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Letting Go is something we all must do if we desire to not enslave our present and future existence. You can be honoring of your past without being anchored to it.

When it’s Hard to Get Past Your Past

Jul 25, 2016 | adversity, big picture, big-picture, Born Again, Change, Contentment, Culture, Darkness, Depression, Faith, Forgiveness, Freedom, Fulfillment, Get Out of Your Comfort Zone, Grace, Healing, Honor, Inspiration, Isaiah, Leadership, Life Seasons, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Shaping, Testimony, Tweetable, Vision

Letting go is never easy. This is true for many reasons - comfort with the familiar is one such reason. In this case, comfort holds us back. Of course, some things are easier to let go of than others. Yet, it's important to know and remember that we cannot...

7 Posts about Going Beyond our Comfort Zones

Going Beyond Our Comfort Zones – 7 Posts

Jul 19, 2016 | 1Glories, adversity, big picture, big-picture, Change, Fulfillment, Get Out of Your Comfort Zone, Inspiration, Leadership, Learn, Luke, Personal Growth, Shaping, Trials

I am excited about today's post as we continue considering comfort zones. Perhaps you've noticed I have curated seven posts about every topic in this year's series, A Year of Listening Up. I do this because, it 1.) helps me grow and expand my knowledge, 2.) injects a...

It’s uncomfortable to admit we have flaws. Even our most cherished heroes are flawed. When news media and social media feeds are filled with nothing but the total opposite of the fruits of the spirit, how can we maintain hope? Begin with love!

Human Flaws We Cling To And How They Ruin

Jul 11, 2016 | #Praylist, adversity, big-picture, Change, Culture, Faith, Fulfillment, Galatians, Get Out of Your Comfort Zone, Grace, Hope, Love, Prayer, Tweetable

It’s uncomfortable to admit we have flaws. But we do have them. You have flaws. I have flaws… we all do. In fact, it’s a fairly constant and obvious fact that everyone on our planet is broken in some way. Whether you believe the story of Adam and Eve or not – there is...

Humans have a survival instinct and desire for comfort zones. They have short-circuited our thinking and lead us to seek shortcuts instead of excellence.

How Survival Instinct & Comfort Zones Screwed Us Up

Jul 5, 2016 | 1 Corinthians, 1 Peter, adversity, anxiety, big picture, Change, Contentment, Culture, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Freedom, Fulfillment, Get Out of Your Comfort Zone, God's Ordering, Hebrews, Hope, James, Jeremiah, John, Leadership, Life Seasons, Marriage, Mental Health, New Testament, Obedience, Old Testament, Personal Growth, Prayer, Proverbs, Revelation, Scripture, Shaping, Taking Risks, Trials, Tweetable, Vision, Wins, Wisdom

Human beings are wired with a survival instinct. Some call it our reptilian brains and many are quick to reference Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as evidence. There has been a lot of more recent neuroscience to further affirm this human need for survival at all costs....

Your Choice in How to HAndle Fear Deprives You of the Adventure God has Planned for You

When You Have No Choice, You May Surprise Yourself

Jun 29, 2016 | adversity, anxiety, Change, Fulfillment, Learn, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Revelation

"Hey, when you ain't got a choice, you might be surprised at what you can do." This is what Rodney said to me one evening in the parking lot of an Autozone. I had recently met Rodney, a scrufty fellow who had maybe three full outfits to his name, no regular employment...

Wedding Anniversary - a Sign Says it All

It’s My Wife’s Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary

Jun 9, 2016 | 1Glories, adversity, anxiety, big picture, Change, Contentment, Fulfillment, Grace, Leadership, Life Seasons, Marriage, Mental Health, Next, Personal Growth, Shaping, Stress, Testimony, Tweetable

It's our wedding anniversary. Fifteen years ago today, I got into my Chevy Blazer and looked at the beautiful young lady that was seated in the passenger seat and said, “You’re my wife.” I think she responded with a simple, “Yep” but I really don’t remember. I was too...

War Room is family movie night worthy and a safe forum for all ages to learn the importance of prayer, how to pray and what it means to keep personal and spiritual priorities in proper balance.

War Room Review: The Power of Prayer in Facing Life’s Battles

Jun 1, 2016 | adversity, Faith, Fulfillment, Grace, Movie Reviews, Movies, Obedience, Prayer, Reviews

When we are disconnected from God, or choose to never really connect with God, we open ourselves to a lot of grief and turmoil. I was reminded of this when I got the chance to view War Room at the request of FishFlix.com, who provided me with a complimentary copy in...

Thorn's in our Flesh Remind us of Our Need for Christ

Life’s Thorns: Dude! What Happened to Your Lip?

Jan 20, 2016 | 2 Corinthians, adversity, big-picture, Fulfillment, Honor, Trials

Once in a while, there comes a true story so filled with irony that you have to tell it, but fear nobody will believe you. To give you proper context, before I tell you what happened to my lip, I need to provide some background. My father had a beard. Not just any...

This new growth was rooted in the timbers of my family's cabin, which was originally built in 1849. It shot up during a brief period of time when the cabin had been disassembled and relocated before being rebuilt. It's a great example of how all things are capable of breathing new life.

How a Letter to My Daughters Changed My Life and Saved 1Glories

Jan 15, 2016 | 1Glories, adversity, Fulfillment, Hope, Listen Up Kids, Next, Swarm, Titles:, Vision

This is an updated repost from 10/11/2014. As a blog, 1Glories has been around for a handful of years and absolutely nothing had come of it until recently. There had been few readers, no following, and no cohesion despite genuine efforts to replicate the blogging...

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