What this world needs...

With all the things in this world getting crazier by the day, the song "What this world needs by casting crowns" comes to mind. This world is only meant to satisfy our flesh. But there is a problem with the world...In the end you have nothing but heartache and pain. There is only one thing that will satisfy your soul, and that is in a relationship with Jesus Christ. The world system is only going to get worst, and there is nothing that will fix it. But you can fix your eyes on Jesus Christ! You can trust in Jesus Christ for salvation! God has always had a way for us to be right with Him! Get on it, for this might be your last shot. God only gives you so many opportunities! Don't waste your life! For a life without Jesus is just that, A WASTE!

What This World Needs by Casting Crowns

What this world needs is not another one hit wonder with an axe to grind
Another two bit politician peddling lies
Another three ring circus society
What this world needs is not another sign waving super saint that's better than you
Another ear pleasing candy man afraid of the truth
Another prophet in an Armani suit

What this world needs is a Savior who will rescue
A Spirit who will lead
A Father who will love them in their time of need
A Savior who will rescue
A Spirit who will lead
A Father who will love
That's what this world needs

What this world needs is for us to care more about the inside than the outside
Have we become so blind that we can't see
God's gotta change her heart before He changes her shirt
What this world needs is for us to stop hiding behind our relevance
Blending in so well that people can't see the difference
And it's the difference that sets the world free

Jesus is our Savior, that's what this world needs
Father's arms around you, that's what this world needs
That's what this world needs

A Joyful Noise

God is good! Let us make a joyful noise 2 God! Jesus Christ rule this thing! Keep pressing!

Obama slips up

Ouch! Obama slips up and talks about his "Muslim Faith" instead of Christian faith in an interview on ABC.



HT:Kingdom People

Principle - Centered Leadership

Principle - Centered Leadership

My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.

Proverbs 4:20-27

Leaders who last do not merely react to their culture; they base their leadership on timeless and universal principles. They remain relevant because they marry cultural context to timeless truth. Proverbs 4 encourages leaders to become principle centered. Verses 20-27 teach us that God's principles give us three crucial tools:

1. They are a guide; they help us stay on the right path.

2. They are a guard; they keep our hearts and bodies protected.

3. They are a gauge; the enable us to evaluate where we are.

Every leader ought to consume God's Word, then put the truths he or she discovers in the form of principles that can guide, guard, and gauge his or her life.

Leadership Promises for Everyday (Pg.291)

Have a great day! Keep pressing, keep praying, keep seeking to always glorify God with your life! 1 Cor 10:31

My Captain by Dorothea Day

Out of the night that dazzles me,
Bright as the sun from pole to pole,
I thank the God I know to be
For Christ the conqueror of my soul.

Since His the sway of circumstance,
I would not wince nor cry aloud.
Under that rule which men call chance
My head with joy is humbly bowed.

Beyond this place of sin and tears
That life with Him! And His the aid,
Despite the menace of the years,
Keeps, and shall keep me, unafraid.
I have no fear, though strait the gate,
He cleared from punishment the scroll.
Christ is the Master of my fate,
Christ is the Captain of my soul.

Amen, keep pressing!

Ten Characteristics of a Growing, Maturing Christian

Ten Characteristics of a Growing, Maturing Christian

• You have a growing hunger for God in your heart.
• You have an increasing desire to know the Truth of God's Word.
• You have a greater sensitivity to sin in your life.
• You have a decreasing desire for the things of the world.
• You have a sphere of love that is continually increasing.
• You find it easier to forgive others.
• You have an increasing desire to obey God.
• You have an increasing faith.
• You have an increasing concern for the spiritual condition of others.
• You want to be constantly growing, changing, and maturing.

Submitted by Roger Wine

HT: What is the Good News

10 Choices

10 Choices - A proven plan to change your life forever!

Choice #1: I Choose God's Love
Choice #2: I Choose God's Forgiveness
Choice #3: I Choose Jesus Christ as Lord
Choice #4: I Choose the Bible as God's Word
Choice #5: I Choose to Forgive
Choice #6: I Choose to Trust
Choice #7: I Choose to Love my Family First
Choice #8: I Choose to Be Authentic
Choice #9: I Choose to Serve
Choice #10: I Choose to Stand

The ten most important choices will also help you:
*Know your limits
*Set your priorities
*Reveal your character
*Establish a legacy
*Change your life forever

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10 Choices - A proven plan to change your life forever. By James MacDonald

These are choices I have made in my life! I pray you consider them for yourself as well!

Keep pressing, Keep praying, Choose to draw closer to God and He will draw closer to you!

Deuteronomy 30:19
I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life.

Kirk Careron and John MacArthur on salvation

11 min - Worth your time to watch! Enjoy & keep pressing!

Leadership in the Home

I wanted to share today's daily devotion in my leadership promises for every day. So here we go! Keep pressing, keep praying, keep being the spiritual leader of your home!

