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MONDAY!!!!

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It’s August 12, 2013 and yes, it’s Monday; but not a normal Monday in the way that we normally view Mondays to be. Let me explain – but first I want to share this post from someone I consider to be a great mentor to many of us in the blogging world. Please click here to read this blog post from Michael Hyatt: http://goo.gl/k5WHDx

This Monday is like no other! Never has there been one, nor will there ever be another one just like it. Today is unique and one of a kind. Its design and encounters are unique in the fact that they cannot really be replayed if missed. If you look up at the sky right now, you will see clouds in shapes that have never been seen before nor will they ever be seen again. The way the flowers are blooming and the birds are singing is a part of nature that will not come around again. Time with friends and family cannot be regained. That call you just put off making, can’t really be made up because the thought that was driving you to make the call has now moved to a thousand other thoughts. So this EPIC Monday is truly not normal in every sense of the word.

Expectation and the words we speak combined, form the world that is around us right now. So what are you saying to your day? It is your day and the Word of God says in Psalms 118:24 (AMP) “This is the day which the Lord has brought about; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Gladness sees by design the goodness in a day and pays no attention to the speed bumps of life. Are you designing your days with Kingdom words OR living in whatever comes your way? Once you recognize the habits in your life, it is then up to you to change them. You can’t blame them on your job, spouse, etc.; you must take responsibility for your life and what you have allowed to be in it.

Make your life a lighthouse for others to draw from and to and not help push them deeper into the rut of lost days. Someone is always watching and listening whether you know it or not and the life we live before others can be a light to them. I have caught myself so many times complaining instead or praising and criticizing instead of looking for ways to help and impart. If I have time to say something negative and criticize, then apparently that means I also have the wisdom and time to impart just what is needed to change the situation. We can be one who others learn to sculpt their days from and not lead them deeper into a dead end path.

So stop for a moment and look around you; not at the circumstances and situations, but instead, see beyond those things. Find the uniqueness in this day and enjoy it and remember it’s a “once in a lifetime” day =)

I want to end with this. I am not one to post much of what comes from the secular world. But I just watched a reward speech on TV that was classic. As I listened to it, I felt the Lord telling me to pay attention. Once the speaker was finished, I went back and googled it and listened to it over again and then meditated on it; because when God says to pay attention, I pay attention! So stop everything you are doing and listen to this and then take time to let God speak to you because there is something in this speech if you have ears to hear! Click the link to listen: http://youtu.be/2fepUlDbx5Y

So please feel free to share below.

Gear Up! (Part 8) “The Game Changer”

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Have you ever been watching a sporting event and suddenly something shifts and becomes a game changer? Life is full of game changers; a raise at your job or a new client with your business. There can be a game changer knocking at your door as you are reading this.

Jesus became our game changer for every area of life. He is the breath of life for a dead marriage. He is a healing touch in the midst of a physical storm. He is the breakthrough that hits right at the perfect moment. He’s everything!!! No matter what, Jesus is the game changer of all game changers.

When I step out to fulfill my dreams, He is the game changer that opens the doors that need to be opened and shuts the ones that need to be closed. We must realize He already knows the answer before we ever even ask the question.

But nothing changes until you become a citizen of the Kingdom. In John 3 we see Jesus saying that unless you are born again, you will never see the Kingdom of God. All your game changers are in His Kingdom. So make the choice today to be a citizen of the Kingdom and make Jesus the Lord of your life.

So with a new week just a matter of hours away, get your head in the game and focused on the game changer. He has put everything in order so that you can live your dreams and make a difference in other’s lives.

So eyes up and gear up for the best is right at hand!

What game changers have you seen Him do for you? Please feel free to write your answers below along with any prayer requests, and/or praise reports.

Kingdom Thinking Thoughts & Ministry Update for the Week October 22nd

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Another fruitful week has come and gone and God has as always, blessed our home and ministry abundantly.

Myself, Debbie, and our son, Parker, have been at the Billye Brim Prayer Conference all this week promoting Operation Shoebox. Dr. Billye Brim has partnered with us for over 14 years in this outreach.

In Guatemala, we just ended on Thursday night a major medical/evangelistic campaign where 2,978 were treated medically and 1,054 received Jesus. Click on this link to find out more about our mission trips: www.livingwaterteaching.org

Debbie & I are now preparing to leave in 2 weeks for Guatemala to meet with our country directors and a seminar along with our yearly Bible School graduation.

I focused this entire week on having a Kingdom Marriage, and here is a link to the blog post: https://rkspanberger.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/kingdom-marriage/
It’s never too early or late to prepare yourself to be a kingdom spouse.

Here is a recap of last week’s Kingdom Thinking Thoughts. I pray each one comes alive in you as you read them.

Monday – Kingdom Thinking: If you’re not daily depositing into your marriage, then you’re daily taking away. Nothing sets dormant & survives!

Tuesday – Kingdom Thinking: Perfection in marriage will only be seen through the eyes of unconditional love.

Wednesday – Kingdom Thinking: We must realize that the next second of life is never guaranteed so never waste the present one.

Thursday – Kingdom Thinking: Your love for your spouse must be more than emotion, it must have action with it.

Friday – Kingdom Thinking: The honeymoon should be the precursor of things to come and not a short time marital bliss.

Debbie and I would love to hear from you with your questions, comments, prayer requests and/or testimonies. We pray you have a truly blessed day and week in all that you put your hands to do!