Begin Again

There are times in our life we must begin again. This new beginning is not something that has not been done before, but a rebirth of what God has said will come to pass.

Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have toward you. Plans to prosper you.

God's plans are always for us to acquire the best in life. Even when we end up in a dead end, God knows how to navigate us back to the place where we can experience His best. Beginning Again is living the dream. It's living a life that is active and productive and effective in every area of your life.

Jesus said. My God shall supply all of my needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. He will and is doing it. Think forward in your thinking.

The limits of what people have said, done, or are doing. The world takes limits off but not for God's glory. Take every weight or idea that God has not told you and replace it with God's vision.

Blessings,

Pastor Mark

What are you waiting for?

Have you ever known something and did not know how to acquire it? God knows the strategy, methods, and connections needed to acquire it.

God told Israel I have set the land before you go and possess it.

It says it like this in Deuteronomy 1:8 K.J.V. Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

God had already made a way to acquire the land or place. This place might be walled up like Jerecho was, but if you apply His strategy you will be sure to acquire the set land.

Here are some tips on acquiring the Set Places

1. Never limit God. When someone experiences increase, we tend to settle and place a period. It's not over.

2. Continue to possess the land in its entirety. We have not arrived. There much more territory to possess.

3. Don't look back. Looking back can be one of the greatest distractions and settlers of all time. The reason is, if you look back, it says this is farther than you have gone before, and then it also can express to you all the pain you went through to arrive at where you are currently at.

4. One last one is =Until you check out of this world, continue to possess the land.

Go for it!

Blessings,

Pastor Mark

How to Stay in your Lane.

When a race begins each runner is given a lane. No matter what if the runner crosses into the other lane, they are disqualified. This is the same for us. God has given us each a lane. The lane is what God has purposed in our life. This race the race of our life. Not to compete against each other, but to complete what the Lord has called us to do.

Paul said at the end of his life. I have run My race. He stayed in his lane and did not cross over. He was willing to fight the good fight of faith and not entangle with non-essitials in life. He was willing to create a revolution and do his creative best that God had given him.

Joel 2:7 and they did not brake rank. They all stayed in their lane. You are the only one that can run in that lane. There have been others that have run before you, but you are now the only one running in that lane.

I want to encourage you to run your race. Don’t look at other ministries, or families, or business and say “Man if I had that I could”, no God has the lane for you to run. That is why Hebrews 12:1 tells us to strip down and throw aside every un nessacary weight. It could be low-self esteem, high self esteem, pride, arrogance. Maybe you have been taken advantage of or regret some choices made. Whatever it might be, throw it to the side and run the Race and stay in your lane that God has for you.

So at the end you can say like Paul I have run My race and now is laid up for me a crown of jewels.

Blessings,

Pastor Mark

Purpose in your Pain

I was recently ask to write an article in one of our local News Paper's Faith Column. Here it is.

In life we experience seasons. Some seasons seem to have more obstacles then we would care to take on. Living in faith can be a challenge when we are experiencing stress, struggle and strain on different levels. Today, I want to encourage you to redefine life. L.I.F.E stands for living in faith every day.

Choose to begin again and dream again. I know it is not easy; but it’s possible. The bible teaches us that with God all things are possible. You see, God is the president and CEO of the universe. He knows the ending from the beginning. When we look to Him, we can begin to see what He has purposed for our life.

I don’t know your pain and all you have had to walk through. I do know a God who can take our tragedy and use it for a strategy; a setback for a set up. It’s in our pain that purpose can be formed. When King David took office, The Lord gave him favor and took the amalgamation of his life experiences and mixed it together for his good. No matter what you have experienced or what you are currently walking through, be encouraged. God is working things out and can use this pain by turning it into purpose for our life if we give it to Him.

Start your comeback today!

Blessings,

Pastor Mark

Seize the moment

Seizing the God moments in our life is what will cause us to advance in life. God moments come and then they go. It took Israel 40 years instead of 4-10 days to reach the promise land. The reason was because they failed to see what God was seeing.

He saw them acquiring and overthrowing the land. He saw them establishing His name. He saw them building, advancing the kingdom and reaching their full potential. God is seeing the exact same things about you and I.

He see you reaching your full potential. He sees you being promoted on your job. Excelling in that career. If it means to go back to school or do something different, then do it. The Israelites cheated themselves out of 40 years because they refused to take and seize God's opportunities.

Today, I want to encourage you to seize every God opportunity that comes your way. You will be the better for it.

Blessings,

Pastor Mark