Leadership in the Home
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Ephesians 5:22&25, 6:1

Contrary to what many teach, leadership in the home is not about power or control. Paul asks for mutual submission and calls husbands to be Christ-figures. And how did Christ lead the church? He provided, taught, wept, healed, and died on a cross. Spiritual leadership means giving up yourself for someone else. It means assuming responsibility for health and development for your relationships. Evaluate your home leadership in each of the following categories:

Initiative - Do I give direction and take responsibility for my primary relationships?

Intimacy - Di I experience intimacy with God and others through open conversations?

Influence - Do I exercise biblical influence by encouraging and developing others?

Integrity - Do I lead an honest life, unashamed of who I am when no one is looking?

Identity - Am I secure in who I am in Christ? Or am I defensive?

Inner circle - Do I exhibit the fruit of the Spirit in my life, including self-discipline?

Violence against Christians rages in India

Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ over in India. Crazy stuff is going on over in Asia. It's time to lift some prayers up for them. Keep pressing, keep praying!

Violence against Christians rages in India

Pray for those in Texas!

Please pray for Texas! This storm is huge! I've heard not everyone is making out in time. I have some friends that live in Beaumont.



A statue of Jesus calming the sea is seen at sunrise in Corpus Christi Bay the in Corpus Chrisit, Texas. Hurricane Ike is expected to strike the Texas coast Friday.

Are you Saved?

This might just be one of the biggest questions you face this side of eternity.

You might hear some refer to it as Assurance of Salvation. But honestly would God really leave us in the dark about what is to come after our earthly death? Is there more to this life than just work, eat, and sleep?

The Bible in 1 John 5:13 says: I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.

Is believing in Jesus the same as following Jesus? A lot of people think they are Christians, but many of them are deceived! Let's not be fooled, not all who claim to be part of God's family are, in fact, genuine members. I would think most reading this post believe in Jesus. James 2:19 tells us "You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe - and tremble!"

Did you know that statistics show that over 90% of the people who live in the United States believe in God. I would follow that statistic with how many of those that believe really follow Jesus?

Is your pattern of living lining up with the pattern of Jesus Christ? Do you desire holiness? For those that claim to be SAVED, are you noticing a pattern of change in your life? 2 Corinthians 5:17 says: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Honestly ask yourself, has your pattern of living changed since you have been SAVED? If not, then maybe your not saved and are just one of the deceived ones!

How often do you read God's Word? Genuine disciples of Christ abide in Jesus' Words. John 8:31-32 says: Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Christians that want Jesus as their Savior, but not as their Lord, would be ones that don't feed off the Word of God. Why? Because the Bible says that "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."

I'll end by saying this....

If you don't desire a life of holiness then you probably don't desire to spend eternity in heaven with Jesus. The Bible says in Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:

We Christians need to learn to control our earthly bodies. We should strive to train ourselves to be godly! We don't become like Christ because we go to Church or pray a prayer one time. It's not the people around us that will make us more like Christ, it starting with the basics, read your Bible daily, pray daily, reflect on the change in your life.

Work out your salvation with trembling and fear! Don't trust in your own efforts, just trust in God's. It saddens me everyday to see people, including Christians that waste away their freedom and salvation. We should all learn to live life in view of the judgment seat of Christ. Maybe then Christians would act in a rightful manner!

Keep pressing, keep praying, keep pursuing holiness cause without it you won't see the Lord!!!

Fireproof - Opens 09/26/08

This is a must see movie! Weather your single, getting married, or been married for 25 years, everyone can take something away from this movie! Go see it! In theaters September 26th...SAVE THE DATE & MAKE IT A DATE NIGHT!

Man is God's enemy by nature.

Wanted to share a portion of the book I've been reading! This book is a highly recommended book for those that are either married or getting married. God has only one intention for husbands that He CREATED and that is to lead families to the house of the Lord! Keep pressing, Keep praying, Keep reflecting the change of your heart!

As much as God desires to receive our worship and have an abiding relationship with us, He cannot and will not unjustly ignore the great barrier that our sin has created between Himself and us.

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God,
And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear. Isaiah 59:2

We may not ever feel like God's enemy, but by the simple fact that we inherit the sinful nature of Adam, we are His enemies from birth. Our sinful condition is seen in both our failure to worship God as He deserves and in our bent toward sin and selfishness (Romans 1:18-25; 5:10). But God did not leave us in this hopeless situation. We need not remain the enemies of God!

And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach. Colossians 1:21-22 [emphasis mine]

So far we have learned that man is sinful to the core, dead in his trespasses and sins, an enemy of God, fully responsible, and unable to meet God's standard or to help himself (Ephesians 2:1-7). Man was born with a debt of worship to his Creator, but instead has worshiped and served himself, even in his "good deeds." He is bound to the lustful, selfish and sinful desires of his flesh and is deceived by his sinstained mind and foolish heart.Even though man is restrained from full expression of his sinfulness, he is doomed (apart from God's direct intervention on his behalf) to suffer the consequences of his own sin and rebellion by spending an eternity in hell, paying for his sins against a holy God (2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:11-15). What an ugly picture of ourselves! But God in His mercy is willing to make you into a different picture - a different man.**

**The Exemplary Husband (pg.36-37)