They vie for your attention. You cannot give it to them. It is an episode referred to often when looking at the life of Nehemiah. That episode namely being how he was being enticed to leave his work to deal with distractions deliberately set up by his opponents. Some of those who opposed him were […]
Read More JJ 24 #11: This Requires FocusWhen you know your focus in life, you know what to say ‘no’ to. The focus is not a wide one at all – it is limiting by nature. It is in those limits, though that you can find your best as it gets to the heart of what you’re here for. It’s all about […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Why Focus MattersThere’s this concept in performance where there’s a drive to get the focus on you and be popular to the audience. They call this going “over”. When it comes to Kingdom living, gifts are dispersed not to get yourself over, but to serve others to get Jesus over. The spotlight points to One who spent […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Getting OverThat word “finally” suggests that you’re on the last part of what you’re saying and it might be worth paying attention. Paul uses it at the start of Philippians 3 only to go on such an impassioned plea to his audience that he ends up saying finally again as he’s genuinely reaching the end of […]
Read More For Reading Out Loud – Philippians 3It is good to be respectful when listening to what they say about you. It is good to considerately take it on board. Just because it is onboard doesn’t mean it has to stay. If it does not fit what God says about you. If it does not support His perspective of your identity, throw […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Not All AboardDear Loving, Righteous, Heavenly Father: When I don’t know what to do, my eyes are on You. Seasons come and seasons go and it’s so easy to miss the flow whilst looking to settle in what appears to be for the moment and not moving on from that. I hear You when You talk about […]
Read More My Eyes Are On YouApparently a few cars back there was an incident featuring a couple of drivers possibly having a squabble that might have been serious. That was a few cars back though. Yet in the car we were in, it was a great drama. The driver jumped out of her skin and a great fuss was raised […]
Read More It’s Not Your DramaHeadphones on, he kept walking. In the headphones were the words that would focus him on what he was doing and why was doing it. Not just inspired words, but infromed words taht instructed him as to how to do what he needed to do. He kept that on and kept walking even as others […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Keeping the Headphones OnIn his final address that is recorded in scripture, Joshua presented God’s account of the journey that His people had made to that point. It’s fascinating hearing God go through a history lesson of His ongoing faithfulness and a track record that saw His people reach the position where the land promised to their ancestors […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Past and ProgressTo obey requires overcoming a hurdle. At least one, but there’s always the first one. There is something about overcoming the first hurdle in obedience. He calls and the issue is, do you trust Him? Can you get over yourself and get all into trusting Him to be true to His word? In that discipline […]
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