could look like, and ultimately to sacrifice Himself to repair the relationship between humans and Himself. We rejoice because Christmas brought hope, joy, love, and peace to a people starving to hear from their Creator after 400 years of silence. Christmas, in fact, not only broke that silence, but broke the barrier between us and God. That is why we celebrate!
Read MoreEven though Jesus was born into this world in the most humble manner imaginable, His birth rocked the whole region! Jesus birth grabbed the attention of kings and scholars. The Universe itself couldn’t keep the secret any longer and spilled the beans in the form of a star that drew in the Wise Men from the East. This is their story.
Read MoreMiracles happen everyday whether we notice them or not. Sometimes we get distracted and don’t recognize God at work in our everyday life…or even in our crises. We invite you to think beyond the natural into the supernatural and watch ways God is at work daily.
Read MoreImagine being an average, working class guy who is engaged to be married and finding out your fiancé is pregnant, but knowing you had nothing to do with it. That shock and hurt is exactly what Joseph felt when Mary told him she was pregnant. Thankfully, God intervened by sending an angel to explain the whole thing to him. He then had a choice: stay with Mary and help her raise the Messiah, or divorce her quietly and move on with his life. Take a look at the Christmas story through Joseph’s eyes.
Read MoreThe Christmas story is a perfect picture of God using ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Though it wasn’t easy, it was possible because God was with them. Mary is the perfect example of this. God came in and shook up her life, but He never left her to deal with it alone…and she’d say she was better for it.
Read MoreWe love the advent season! The opportunity to slow down and remember that God loved us so much that He sent His only Son to us; to live among us, give us an example of what life could look like, and ultimately sacrifice His life to reunite us with God. We are dedicating the blog to the advent story. So settle in with blanket and something warm to drink while we take a look at the story of Zechariah and Elisabeth.
Read MoreWhen you tell someone what you’re going to do often their response is “why”. Starting your thought process by exploring why you’re doing that thing, what your motivation is for it, will help you be more successful and more sustainable. It acts as a sort of compass and helps you answer the questions “how”, “what”, and “who”. Today’s blog encourages you to take a good look at why you’re doing what you do.
Read MoreKnowing who you are and how God sees you is crucial to personal and professional success. It helps you achieve health in your relationships, decisions, and lifestyles. Today’s blog, the next installment in our book launch series for the Group Study Edition of our book Fit & Flourish: Discover How God Created You to Make a Difference, invites you to take a good look inside yourself by considering four questions that will help you understand how God sees you and who He created you to be.
Read MoreWe can’t tell you how excited we are about the launch of the new edition of our book, Fit & Flourish. This edition is set up for personal journaling or to use as a small group study. The next few weeks we will give you a glimpse behind the cover to introduce you to the book so foundational we named our organization after it. Enjoy Look Up.
Read MoreThe new edition of our book Fit & Flourish: Discovering How God Created You to Make a Difference is now available! This edition has all the great content of the original book, plus it’s set up as a personal journal or for group studies. We’ll be releasing a series of blog posts that dig into some of the life changing insights you’ll find in this book.
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