“On Your Mark”

We all like being happy, or we should be. The problem is when we prioritize our now happiness over our overall wellbeing. Sometimes it is necessary and even vital to sacrifice now happiness for future growth, development and overall well being. It is because of this that God is more concerned with our holiness over our happiness. As we seek Him and grow in holiness being holy as He is holy, happin...

When does a system become obsolete? The short answer is when it no longer works. But often it is not that simple. Maybe it works, but not nearly as well or efficiently as the new system. As Christians, we have to be willing to grow, develop and innovate in order to operate effectively in this world. This doesn't mean abandoning Christ and His systems. On the contrary, it means staying with Christ...

Loyalty can be a rare commodity these days and you know what, perhaps it should be. Especially when loyalty is given to any and everything except the right thing. It is important as Christians that we offer our loyalties to God first and then allow everything else to be everything else. And this includes the church. For far too long many churches have operated on the people's loyalty while abandon...

Where does your loyalty lie? Who holds the top spot in your life. I want to submit to you that unless the answer is God, your life is having more difficulty than it has to. it is so important to place people places and things in the right place in our lives. Otherwise, our lives will have undo difficulty. When it comes to people, that can be more difficult. In this podcast we discuss how placing p...

Work is a good thing...or at least it should be. Work was created and designed by God. It was God who gave Adam his task in the garden to work and keep it. So the problem is not work, but instead whom we work as unto. In this episode of "On Your Mark", we look at the importance of working as unto The Lord and making sure that our loyalty remains to God in our work. Our work is our worship and as l...

While loyalty can be a good thing, the truth is it really depends on who has your loyalty. For Christians, Jesus Christ is the one in whom we devote absolute loyalty. After that, our loyalty has to be conditional and fluid. We have to make sure we are keeping God as number one and the supreme authority in our lives. To do otherwise and call it loyalty is to be dishonest and disobedient. Join us in...

What is church and church service. How do we interact with it. As Christians, it is important that we have a good clear understanding of God's mandate for church, church service and how we as Christians should be involved with it. It is also very important that we don't allow tradition to guide us but instead God's word. In this episode we discuss how we as God's people, involve ourselves and inte...

Traditions can be those things that ground us, direct us and keep us close to family. But what happens when they contradict the Bible. What happens when they lead and direct us to places we don't or shouldn't go, to do things we shouldn't do. In this episode of On Your Mark, we look at traditions and ask the simple question, where do we draw the line. The short answer and the answer the bible give...

As Christians we know and understand that God is all powerful, and Jesus has been given all authority in His hands. And that is a fact we have to remember and hold on to when it comes to The Occult. Because the Bible indicates that there are demonic forces at work around us, it is imperative that we don't participate with or in the "dark arts" to attempt to gain power. We must keep our trust in Go...

Along this Christian journey it is so easy to get caught up in certain activities and rituals and not ever really know or understand the meanings behind them. It is important that we are mindful of what we do and why we do it. Certain rituals may seem innocent until we realize that we are ascribing to rituals meaning and power that is not due it. We have to be aware of things like sage burning and...

We get bombarded with all types of information each day. Most often that information is intended to make us think or act in a certain way. But how much do stop and question the information and if we should adhere to it. For the Christian , we need to be sure the information we adhere to is accurate and does not contradict our biblical beliefs. So when we come up against a set of information such a...

Have you ever stopped and examined why you do certain things. You know, like crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, changing direction if you see a black cat. Where do those things come from and why should we be subject to them. In this podcast we talk about the little invasive things that are really tricks of the enemy to distract us and keep us bound. This triggering truth is that we don't hav...

Ever wondered why it is so hard to accept new information. Turns out we have a natural inclination to fight against anything that challenges where or what we currently are. It's hard to accept things if it means we are or have been wrong. But freedom from chains, bondage, wrong ideas and ideals are all depended on us accepting God's truth and walking in it. Instead of being triggered, we have to b...

In our world today many things have become triggering. Perhaps most disturbing is the fact that truth seems to be more triggering than anything else. As Christians, it becomes our responsibility to seek out the truth whether it is triggering to us or not. It is truth that grounds us and truth that frees us. In this series, we will began to unravel things in the Christian community that have been v...

There are times in our Christian life where marginal just will not do. We will have to heed the word of God, tap in to the power of God and completely alter course, change direction and adhere to the call of God. When the Spirit of God, power of God and presence of God comes to bear on a situation, our job is not to over analyze our job is to move. It means what it means and it cost what it cost....

Our environment carries with it many different things. If we find ourselves unprepared and unaware, the things on the outside can find their way on the inside. When that happens, what is in us will bubble up and come out of us. So we have to be sure to condition ourselves properly so that we are better able to deal with our outside environments. Contending for our joy includes conditioning ourselv...

To be sure, our joy will be attacked. In those moments we have to contend for it. However it is important that we contend properly. Choosing the right battles ensures that not only will we be expending our efforts and energy properly but also that we won't forfeit our joy by fighting awry. When we allow God to fight for us and we fight according to His plan and purpose we can and will win the batt...

When things are dark and dreary what we need is a way to see our way clear. That way is found in the truth of God's Word. His Word becomes our light that lights our way and gives us the sight and security we need to move forward in God and in joy. As we contend for our joy, lets remember that God's truth is the light that turns our darkness into day.

Joy is something that must be protected, embraced, enjoyed and yes fought for. But we would be surprised how often it comes down to a decision. The world has done a great job impacting the way we think. This sometimes leads us to make decisions about ourselves others and God that diminishes our joy. A great way to contend for our joy is to change the way we think about ourselves about others and c...

Joy is suppose to be our natural state. However the pressures of life, the environment around us, the situations and circumstances we find ourselves in all work to press out our joy. Stress, strain and anxiety all play a part in diminishing our joy. What we have to do is to fight to maintain what was suppose to be our natural state. No it is not about what is happening around us, but more what we...

It is unrealistic to think we won't have to operate in and around chaos. The fact is we are often called to bring calm to chaotic situations. The key is to remain calm so that we can see and understand how to bring calm. That starts with us individually. How do we remain calm. Well the answer lies in and with Jesus. Having Him securely affixed to us and on the inside of us allows us to remain calm...

It is important that we tap into and maintain our God given right to be at peace. Peace is not circumstantial but is a quality that Jesus secured for us when He died on the cross. We must work to allow the proper forming and structure from God that allows us to be filled with the Spirit of God. This will give us the power to be at peace but also to distribute peace everywhere we go.

Peace is less about what is out and more about what is in. So what we set up to monitor and manage what gets in is really important. We have to have the proper structure and order to make sure that we are set up to maintain inside peace. That way, outside items and obstacles won't hinder or dictate our internal peace. In this episode we discuss rightly ordering our internal environment so that we...

In this episode with our special guest from https://youtube.com/@wordsfromtheheartwithjacob , Jacob Hart, we continue our discussion on the benefits, as demonstrated by the life of Abraham, of having faith in God. We discuss the importance of turning from the things we put such hope and trust in to properly placing that hope and trust in God. When we do so, we put ourselves in a position to walk i...

Abraham's Faith was reckoned, counted to him as righteous. That means Abraham's faith afforded him a standing with God that his activity could not. We can learn from this type of faith. Trusting God will provide for us what our ability and activity cannot. We have to learn to lean and depend on God by faith, that is what will carry us past our ability and activity. In this episode with our special...